Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 28, 1999
Transcript:
Derek: So long, Nate! It's been an honor bunking with you! Nate: Thanks, Derek. Derek: Y'know, at first I was disappointed when you said you'd rather be a cartoonist than a chess player! And I was crushed when you lost to "The brain"! Derek: But I've realized it was unfair to put you up on a pedestal! Your failings as a person actually make you seem more heroic! Derek: Want to exchange locks of hair? Nate: Well, gotta go...
awkward!