Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 08, 1999
Transcript:
Nate: My homework got eaten away by formaldehyde during science lab. Mrs. Godfrey: Formaldehyde doesn't eat things away, Nate. It's a preservative. Mrs. Godfrey: When you concocted this absurd excuse, you probably meant to say acid. Nate: Speaking of acid, I'm beginning to amass quite a bit of it in my stomach.
DETENTION?! FOR NOT COMPLETING HOMEWORK?!