Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for January 23, 2000

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NATE: OOh, man, what a game! I mean, we lost and everything, but I did pretty well! Especially since it was my first game back! No rust on me, no sir! Don't you think I looked pretty good out there, Francis? Hmm? What's this? Two words...First words: Sounds like...Big?...High? Tall?...Tall! Fall? Wall? Ball? BALL! Second word...ummm...nose? Ball nose? No...what? Big nose? No...pig nose? Second word pig? No...what? Hog? Second word hog? Ball...hog? BALL HOG! I'm a ball hog? Okay whatever. But did I look pretty good out there or what? FRANCIS: (thought) He's yet to grasp the concept of the "silent treatment." NATE: And what's with the charades thing?