Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for August 22, 2000
Transcript:
"It's gonna be tough to find new socks as lucky as these." "Excuse me, but on what basis do you call those socks LUCKY?" "While wearing those socks, you've been put on academic probation, received 237 detentions, been rejected repeatedly by Jenny, and led the soccer team to an 0-and-14 season!" "Exactly! Think what could've happened if I HADN'T been wearing these!" "I obviously know nothing about lucky socks." "That's what I was about to say, but I figured I'd spare your feelings."
237!?!?!?!?!?!