Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 04, 2024

Getting hit by a dodgeball does not hurt that much

I guess P.S. 38 wants to be safer now

What? Foam balls go against every value of the free market!

Nate didn’t think fleeceball was “un-American” when it’s like a softer baseball

Who thought?

Nate got that “free spirit” in him

I do like dodgeball but making it hurt less is important. At the same time, you need to be able to throw the ball well

those are the types of balls my school uses

Oh how I hated Dodgeball.

Soak the foam ball in water first.

funny you should mention un-American, isn’t it election day tmr

It’s Un-Darwinism.

Foam balls won’t throw properly. Also, Wasn’t dodgeball hinted to being on the ‘Banned’ list of activities multiple times?

Who here just loves purposely throwing the ball into that one kid?

Amen, Nate. Amen. THANKS LEFTY"S

The wussification of youth

I’d rather just wrestle, and be power slammed by Ernest Borgnine!!

COACH CALHOUN. OH MY GOODNESS. (He’s one of my favs)

Also, I prefer the old ones over those foam balls, I could hit my enemies with one and not get in trouble.

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball

Shades of Pete Hautman’s Rash!

….the kid’s thinking about tomorrow, no doubt……….

Nate isn’t wrong…

……….“ole school” Nate!!!!

Some attractive girl has to get him out, or else I already know what might happen. The most random kid in the school will get Nate out in the dumbest way.

maybe its actually because chester exists

How are you supposed to get hit with a foam ball? Are they not too light to go straight?

if he wants to get hurt that badly, we could make that happen… how about shoe dodge. :D

Un-American is crazy before the day of the election

That does sound unamerican though so Nate may have a point

yes, the American way. getting killed in dodgeball. so authentic.

8/10, could use a bit more humor.

Is hurting someone the American way of life? Scary.

Back in the early 1960s we played dodge ball in Junior High with volley balls. You want to whine about getting stung by the balls they use today? Try getting hit by a volley ball thrown by a big 8th grader.

My school uses foam balls and no.1 nobody complains no.2 there is a rule you have to aim for the parts under your head and no.3 you cant hold it too tight or it just gets scrunched.

Also “Un-American” before election day is crazyyyyyyy

Concrete play surfaces. Metal slides. Jarts. Feral exploration of the neighborhood. It’s amazing how many of us old folks survived childhood. Though, dare I say, I think we had more fun.

Over-used joke. Not funny. -1000000/100.

Well, you can’t argue with safety. But then again, it takes all the fun.

If they wanted to do safety, they wouldn’t be doing dodgeball.

Nate wants to get hurt playing Dodgeball ?

Poll: What time do you usually comment?

good thing i never had dodgeball in my school

Funny thing I played dodge ball in p.e today, but it was a different kind

Wait- – -would foam balls fly right? I’m not familiar with them.

i like dodging because i am very speedy. i like going whoosh and hitting other people like BADUM! and CRASH!. but i think that throwing a foam ball would be like throwing a feather. how bout a medicine ball, eh? (´ ▽｀)

’Murica

Ahh nothing like the crosshatch imprint on your face from being hit by the dodgeball. haha! I agree with Nate… very un-American! ;)

We have foam balls at our school

I wonder when we’ll have an arc again that turns into something big, like the one where Nate broke Mrs. Godfreys vase.

Godzilla1954

“Un-American” is right. They want PAIN!

I can still hear the “Ping” sound of that dodgeball hitting me in the face in the 7th grade….Fun times!

With Chester, I get coach’s point.

Funny strip lol but I think this will lead to a bad arc.

MAN thats lame asf

Nate has bloodlust

I honestly don’t care if the dodge ball is foam unless there’s someone in my class who can throw it so hard it breaks the SOUND BARRIER.