Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 13, 2011
July 12, 2011
July 14, 2011
Transcript:
Okay, kid, into the water. I'll pretend to be drowning, and you pull me to shore. Uh... Okay, I'll try. You'll try? Listen, champ, if you want to be a junior lifesaver, you can't just try! You've got to do! And besides, it won't be as tough to rescue me as you think. For some reason, I'm unusually buoyant.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 13 years ago
I wonder why?
Creature950 over 13 years ago
I think oil tends to float. And the beans give him jet propulsion.
lutherg1 over 13 years ago
“Thar he blows!”
gary4160 over 13 years ago
maybe his fat gut has something to do with bouyancy im a heavy guy to and float real good lol
bignate creator over 13 years ago
Thanks for reminding me about that, sallymargaret! I’m notorious for forgetting things I’ve written or drawn in the strip before…partly because I almost never re-read older strips. So I’d completely forgotten that CJ’s wife ran off with the tennis coach.
bignate creator over 13 years ago
The best example of this involves Nate’s nemesis, Gina. At one point several years ago, in the context of a particular strip, I had to give her a last name. So I called her Gina Hemphill. Then, only a couple years later, I needed to refer to her last name, and I completely forgot I’d already given her one…so I named her Gina Toms. Now I’ve finally got it figured out. Her name’s Gina Hemphill-Toms.
flagfly over 13 years ago
Lulu-I have a feeling that this guy hits the bottle since his nose is always red.
machpovii3 over 13 years ago
Greasy pigs float very well.
JoePhan over 13 years ago
good luck pulling him out nate, and i didnt know cjs’s wife ran of with a tennis coach lol!
hippogriff over 13 years ago
It all a matter of specific gravity. Fat and air floats, muscle and bone sink. It is just a matter of what part of body mass predominates. Most have enough air to get a .95 specific gravity and float – barely.
burleigh2 over 13 years ago
Looks like OldestandWisest called it yesterday. ;-)
Comic Minister Premium Member over 13 years ago
Just give a try Nate. Trust him!
coolvq over 13 years ago
Just pull him by his shorts to rescue him. Just don’t pull too hard…
Popeyesforearm over 13 years ago
He’s just a little gassy. Maybe Nate will get better than a 99 on this test. More like a 250!
Popeyesforearm over 13 years ago
Nice save on the names Lincoln!!
mac47 over 13 years ago
I wonder why.
bignate creator over 13 years ago
Marcus is supposed to be African American, but the still relatively new practice of printing daily comics in color means that sometimes things get mixed up. I do not color the daily strips myself — only the Sundays. So often, despite all best efforts, there are colors in the daily strips that I wouldn’t necessarily choose myself.
Thanks for your interest, Sallymargaret!
toradoradragon almost 13 years ago
fat floats! :D
toradoradragon almost 13 years ago
ah… science.
DevilDog2001 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Hmm. Wonder why.
hobs94 almost 7 years ago
the definition of lying
Bahadurshah almost 4 years ago
So coach John has indirectly admitted that he’s a fatso XD
ɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʀɪɢʜᴛ (ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ) almost 4 years ago
Translation: You’re lucky, it’s easy because I’m fat.
Miri Tallstag over 3 years ago
Do or do not, there is no try
PolarBear over 3 years ago
Today is my birthday!
Aero 64 over 3 years ago
Garfield always said ‘’Fat Floats’’.
Scalenplayz about 3 years ago
Uh huh, sure coach John.
STUFF ENJOYER 9 months ago
Nate: “Must… keep… mouth… shut…”
Wacky Dawg Premium Member 26 days ago
Hm, I wonder why