Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for October 25, 2011
October 24, 2011
October 26, 2011
Transcript:
Dad, no! You can't hand out tofu kabobs as a Halloween treat! You're right! What was I thinking? I handed out tofu last year! I don't want to repeat myself! ...Or was it last year? Hm... I'm not sure... It might have been two years ago... Frankly, the years are all starting to blend together. Got it! Last year was fruit roll ups!
AnonymousUser about 13 years ago
Actually fruit roll-ups weren’t bad.
Strod about 13 years ago
I’m not sure what a fruit roll-up is, but it sounds delicious.
bignate creator about 13 years ago
Personally, my favorite candy is something we have here in Maine called a Needham. Dark chocolate on the outside, and on the inside: sugar, coconut, and — believe it or not — mashed potato. A Needham is sort of like a Mounds candy bar, but much MUCH better.
Potrzebie about 13 years ago
Mr. Peirce, do you ever ink yourself into the strips as some other authors do?
arson549 about 13 years ago
Aren’t Fruit By The Foot Roll Ups candy? They’re a foot long and they’re really sugary.
jploch5408 about 13 years ago
One candy bar I really miss is Milkshake. Growing up in the ’60’s in Ohio we used to get those during trick-or-treat. Were they good… hmm-hmm.
Alison84 about 13 years ago
@Bignate I live in Maine, never heard of a “Needham”…
ABADABA about 13 years ago
“Mashed Potato” Candy @ http://maineneedham.com/site/index.php
Comic Minister Premium Member about 13 years ago
They better not be sugarfree or else Marty?
alan valdes about 13 years ago
immmmmmmmmmmmm BACK!
alan valdes about 13 years ago
I would not mind getting fruit roll ups for halloween. As long as they are not tofu!
alan valdes about 13 years ago
yuck mash potatoes in a candy bar!?[no offence Mr. Peirce]
wwh85cp about 13 years ago
Central Maryland has a tradition during Lent of making a pastry called a kinkling (or fastnacht to some) that looks like a jelly doughnut. No jelly, but mashed potatoes are usually added to make them moist……and yummy. Lincoln, you’d love them, and Nate would go ape for them. There would be powdered sugar everywhere!
burleigh2 about 13 years ago
…and what a waste of a comment it is… :-(
burleigh2 about 13 years ago
He is right, though… it was fruit roll-ups. I think Nate was bringing him down the snack aisle and he got the most nerdy (“healthy”) “snack” there was. ;-) Granted, I can’t verify right now because the archive only goes back to May. :-(
missjojo02 about 13 years ago
kool
Goblinopolis about 13 years ago
Brainkrieg is coming to your house this year in mom’s Taurus wagon.
Starzz about 13 years ago
I love fruit roll ups! Although Marty’s are probably sugar-free and fat-free and all that stuff, lol.
Miserichord about 13 years ago
Fruit roll ups, Gummi Lifesavers and Mounds bars.
Don’t want to worry about nut allergies or choking hazards.
x47humanoid about 13 years ago
I love mashed potatoes. . . I need to try this “Needham”
bignate creator about 13 years ago
You’d be shocked how tasty it is. The potato doesn’t really provide any taste, it’s just a texture thing. It’s the coconut, the sugar, and the chocolate that supply the taste.
@TheRealChadApplewhite about 4 years ago
Next year’s Halloween “candy”. Croutons!
STUFF ENJOYER over 1 year ago
Marty, just hand out actual candy.