Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for February 18, 2007
Transcript:
"Today's vocabulary word is: potential! Who can tell me what that means?" "What'd you get?" "A 98." "You did? That's great!" "No, it isn't. It's awful." "Awful? What are you talking about?" "The other shoe is about to drop." "What other shoe?" "Nate..." "I was delighted, absolutely delighted, with your performance on this last test." "This proves that, with hard work, you're capable of this caliber of work on every test. I hope you remember that." "I certainly will." "Ah." "Oh, how I hate her."
see nate, that’s what you get for setting high expectations! i always came first in my class, so now my mom knows that i am capable of doing excellent and now she wants me to get full marks on EVERY subject!