Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for June 16, 2015
Transcript:
Looking at your old high school yearbook again, dad? Dad: Yup. Dad: These old photographs are really bringing back some memories! Dad: Here's some action shots of me at the state math meet during my senior year! Nate: Action shots? Dad: When I graduated, they retired my slide rule!
No way. If the characters ever aged in this strip, Nate and Gina would be a couple in high school for sure. It’s been made clear in previous strips that Nate really likes her deep down, but will never allow himself to admit it because she’s the exact opposite of him and she’s Mrs. Godfrey’s favorite student, and given Nate’s irrational hatred of Mrs. Godfrey, there’s no way he’d ever admit to liking anything or anyone Mrs. Godfrey favored.