Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for March 17, 2014
March 16, 2014
March 18, 2014
Transcript:
Panel 1: "Gina, the question is: What is the origin of the word. 'Cliffhanger'?" Panel 2: "It's when you don't know how a story's going to end, so you're left hanging until -" "I didn't ask what it MEANS." Panel 3: "The question is the ORIGIN. What caused the word to be invented in the first place?" "Well ... Uh ..." Panel 4: "Is that DOUBT I see?" "I don't think she knows!" "Oh, for heaven'sh shake! I know!"
raphae_zx over 10 years ago
Oh, COME ON!!Enough with the suspense, I’ve bitten all my nails ….. !!
favm over 10 years ago
Gina doesn’t know, neither does Francis. That leaves us with only one winer.
Arsenal rock over 10 years ago
the origin of cliffhanger is from big nate
Bluesamuria over 10 years ago
@Nachikethass franciss got his question wrong hes losing
Colts+Luck=win over 10 years ago
Why is Peter even IN this story if all he is gonna say is I know it.
Colts+Luck=win over 10 years ago
The Origin of the word cliffhanger is…. The term ‘cliffhanger’ may have originated with Thomas Hardy’s serial novel A Pair of Blue Eyes in 1873. At the time newspapers published novels in a serial format with one chapter appearing every month.www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Cliffhanger.html
Mr Buddy over 10 years ago
Wow Francis and Gina both don’t know a question!
Meg: Cute as a Raccoon over 10 years ago
I am catching up with the print comics in the WaPo, so I just saw Friday’s a few minutes ago…. It was BRILLIANT. Had to say that.
Meg: Cute as a Raccoon over 10 years ago
(My son learned to play chess at the US Chess Center in DC. On the wall there were several prints of Big Nate chess comics.
orbenjawell Premium Member over 10 years ago
Let her either know it on her own, or blow it on her own, O Peter, you little lovable lisping geek!! Besides, we KNOW that you know it. So zip it. The grins on N & T’s mugs are not to be trod upon, at least for this one more day!! Mirth! MIRTH!!
jploch5408 over 10 years ago
Peter will probably blurt out the answer.
gocomics4life over 10 years ago
For heaven’sh SHAKE?!?!
Durak Premium Member over 10 years ago
Gina would know that one. Even we know the answer to that one.
Poollady over 10 years ago
Well someone is going to hang over cliff! LOL
xs11e over 10 years ago
The word “cliffhanger” originated from the film serials “The Perils of Pauline”, one episode ended with the heroine actually hanging from a cliff and the term was born.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 10 years ago
Don’t interfere Peter!
lollolol45 over 10 years ago
o:
Bignatefan2002 over 10 years ago
Why don’t you answer Gina… since you’re so smart? Go Peter!
NateNerd over 10 years ago
Comic after comic it is suspenseful!
BIGNATE#EPIC281 about 8 years ago
Peter is gonna do something for sure.
Francis B. Pope over 5 years ago
Omg omg omg omg omg…
I like anime over 4 years ago
thi’sh queshton ish sho eashy
Puck (BCN) over 3 years ago
I think it’s because it ‘leaves you hanging’