Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for August 31, 2015

He is outrageous – agreed!

My kid has been in school since the 17th.

Someone’s not very happy

Oh and I hope the mystery girl gets brought up

“…it only makes me more outrageous.” Outrageous or outraged? Either word could apply. Please write two paragraphs and explain the difference.

Hey, I’ve been going to school since the 12th!

……or easier to believe, perhaps?

When I was a child summer vacation ran from Memorial Day to Labor day. But now they have longer vacations during the year…We never had a two week “fall break” and “Easter vacation” was only about four days long and a week at Christmas. Now they have two week breaks spring, fall, and winter. As a result, the summer vacation has shrunk to about two months.

Around here, some schools don’t actually start until after Labor Day because of the county fair that ends on Labor Day

This is the first time I’ve seen a comic acknowledge that school starts in August now. Here in Hamilton County, Tennessee, the kids started back on August 13. Teachers had to return to work two weeks before that.

Get a grip, Nate. There are parts of even this country with year-round school.

I was teasing my daughter about something, and it took me a while to let it go. A few hours later I brought up the situation in her presence with her sister, and my daughter told me, Oh, Get OVER it!. I said, I got news for you, I’m still under it!. (I guess you had to be there, we all laughed though.)

Agreed Francis.

We home school, and this year my daughter dawdled so much that she had no vacation.

Say what you said five times fast without stopping in the last panel Nate.

305bucketsVacations are essential to prevent burnout. However, at 82, I have yet to stop my education – just change courses.

Shut up Nate, I started school on the 19th. You are lucky and Francis is right.

I did, + one day because I’m a sophomore.

this was the day i started school.h

Their summer lasted 63 days!

Geez, Nate, my school started on August 7th! Get a hold of yourself!

yeah..myschooldoesinnearearly/endofAugust

I have vacation 4 only 6 weeks! he gets EIGHT

That is pretty outrageous.