Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for November 28, 2014
November 27, 2014
November 29, 2014
Transcript:
Nate: Doesn't it irk you, Mrs. Shipulski? Mrs. Shipulski: Doesn't what irk me, child? Nate: The PRINCIPAL has a MICROWAVE in his office to fix himself SNACKS all day! YOU don't have ANYTHING! Mrs. Shipulski: ... Except a body mass index of 18.6. Nate: I don't even know what that means. Mrs. Shipulski: Neither does the Principal.
Comisftw over 9 years ago
Body Mass Index or BMI.I heard about this once in health and the teacher was like “I don’t think this is entirely accurate as it places me at overweight. And I’m not” when he was overweight.Everyone was struggling not to laugh.BMIMrs Shipulski is underweight apparently.
Gizmo Cat over 9 years ago
The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be used to indicate the level of fatness in an individual.
The BMI was introduced in the early 19th century by a Belgian named Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet. He was a mathematician, not a physician. He produced the formula to give a quick and easy way to measure the degree of obesity of the general population to assist the government in allocating resources. In other words, it is a 200-year-old hack.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 (why the BMI is bogus)
orbenjawell Premium Member over 9 years ago
Great post-Thanksgiving Day strip!! Shippy gets in TWO lightning-quick comebacks re: the need for one to watch one’s weight!! Snickers! SNICKERS!!
tulip-lover over 9 years ago
isn’t this a repeat? I KNOW I have heard this joke before.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago
Agreed Mrs. S.
BigNateFTW about 9 years ago
If Mrs. Shipulski has a Body Mass Index of 18.6, it basically means 18.6% of her body contains fat.
BNF_OFFICIAL789 about 8 years ago
rerun
BIGNATE#EPIC281 almost 8 years ago
I dont understand that either.
Comic Fanboy over 7 years ago
My BMI is 17.7 I’m 15.5% below average:(
maggie2c over 5 years ago
Nice joke. My BMI is 15.8
Quincy_Knows_Best over 5 years ago
ooooooof
TheAmazingCrafter almost 5 years ago
My BMI is 17.4
I like anime over 3 years ago
That means she is really thin and the BMI makes sense cause she is thin
nutellamilkshakes0203 about 3 years ago
Dang, y’all are light. My BMI is 26.6, which would mean I’m obese. But BMI calculators never take into consideration how a person’s body is built. I’m 12, I look about 120, but I’m 150.
TOURMASTER (League of Gocomics Commenters) over 2 years ago
What DOES that mean?