Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for February 01, 2015
January 31, 2015
February 02, 2015
Transcript:
Francis: Tomorrow's Groundhog Day. Nate: Yeah, I've never understood Groundhog Day. Nate: I mean, who decided that a groundhog seeing his shadow means six more weeks of winter? Francis: I don't know. Freddy: Why six weeks? Why not five? Why not seven or eight? Francis: I don't know. Nate: And if he doesn't see his shadow, then Spring supposedly comes early! Well, how early? Francis: I don't know! Teddy: Plus, why would a groundhog even be awake in February? Don't groundhogs hibernate? Francis: I don't know! Teddy: Why didn't they pick an animal that doesn't hibernate, like a raccoon? Francis: I don't know! I don't know! Nate: Or a fox? Or a badger? Francis: Yaah! Teddy: Touchy. Nate: People get so tense around holidays.
Comisftw over 9 years ago
Francis…Rage supreme…
ko_hankinator over 9 years ago
Sometimes, I wonder these things, too.
wcorvi over 9 years ago
GH Day was originally called Caldlemas – one of the four cross-quarter days when the sun was halfway north of the equator and halfway south of the equator. These were the original beginnings of the seasons. So Spring went from Feb 2 to May 2, and the middle was the equinox, March 21.
That makes more sense astronomically but not weather-wise, as the east coast can tell us this week. But if it were cloudy, the weather tends to be warmer than if clear.
“If Candlemas Day is clear and bright,winter will have another bite.If Candlemas Day brings cloud and rain,winter is gone and will not come again.”
Six weeks is the time from GH Day to the Vernal Equinox.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago
Great job guys!
orbenjawell Premium Member over 9 years ago
Tense? Holidays? Gee whiz, I don’t know!!
louieglutz over 9 years ago
google takes the fun out of everything.
Will_Scarlet over 9 years ago
Actually, the original German holiday DID use badgers.
They just changed it to groundhogs when they settled in Pennsylvania and couldn’t find any badgers.
Jeff0811 over 9 years ago
Well, when you put it that way it all makes sense.
I have no wish to offend Punxsutawney Penn folk, but I always thought the cold messes with their minds so much at this point almost anything makes sense, even a weather forecasting rodent.
K M over 9 years ago
With all those TV lights on him every year, how can the groundhog not see his shadow!?
Esnyder212 almost 9 years ago
what happened to the Super Bowl?
otooemily about 7 years ago
he’s freaked out cause he doesn’t know the answer!
♞нυитєявσу_z♘ almost 6 years ago
Just ask Gina. She’s more intelligent than Francis.
Swayamplays over 5 years ago
top 5 best teachers in BIG NATE
5. Mr’s Clark4. Mr Stapleton3. Principal Nicholas2. Coach 1. Mr Rosa
SonicFan91 about 5 years ago
Really
rooskywalker17 about 5 years ago
I was born on groundhog day!
ComicFan4Life over 4 years ago
LOL
DM9001 about 4 years ago
Nate and Teddy’s revenge on Francis for reciting his book of facts.
HalberCon over 3 years ago
now francis knows what it feels like to be buried in useless questions and facts
me_the_polish_gull about 3 years ago
I don’t believe in Groundhog Day.
AliAdhami about 3 years ago
That escalated fast
Fox and Falco (League of Gocomics Commenters) over 2 years ago
Francis needs some help.
STUFF ENJOYER 2 months ago
Why did Francis freak out?