Tag: Nate

Blackburn, Fly

Though her face is contorted with rage, and though she’s speaking forcefully enough to generate little “noise lines” in front of her mouth, Roberta musters enough restraint to delicately refer to our two gay students as “a same-sex couple”. It’s doubtful that in real life someone who’d fly into such a rage over this would have that much self control. Principal Nate is one of the rare FW characters with any kind of backbone, and surely he could relate to being discriminated against. You’d expect him to throw this idiot (and her husband) out of his office. Instead, he just looks…tired.

Banq-wit

That dimple (visible even at a distance in panel 2) signifies that Becky’s saying something witty (or thinks she is). And Harriet can’t help but remind her husband what a humorless prick he was when he had Becky’s job.

Celeb attendees at the band banquet include (L-R) Jabba the Hutt, John Cleese, Schroeder from Peanuts and Milhouse Van Houten.

Snack-a-lacka!

Linda the Lunch Cop has rounded up a couple of perps for “in-school detention” (as opposed to what?).  In their quest to satisfy their snack food “jones”, Cody and Owen have (gasp!) violated the sanctity of the faculty workroom! Cody attempts to look nonchalant while Principal Nate looks ready to go to work on our homies here with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.