Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for October 23, 2011
Transcript:
Teddy says, "What's taking him so long?" Francis says, "He says he'll only buy a pumpkin that speaks to him." Teddy says, "...That speaks to him?" Francis says, "Right." Teddy says, "That's weird." Francis says, "Oop. Look." Francis says, "I think he found one." Teddy says, "So I guess that one spoke to him." Francis says, "Guess so." Francis says, "I wonder what it said." SNAP THONK! Teddy says, "'Don't pick me up by my stem.'" Francis says, "He never listens!"
“Add More Babes” is a VERY old book. It was published in 1992, when the strip had been around for about a year.