FoxTrot by Bill Amend for December 17, 1993
Transcript:
Peter: Unbelievable. It's unnnnnbelievable. Paige: What is? Peter: You know how I've been going nuts all week trying to figure out what to do about this girl who asked me to the formal? Paige: Yeah so? Peter: Well, along comes my friend Steve, I introduce them, and kapow, they're in love. I mean ga-ga city. Now he's going to the dance with her. It's simply unbelievable! Paige: That your impossible situation actually worked out? Peter: That her crush on me could be so fleeting. Paige: Still, your ego seems unscathed.
What does the 12-17 at the bottom of panel 2 mean?