---
title: "Page 243 by Nick Schwaderer, 2026-10-09"
page: 243
writers:
  - name: "Nick Schwaderer"
    handle: "@nickschwaderer"
date: 2026-10-09
canonical: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/243-nickschwaderer/"
mastodon: "https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/117408070309160661"
image: "https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/117408049395685763.CdzAyCbZ_ZpOD4.jpeg"
---

# Page 243 by Nick Schwaderer, 2026-10-09

Page 243 of why's (poignant) Guide to Ruby, the paperback guest book. Written by Nick Schwaderer. Scanned, optimized and posted on 2026-10-09.

## Community message

> The goalie sat down — the lemonade stand was bankrupt. "Don't worry" the goalie said. Lemonade is a SCAM these days. You would be better off marketing a new Claude Code extension. Or be like me. I have learned to be a friend to myself. The ball went in the net.
> Schwad

## From the post on ruby.social

Also @nickschwaderer wrote a short story in a spiral around the comic on page 243:

Nick keeps _why's Shoes walking with #Scarpe. A fox had to turn the book twice.

## Image

![Scan of page 243](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/_astro/117408049395685763.CdzAyCbZ_ZpOD4.jpeg)

## Writers

- Nick Schwaderer (@nickschwaderer): [GitHub](https://github.com/schwad), [Mastodon](https://ruby.social/@nickschwaderer), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/schwad.org), [RubyEvents](https://www.rubyevents.org/speakers/schwad).

## Links

- [This page as HTML](https://whysfoxes.github.io/whysfoxes_web/entries/243-nickschwaderer/)
- [The post on ruby.social](https://ruby.social/@whysfoxes/117408070309160661)