Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 18, 1990
September 17, 1990
September 19, 1990
Transcript:
Dad: Here, maybe this will make more sense. I have eight pennies. I ask you for four more. Calvin: I say forget it. You're the one with a steady paycheck. Dad: Just give me the four pennies. Good. How much money do I have now? Calvin: Investments and all? Dad: No, just here on the table. Calvin: Eight cents. Dad: No, eight plus four is twelve. See? Count them up. Calvin: But those four are mine!
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Summersnow about 14 years ago
Hahaha, this was also something my dad did when I didn’t get math
DerkinsVanPelt218 about 14 years ago
We did something like this when I was Calvin’s age- only my class used M&Ms.
HumorMeDark about 13 years ago
Calvin’s got a point, you know, Dad. :P
Xalder over 10 years ago
“Forget it, you’re the one with a steady paycheck!” LOVE IT!
yow4zip Premium Member over 9 years ago
Back to the drawing board.
bmonk over 9 years ago
Calvin is being obstinate about math.
Me2times. over 6 years ago
Calvin is being decidedly stupid when it comes to math
alexzinuro about 1 month ago
Calvin would surely have more appreciation for math if he were assigned problems involving dinosaurs; for instance:
Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, the sauropod dinosaur Omeisaurus , of mid-Jurassic China, was 59 feet in overall length. The combined length of its head, torso, and tail was 32 feet. How long was its neck?
Calvin: 27 feet.
Calvin’s Dad: Correct!
SOURCE:
•McIntosh, John S., James O. Farlow, and M. K. Brett-Surman.. “Sauropods”. The Complete Dinosaur , illustration by Gregory S. Paul, edited by James O. Farlow and M. K. Brett-Surman, Indiana University Press, 1997, page 286.