Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 25, 2023

Susie’s evil wrapped in sweetness.

We can learn so much more from Suzy than from school.

She’s a nasty one, Mr Grinch

Susie is ALL woman. Calvin doesn’t stand a chance. The only question is if Calvin will ever realize that.

Calvin THINKS he’s smart, but Suzie thinks rings around him with one lobe tied behind her back.

At least Calvin knows that Eli Whitney and the cotton gin cannot be the answer to a math problem.

Calvin still hasn’t learned the concept of trust and when to apply it.

It’s odd that Miss Wormwood lets them two sit together in class.

Calvin is about to have a character-building experience…if he learns from it…

I remember in first grade we had a test with the spelling words on the blackboard. Then we had to write a word corresponding the the picture in our workbook. For example, if there was a picture of a bug, the correct answer from the blackboard would be (surprise, surprise!) “bug”. Some little [insert R-rated word] was sitting next to me copying what I was writing! So I had a Suzie moment. I would write “gub” instead of “bug”. Then when he wasn’t looking, I’d erase it and write it down correctly. Next page I wrote “woc” instead of “cow”. He wrote it down, and I again surreptitiously corrected. The crowning moment was when we got our tests back. Oh, the look on his face when he saw my perfect A! I sometimes feel bad for the kid. I hope the teacher didn’t recommend him for remedial classes.

I had a student a long time ago, who, in another class, noticed that a guy was coping her test paper, so she wrote all wrong answers. After class, she went to the teacher and told him what she had done. He allowed her to retake the test after school. When the tests came back, the guy couldn’t figure out why she got and A and he got an F.

I hope there’s a follow-up sometime soon

As if Calvin got number one right. Or number three.

Susie’s learned that you can’t beat Calvin unless you use HIS tactics.

Get your cotton pickin’ hands off of my gin!

—Eli Whitney

Nothing against her but why, oh, why does Calvin trust Susie after all the times ’he’s done her wrong’ ???

Had several teachers would say at test and quiz time no cheating off other person’s paper, you’re only cheating yourself.

I found preventing cheating was easier when I printed 3 versions of the questions on quiz/text/exams. The questions were revised or shuffled on each version. Then the sheets were also shuffled so adjacent students were unlikely to have the same sheet. This was before cell phones made test security even more difficult. For that I had to devise different wording for each question, then alter the order of questions for later classes. Tedious for me, but definitely a crimp in ‘best laid’ plans of students whose gpa’s depended on ‘a little help from their friends.’

I LOVE SUSIE!

Sounds like Suzy needs a meeting talking about gin that early in the morning…. “Hi. My name is Suzy”

He does, indeed, have it coming to him. Sometimes, it is a true pleasure to give people what they rightfully deserve.

I turned in a true/false test once and told the teacher all answers were reversed. Didn’t say why, but the guy that sat next to me got a 2/100.

Calvin has been unwittingly outfoxed.

I could drink some cotton gin right now.

Cotton “gin” is short for ‘Engine’

Good for you, Susie. Calvin, you’re bright enough to figure out the answers on your own.

For a kid who’s usually pretty smart and savvy on how the world works, Calvin sure is dumb sometimes…

Poor, gullible Calvin… and he thinks he’s a super genius! Though to be fair, I don’t remember learning about Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin until third, maybe fourth grade.

Man, she’s good! I would never have known that 6X + 2X – X if X = Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin.

He is so stupid. He deserves everything Susie give him.

They have another name for a sucker named “Calvin”. It’s called “Dum Dum”, any flavor!

Crafty Susie :)

Susie will the Calvin that Fs are the new As

Calvin’s grate-ful for Susie’s helpfulness, but it will soon grate on him.

Susie is my favorite character in this strip.

If you happen to be the girl to whom Calvin seems to be interested, you gotta be one step ahead. Susie stays few steps ahead, always. Wonder who was the girl in Bill’s life.

Fast wit, that Susie..

Given the training provide by her childhood experiences, Susie went on to become a successful evil genius, with Minions and all that.

…and Calvin is too oblivious to know Susie has pranked him. LOL…

How to stop others from cheating off of you.