He can’t have lost a $100 bet and only owe 2 dollars 50 cents, unless he had a previous positive balance, and knowing Calvin, that seems unlikely. In the U.S. we use the decimal point to separate dollars and cents, and the comma to separate every three digits left of the decimal (thousands, millions, etc.) So $2,500 here in the U.S. (where this comic was written) is 25 hundred dollars.
The problem is they tried to teach us the conversion ratios, not the measurements. Instead of just saying “another 30 centimeters” (for example) we’d be expected to multiply 5 by some weird number no one can remember. (And I know it’s not close to 6. 4.5 maybe?)
It’s a DIFFERENT system, not necessarily a backward one. Personally I wish the we in the US would use the metric system like the rest of the world, but it’s what we have for now. SO BACK OFF, little boy.
The mind of Bill Watterson will usually bring a chuckle from my diaphragm. Calvin is a most precious invention and his imagination that makes Hobbes “real” convinces ME!
Calvin is much like a boy cat I once had. Extrenmely powerfulnaughtiness radar for finding mischief to get into, but no manualoverride, as it were, to tell him it might be better if he didn’t….
The metric system is a featureless landscape, everything is powers of 10. It is too easy for people to drop a power of 10 or 1000. Powers of 10 are so Roman.
The English system is multicultural, with Saxon base 12 multiples (dozen, gross), base 16, base 20 (score), etc.
An encoding vector for English length units might be 12,3,1760 vs 10,100,1000
Did anyone else see the news that the upcoming documentary “Stripped” features new original artwork from Watterson as well as a recorded interview with him? This is amazing! Here’s the link: New Watterson Artwork
Stuart Gathman said…The trouble with some posting on here is that they insist on being so pedantic, their cerebellum gets lodged in their fundamental orifice, as a result, they lose sight of what is relevant to the strip…
I’ve lived in Europe for many years, having emigrated from the US, so I have a working knowledge of the more common metric measurements; but I still tend to think, “How much is that in REAL measurements?” No doubt emigrés to the US think the same way.####
Similarly, when we say, “The only good [insultingephithet] is a dead [insulting ephithet].” how manyof us stop to think that the [insulting ephithets]probably have a similar opinion of our group?
BE THIS GUY almost 11 years ago
If your best friend can’t get you into trouble, who can?
rentier almost 11 years ago
2,50…..not 2500!!!
favm almost 11 years ago
Was the bet in bit-coins?
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 11 years ago
Maybe if YOU were five inches higher, Calvin.
pelican47 almost 11 years ago
Hobbes has a little ledger to keep track of Calvin’s debt to him.
qct almost 11 years ago
old dog flunked math. Calvin has lost 100 times unless there are varying amounts of bets.
rshive almost 11 years ago
Calvin may be a great sculptor. But his throwing accuracy is spotty. He misses Susie sometimes too. Must be the pressure with a bet on.
neatslob Premium Member almost 11 years ago
He can’t have lost a $100 bet and only owe 2 dollars 50 cents, unless he had a previous positive balance, and knowing Calvin, that seems unlikely. In the U.S. we use the decimal point to separate dollars and cents, and the comma to separate every three digits left of the decimal (thousands, millions, etc.) So $2,500 here in the U.S. (where this comic was written) is 25 hundred dollars.
dsom8 almost 11 years ago
The problem is they tried to teach us the conversion ratios, not the measurements. Instead of just saying “another 30 centimeters” (for example) we’d be expected to multiply 5 by some weird number no one can remember. (And I know it’s not close to 6. 4.5 maybe?)
QuiteDragon almost 11 years ago
You have no idea just how backwards we are :( . Or bloodthirsty… or self-superior and arrogant…
StratmanRon almost 11 years ago
It’s a DIFFERENT system, not necessarily a backward one. Personally I wish the we in the US would use the metric system like the rest of the world, but it’s what we have for now. SO BACK OFF, little boy.
mkd_1218 almost 11 years ago
The mind of Bill Watterson will usually bring a chuckle from my diaphragm. Calvin is a most precious invention and his imagination that makes Hobbes “real” convinces ME!
watmiwori almost 11 years ago
Calvin is much like a boy cat I once had. Extrenmely powerfulnaughtiness radar for finding mischief to get into, but no manualoverride, as it were, to tell him it might be better if he didn’t….
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 11 years ago
Calvin has always dealt in quarters, so a hundred bucks is a lifetime of savings shot in one go.I fear a gambling addiction in his future.
pnmiq almost 11 years ago
Money, schmoney! The real issue here is Calvin blaming Hobbes for getting him in trouble, when the culprit is ….
Susie Derkins D: almost 11 years ago
Way to aim Calvin….
stuart almost 11 years ago
The metric system is a featureless landscape, everything is powers of 10. It is too easy for people to drop a power of 10 or 1000. Powers of 10 are so Roman.
The English system is multicultural, with Saxon base 12 multiples (dozen, gross), base 16, base 20 (score), etc.
An encoding vector for English length units might be 12,3,1760 vs 10,100,1000
bizaker almost 11 years ago
Did anyone else see the news that the upcoming documentary “Stripped” features new original artwork from Watterson as well as a recorded interview with him? This is amazing! Here’s the link: New Watterson Artwork
krisjackson01 almost 11 years ago
Yeah, Americans are generally totally lost in anything metric, except for the two-liter bottle of soda. I like your screen name. Ertu islendingur?
Number Three almost 11 years ago
Very bad move, Calvin.
Even worse that you put a bet on it. Tut Tut!
xxx
bruntsfield almost 11 years ago
Stuart Gathman said…The trouble with some posting on here is that they insist on being so pedantic, their cerebellum gets lodged in their fundamental orifice, as a result, they lose sight of what is relevant to the strip…
rentier almost 11 years ago
Calvin never will be able to pay back all lost bets to Hobbes!Will he have to roast in the hell?
eualgayle almost 11 years ago
2,500 divided by 100 is 25. olddog1 is correct.
watmiwori almost 11 years ago
I’ve lived in Europe for many years, having emigrated from the US, so I have a working knowledge of the more common metric measurements; but I still tend to think, “How much is that in REAL measurements?” No doubt emigrés to the US think the same way.####
Similarly, when we say, “The only good [insultingephithet] is a dead [insulting ephithet].” how manyof us stop to think that the [insulting ephithets]probably have a similar opinion of our group?
Just sayin’.
westny77 almost 11 years ago
Oh Calvin dude you are in trouble. I would stop betting if I were you.
Midnightrain109 almost 11 years ago
Lol