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When you really want to be distracted, everything in the environment from a dripping faucet to someone’s loud music will conspire to steal your attention and focus. That, and not being as in the present moment as Jane,
Funny, I recall black-and-white comic-like pictures (possibly on a deck of cards instead of a book) with characters with these names, including the dog and all, for teaching English to non-English speakers (I’m not sure if it actually had translations too or we used a dictionary with it).The conversations and narration was very simple, nothing like the utter nonsense that Google comes up with when I search for “Dick and Jane” now…
While trying to find the cards I mentioned in my previous post (unsuccessfully), I found this gem that definitely needs linking here:https://dwighttowers.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/academiahereicome.jpgSorry that I didn’t find its gocomics.com source.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
Please, don’t put the kid on Ritalin®.
Lee Cox almost 8 years ago
Well, at least for once, he’s telling the truth about why he didn’t finish his homework!
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover almost 8 years ago
Then Hobbes pounces, Spot keeps running, and Jane just watches?
Professor W almost 8 years ago
No, Jane strangled him
Robin Harwood almost 8 years ago
Same thing used to happen to me when I was doing my homework.
Watcher almost 8 years ago
Chocolate Sugar Bombs. Do it to you every time Calvin.
Kind&Kinder almost 8 years ago
When you really want to be distracted, everything in the environment from a dripping faucet to someone’s loud music will conspire to steal your attention and focus. That, and not being as in the present moment as Jane,
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
It is amazing he is getting homework and book reports. He must have been sent to an accelerated school.
Lecherous almost 8 years ago
Dick and Jane. Pfft! To think a school in NJ banned The Amazing Captain Underpants.
sandpiper almost 8 years ago
I’m way older than Calvin – or the comic strip for that matter – and I still have lots of those days
Stephen Gilberg almost 8 years ago
I was slightly younger than Calvin when this came out. My school never touched Dick and Jane, and I marveled that any school would.
JP Steve Premium Member almost 8 years ago
A buddy of mine did a book review of “Dick and Jane” when we were in high school. Some of his analyses were pretty funny!
georgir almost 8 years ago
Funny, I recall black-and-white comic-like pictures (possibly on a deck of cards instead of a book) with characters with these names, including the dog and all, for teaching English to non-English speakers (I’m not sure if it actually had translations too or we used a dictionary with it).The conversations and narration was very simple, nothing like the utter nonsense that Google comes up with when I search for “Dick and Jane” now…
georgir almost 8 years ago
While trying to find the cards I mentioned in my previous post (unsuccessfully), I found this gem that definitely needs linking here:https://dwighttowers.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/academiahereicome.jpgSorry that I didn’t find its gocomics.com source.