Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 18, 2020

I wonder if Calvin’s parents know where his allowance goes?

No spoilers needed for this part of the story.

Does he have .35 cents????

I actually did laugh out loud at today’s strip. Love it.

Oh, THIS is going to end well!

Good thing he didn’t triple it.

Sufferin’ Susie!

Wow!!! I thought Iwas bad in math!!!!

This time it will be a sure defeat for Susie by the new Einstein .

Duh! Are we going back to “New Math”?

Me: Face palm.

Oh, this is a horrible start, Calvin! They haven’t even started yet, and Suzie already knows she’s won.

That’s it, Calvin…I’m sure you’re trying to put her off her guard. Aren’t you?! :D

She’s about the beat him cents-less.

The easiest money Susie will ever make.

Well, if you two don’t stop talking and actually do the test, it won’t matter much anyway…

Perhaps, for Calvin’s sake, this is NOT a math test.

Aw…this is a slippery slide, and Hobbes isn’t even there for the ride…

Well Calvin… you’ll likely have to pay her in some sort of chores, or perhaps tea time with one of her dolls.

Oh boy, Calvin has a better chance of winning if he puts his money on Oakland to win the 1990 World Series.

Obviously they have not learned the multiplication tables yet.

Perhaps that punk needs a tutor.

Calvin you are already in trouble with math.

He practiced addition so you know all the problems will be subtraction. He’s doomed.

Mathematics in action.

Back like two comics ago Calvin got like 40 cents. Probally Susie is like rich.

Susie should take the bet with what Calvin says in the last line.

Lots of self help consultants say that if you are going to gamble you should … bet on yourself. Not sure that is Calvin’s best strategy.

Just totally ‘blows away’ ’Calvin’s’ earlier assessment of being ‘sharp’ and ‘up to the challenge’ !

I didn’t catch on that Calvin wasn’t helping his case until much later.

ah oh……

He might get a higher grade if the teacher puts Fs on the top of the page and As on the bottom.

Are they gonna do the homework or….

I’ll bet you 25 cents this story arc is great! No, wait, double it to 35!

I sure hope that Calvin doesn’t choose a career in which he has to use a lot of math.

Uh oh

Oops there goes the math test and the $.35.

>_<

Take that bet Susie!!

If it’s a math test, he’s screwed.

These wagers with Calvin will fund Susie’s eventual retirement. Didn’t she just hit him up for a 25 cent ransom for Hobbes?

He’ll lose. He has no common cents…

This isn’t really a spoiler: They stick with the $0.25 agreement. I guess Susie took a little pity on him.

Hmmmmm – I wonder who will win?

Uh Oh. False confidence. Besides, I doubt he has enough pennies to add up.

Looks like he may need a little more revision….

I just hope Calvin remembers that 2 + 2 = 22 … ha.

He’s just lulling her into a true sense of security.

Now that’s funny!!!!

When people fail the test they say, “He Calvined that test.”

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