I was sent to a boarding school, due to bullying at the State school I was at (Queensland, Australia)
Where I was then bullied again, only now there was no escape for months at a time.
Absolutely the worst place for an autistic kid to be, or for that matter anyone who isn’t ‘normal’ in all senses of the term (socially, sexual orientation etc)
Where and when I grew up in Brooklyn, we had three kinds of kids: bullies and runners and those that could do neither: lumpers. We just took our lumps.
I got sufficiently angry one day and decided to fight back. I had my recycled lunch beat out of me. However, the bullies ignored me after that. I guess even though I lost, I was too much trouble to pick on.
In high school, when I was threatened with the_wait until I get you after school_, I couldn’t take sweating it out for hours, so I usually just jumped the guy right then. Figured if it was worth a fight, why wait? That ended up with both of us in the principal’s office, but after school was a nice quiet walk home. [Small town school, no buses.]
“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.” – Watership Down
School administrators don’t like dealing with bullies, because bullies are their tool for hammering round pegs into square holes. All the kids who stand out make the administrator’s job more difficult, so let the bullies make them conform.
Unfortunately, real bullies aren’t all big, dumb and violent like Moe – lots of bullies are smart, charismatic, popular, and way more subtle in the way they torture people, and worse because of it. I know from experience.
Strategy i came up with: Run then slow down just enough for them to catch up to you without catching you…then drop and roll up in a ball, they trip over you going full steam and break some bones when they land. Worked every time.
If you ever thought that bullying is an insignificant problem, count the number of responses. Bullying and their victims are school shooters in training. Contact your school board. Demand zero bully tolerance policy.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Calvin should be more concerned with finding a safe place to hide than taunting his tormentor.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 1 year ago
Not if you are fast.
codycab over 1 year ago
Better than nothing. Plus, maybe a good enough excuse to escape school?
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
See you in the playground’s asphalt, Calvin.
orinoco womble over 1 year ago
“You and who else? And you better bring a lunch.”
lalapalooza Premium Member over 1 year ago
i am currently unable to play on the internet playground, reddit, because i taunted The Bully. : (
chuckcork1 over 1 year ago
I was sent to a boarding school, due to bullying at the State school I was at (Queensland, Australia)
Where I was then bullied again, only now there was no escape for months at a time.
Absolutely the worst place for an autistic kid to be, or for that matter anyone who isn’t ‘normal’ in all senses of the term (socially, sexual orientation etc)
rshive over 1 year ago
I’ve heard that, given panic, some can run really fast.
Dr. Quatermass over 1 year ago
Well, Calvin could say something squirrel related like, “You don’t have the acorns to come after me, Moe!” Hmm, on second thought…
hariseldon59 over 1 year ago
Calvin can content himself with the idea that Moe’s future includes being a high school dropout and possibly a juvenile delinquent.
Guy from southern Indiana over 1 year ago
It works for the Roadrunner. “Meep-beep” is roadrunner speak for “catch me if you can”.
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
The Count always liked “Up your nose with a rubber hose”.
jagedlo over 1 year ago
Interesting facial expression there in the third panel!
Macushlalondra over 1 year ago
Stand near the teacher for the whole recess Calvin. It may be boring but you won’t get beaten up.
bittenbyknittin over 1 year ago
You’ll have to catch me first… because you run slower than your brain thinks.
dflak over 1 year ago
Where and when I grew up in Brooklyn, we had three kinds of kids: bullies and runners and those that could do neither: lumpers. We just took our lumps.
I got sufficiently angry one day and decided to fight back. I had my recycled lunch beat out of me. However, the bullies ignored me after that. I guess even though I lost, I was too much trouble to pick on.
WestNYC Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hopefully Moe grew up to be incarcerated and died an early death by violence while imprisoned.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
In high school, when I was threatened with the_wait until I get you after school_, I couldn’t take sweating it out for hours, so I usually just jumped the guy right then. Figured if it was worth a fight, why wait? That ended up with both of us in the principal’s office, but after school was a nice quiet walk home. [Small town school, no buses.]
Just-me over 1 year ago
I loathe a bully. I have no tolerance for bullying, physical, verbal or otherwise.
EnlilEnkiEa over 1 year ago
Time to learn a martial art.
goboboyd over 1 year ago
Take the squirrel route. Scamper to a tree and taunt from a high branch.
dflak over 1 year ago
Given Moe’s intellectual capacity and Calvin’s reluctance to learn, both of them will probably wind up working for Susie someday.
fritzoid Premium Member over 1 year ago
“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.” – Watership Down
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
School administrators don’t like dealing with bullies, because bullies are their tool for hammering round pegs into square holes. All the kids who stand out make the administrator’s job more difficult, so let the bullies make them conform.
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
Where are the playground monitors/teachers? I know bullies are around but really!
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
Just show him your tail, show him your tail.
Will_Scarlet over 1 year ago
Unfortunately, real bullies aren’t all big, dumb and violent like Moe – lots of bullies are smart, charismatic, popular, and way more subtle in the way they torture people, and worse because of it. I know from experience.
rasputin's horoscope over 1 year ago
If Calvin really can run like a squirrel, Moe will never catch him, and with Moe as his “trainer”, he’ll probably win a track scholarship some day.
When’s the last time your cat or dog actually caught a squirrel?
montylc2001 over 1 year ago
Strategy i came up with: Run then slow down just enough for them to catch up to you without catching you…then drop and roll up in a ball, they trip over you going full steam and break some bones when they land. Worked every time.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
Squirrels are experts at trash talk. They can do it while running and chewing gum.
bigcatbusiness over 1 year ago
This is the perfect time to be a track star.
Birdman47 over 1 year ago
I would like to see Calvin learn Karate or kick boxing.
ArcticFox Premium Member over 1 year ago
Calvin doesn’t need a good taunt, he needs a 6 foot, 200 pound ‘aunt’.
spaced man spliff over 1 year ago
Not to worry, in due time he’ll be someone’s bïtch in the Big House.
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
With Moe, it is a good strategy to run like a squirrel than taunt. Keep the theatrics for Susie, not Moe.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
To quote Daffy Duck: I think you’re really tough, don’t I?
Red33410 over 1 year ago
“It’s hard to come up with a good taunt when you strategy is, “run like a squirrel.”
mrwiskers over 1 year ago
If you ever thought that bullying is an insignificant problem, count the number of responses. Bullying and their victims are school shooters in training. Contact your school board. Demand zero bully tolerance policy.