Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 13, 2023

I see a future in politics for Calvin.

“What’s there to argue about?!” How about the fact that you’re always “right”?

I think I know which story arc this is, but I won’t give it away for those who want to avoid spoilers.

I have the same problem, Calvin.

Once again Watterson was ahead of his time.

Anyone fancy an argument?

The smart money is on the “con” side of that argument.

The bigger the ego, the harder the fall………

That’s pretty advanced for first grade, isn’t it?

Hey! Me too Calvin.

Well, there you go: “I’m always right and everybody else is always wrong.” That’s your topic!

Bite your tongue Calvin, because I’m biting mine right now!

Sort of does make homework difficult, Calvin.

Never mind, Calvin. You can mention the incident of dad’s car going down the street in its own from the garage. It was not your fault but gravity played evil. Also jot down dad and mom’s hysterical reaction to the silly incident.

The only argument here is you and your homework. End of discussion.

Case closed, I guess.

Calvin, how about Democrats vs Republicans vs Liberals vs Conservatives? You could write a book on all that, for sure.

Heavy assignment for a 1st grader.

I can’t argue with that!

Quite sure that Calvin’s mother and Wormwood are the ones who are holding on to the i’m-always-right-everyone-else-is-always-wrong attitude.

I’ve always said “I may not always be right, but I’m NEVER wrong!” My Lady Wife bought me that T-shirt for Christmas one year. I wore it proudly.

Check, please!

Umm… What grade Calvin is in again?

Sinner v.s. Saint?

Theist v.s. Atheist?

I took a “Speech & Debate” class in high school (I only took it because a friend begged me to so that she’s know SOMEONE in there). Anyway, we were given an assignment of presenting a debate, any topic we wanted (within reason, of course). Unfortunately, the teacher paired us and put me with the one kid who pretty much made it his goal in life to make my life miserable. Not wanting to fight, I told him that he could choose the topic: anything as long as it wasn’t religion or politics. Of course, he said, “But I WANT to do one of those!” So that became our topic: Pro or Con: debating religion or politics. He actually agreed, and we aced it.

So, you’re a customer then, Calvin?

I’m not arguing, I’m explaining why I’m right and you’re wrong

At the end of first semester first grade he should have a reading vocabulary of about 150 words.

That’s going around lately! No vaccine for that.

Sounds like a lot of politicians now adays.

I had a coworker who was literally that bad. We had a solder dipping machine in our lab. The instruction manual clearly stated that the height adjustment for the dipper arm was only to be made in the CW direction when the arm was rising and only CCW when it was moving downward, and do it in the reverse order would cause damage to the dipper arm assembly. He took it in his head to be the opposite, and would not be told otherwise. We went and got the manual and showed it to him. His response was to photocopy bits and pieces of the manual and cobble it together to make it say what he thought was right. He then proceeded to do it his way, and he promptly broke the device. When we showed him it was broken, his response was to say, “It was defective to begin with.”

The company made him a supervisor.

Calvin has the courage of his convictions, at least until he winds up with a couple of felony convictions.

“Resolved: Calvin is always right.”

I have counseled my kids and grandkids that if they are in a class that was to hold a debate (I was only there once), if given a choice they should pick the underdog side. There is not much glory in easy victories.

I think Cal must have learned that from another blonde haired kid who later became one of the worst presidents in history.

He keeps that up and he is REALLY going to have problems as an adult — he is going to spend the rest of his life defending himself ! ! !

Awww c’mon, Calvin. When was the last time you won an argument with Miss Wormwood?

Calvin would fit well in the GC comments…

“Tuna salad should be made with mayo” VS. “Tuna salad should be made with Miracle Whip”. Discuss.

Same here, Calvin.

this could get really political really fast- please don’t!

Bats ARE TOO bugs!

There was a candidate running for governor of Massachusetts back in the eighties. He had been president of the university I attended, where he treated college students like they were in elementary school. His attitude was: I’m right, you’re wrong, and you are also stupid for not realizing that. He was ahead in the polls until about two weeks before the election, when his arrogance led him to berate the most popular anchorwoman in Boston over dinner at his home with the cameras rolling. That was enough to cost him a victory.

How can you tell the difference between stupid people and those who have a different outlook or belief system from yours?

There is no difference.

Amazing how much staying power Watterson’s cartoons have.

You could discuss assignment of blame. :)

Ohhhh yeah, I remember this arc. This one goes on for quite a while.

GoComics keeps logging me out every time I leave my computer. Is this happening for anyone else?

Oooh, this is a fun arc starting up!

Simple, write what you think, then what the idiots think. Then shred them.

Actually Calvin has never been proven to be wrong. He could be from the planet Zartok and Miss Wormwood could be a monster

better, commentator for Fox or MSNBC

Well, there you go. Write how everyone else is wrong and you are right and give details of why.

Sounds like Calvin is taking AP government

Heads I win, Tails you lose…. That’s Calvin ;-)

Calvin, you silly boy. Talk political and you’ll always win. Everyone will be confused, they walk away, and you win. For example, “I’d like to say this about that, and of course, as I have said previously in other dialoguing, to further elucidate on my somewhat nebulous attitude about the subject which you may or may not be truncating with you little to nothing attitude about what others think on this matter is somewhat disturbing… to say the least.”