The funniest thing about Calvin is how much work he does trying to avoid doing work. He even transmorgifies a copy of himself and goes time-traveling in order to avoid doing work. Now THAT’s dedication! :)
You did DAHamilton; all you had to do was make it multi-section and disassemble it.
Or, another way (also for Superfrog) is to cram it au Big Nate (who else can get a boxcar-load of stuff, including a hamster-cage, into a school locker?).
Reminds me of how cluttered my desk always was in school. I was such a pack rat! I remember once the teacher getting another girl to help me clean it out. She found my report card which was supposed to have been returned to the teacher after my parents saw it and signed it.
Heck, Calvin is a real technical genius: he constructed the transmogrifier, an airplane, a periscope ……. He realy deserves a noble prize. Isn’t he nominated yet ??
I agree with Rakkav, Calvin puts so much work and effort into trying to get out of some work. If Calvin can’t get the answers on his own (from soneone else) maybe its time for Stupendous Man or Spaceman Spiff to try.
What!!?? Doesn’t every resourceful 1st grader keep a periscope in their desk; along with a shoulder mounted rocket launcher and a mini transmogrifier and a couple of butterfinger candy bars……….
FinaFarina, I remember the pool table and other assorted games, tyewriter, television set and furnishings in Snoopy’s doghouse. It was even a meeting place for Woodstock’s friends. If Schultz were doing that strip now he probably have to do a scene with a big screen hi-def TV being delivered.
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The look on Calvin’s face as he’s looking over his shoulder is priceless in panel 3 - as he’s pulling out the periscope…hoping he won’t get caught.
I remember a time when I glanced sideways and copied a whole list of True and False answers from the smart girl next to me. Trouble was the test questions and my correct answers were off by one line all the way through. Teacher noticed.
In “Peanuts”, Snoopy’s bowling nickname was Joe Sandbagger, and he had an average of 1, with a handicap of 179. I’m pretty sure he had the bowling alley downstairs, next to something else, but I can’t remember what.
Yes, Snoopy did indeed have a bowling alley in his doghouse at one point. I missed seeing Joe Sandbagger, but I think that was later, when he actually played in public bowling alleys.
And if you REALLY want to stump your friends, ask them what the proper name of The Stupid Cat Who Lives Next Door was. Not even “The PEANUTS Trivia Book” has it to my knowledge. I spotted it and remembered it, when the cat, Snoopy and Peppermint Patty were in a fight. Charlie Brown named the cat “World War II”.
We now return you to our regular discussion of CALVIN AND HOBBES. :)
margueritem over 15 years ago
Up periscope!
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Periscopes, gosh I wish that I would have thought of those.
ladywolf17 over 15 years ago
Somebody’s going to get it now.
rayannina over 15 years ago
Where there’s a will, there’s a way …
4deerinmyyard over 15 years ago
Subtlety. Calvin’s middle name.
David Hamilton over 15 years ago
I wish I’d had room for a periscope in MY school desk.
Ivy0730Lcsq over 15 years ago
LOOOOL sneaky Kid!
Crumbucket over 15 years ago
What foresight that child has! Had it handy in his desk the whole time. What else could he do with it?
Jor-El over 15 years ago
Cheaters never prosper.
wndrwrthg over 15 years ago
Dive! Dive!
Rakkav over 15 years ago
The funniest thing about Calvin is how much work he does trying to avoid doing work. He even transmorgifies a copy of himself and goes time-traveling in order to avoid doing work. Now THAT’s dedication! :)
ladywolf17 over 15 years ago
DOWN PERISCOPE! the teacher’s coming.
Yukoner over 15 years ago
Either engineering or espionage are in that kid’s future.
The Duke 1 over 15 years ago
All hands prepare to cheat!
rentier over 15 years ago
Sometimes a periscope would be usefull again and again!
Superfrog over 15 years ago
What else is in that desk?
tyrannusbe over 15 years ago
I’ve seen this gag before in a Belgian comic, Urbanus.
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
You did DAHamilton; all you had to do was make it multi-section and disassemble it.
Or, another way (also for Superfrog) is to cram it au Big Nate (who else can get a boxcar-load of stuff, including a hamster-cage, into a school locker?).
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 15 years ago
crash dive! Dive! Dive! close all hatches! Prepare for depth charges! Ah Ooooga!
rentier over 15 years ago
To superfrog: Snakes and snails!
rentier over 15 years ago
And superfrogs too!
alondra over 15 years ago
Superfrog said,
What else is in that desk?
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Reminds me of how cluttered my desk always was in school. I was such a pack rat! I remember once the teacher getting another girl to help me clean it out. She found my report card which was supposed to have been returned to the teacher after my parents saw it and signed it.
JimmyLite52 over 15 years ago
all aim on Susie’s paper
GROG Premium Member over 15 years ago
Wherer in the blue blazes did he get that? The Navy surplus store?
Leonardeuler over 15 years ago
Heck, Calvin is a real technical genius: he constructed the transmogrifier, an airplane, a periscope ……. He realy deserves a noble prize. Isn’t he nominated yet ??
bald over 15 years ago
i could have put one of those in the ink well hole in my school desk it i had been as smart as calvin
BirishB over 15 years ago
Love the eyeball in the periscope in panel 4 … classic Watterson … tossing in a bit of surrealism to challenge our perception of the real.
comicsnoob over 15 years ago
Calvin’s Desk - is like Mary Popin’s handbag…..
midiranger over 15 years ago
Love the eyeball in the top lens. Watterson = comic genius
Wiseguy411 over 15 years ago
Jor-El said:
Cheaters never prosper.
There is an aphorism applicable to all sports (and Business and Life are sports) that goes
” if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying ”
However, a little more studying and a little less fantasizing would take Calvin a long way.
musicnut1986 over 15 years ago
I agree with Rakkav, Calvin puts so much work and effort into trying to get out of some work. If Calvin can’t get the answers on his own (from soneone else) maybe its time for Stupendous Man or Spaceman Spiff to try.
Madruga over 15 years ago
Oh, c’mon Susie!! Please! You know we get marks for that…don’t you want me to join you in the next year??
NO!
=DDD
RinaFarina over 15 years ago
calvin’s desk reminds me of snoopy’s doghouse - it also contained a lot of unexpected things, like a pool table…
tgpLMT over 15 years ago
hey it was worth a shot
JonD17 over 15 years ago
What!!?? Doesn’t every resourceful 1st grader keep a periscope in their desk; along with a shoulder mounted rocket launcher and a mini transmogrifier and a couple of butterfinger candy bars……….
bmonk over 15 years ago
Nobody works so hard as a lazy person.
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
Oh sheeshhh! Calvin is very naughty for cheating!
GROG Premium Member over 15 years ago
FinaFarina, I remember the pool table and other assorted games, tyewriter, television set and furnishings in Snoopy’s doghouse. It was even a meeting place for Woodstock’s friends. If Schultz were doing that strip now he probably have to do a scene with a big screen hi-def TV being delivered. ———————– The look on Calvin’s face as he’s looking over his shoulder is priceless in panel 3 - as he’s pulling out the periscope…hoping he won’t get caught.
pomy2191 over 15 years ago
looks like calvin’s trying reeallly hard to look into susie’s paper..tongue’s out in hard work
mottih over 15 years ago
susie must be really stubborn, never letting him cheat and all that…
coffeeturtle over 15 years ago
Calvin is a true genius in some things… and not so much in others. LOL! love him!
lazygrazer over 15 years ago
A periscope. How clever. Who would ever notice?
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I remember a time when I glanced sideways and copied a whole list of True and False answers from the smart girl next to me. Trouble was the test questions and my correct answers were off by one line all the way through. Teacher noticed.
Yukoner over 15 years ago
Don’t forget that Snoopy also had a grand piano in there.
unemandarine over 15 years ago
Yukoner said, about 1 hour ago
Don’t forget that Snoopy also had a grand piano in there.
and a Van Gogh!
Shalpa over 15 years ago
I love that you can see his eye at the top end of the periscope.
GROG Premium Member over 15 years ago
I totally forgot about the Van Gogh! Didn’t he also have a bowling alley in there?
lewisbower over 15 years ago
How come I forsee Calvin in a tuxedo and Sueie in a gown
carpetinwater9 over 15 years ago
I See Ms. Wormwoods Shadow right behind Calvin
Yukoner over 15 years ago
BC13, I don’t remember the bowling alley but it could well have been there.
Stede_Bonnet over 15 years ago
Calvin should ask Governor Sanford (SC) how cheating worked out for him…
ebis over 15 years ago
Calvin and hobs arent funny…. They’re hilarious ;)
bmonk over 15 years ago
In “Peanuts”, Snoopy’s bowling nickname was Joe Sandbagger, and he had an average of 1, with a handicap of 179. I’m pretty sure he had the bowling alley downstairs, next to something else, but I can’t remember what.
carpetinwater9 over 15 years ago
Never had a blackboard on the side of a room ,always in the front and get to do a problem ! Nervous Sweat.
Emyizcool over 15 years ago
Do do do do do…. hehe!!
Rakkav over 15 years ago
Yes, Snoopy did indeed have a bowling alley in his doghouse at one point. I missed seeing Joe Sandbagger, but I think that was later, when he actually played in public bowling alleys.
And if you REALLY want to stump your friends, ask them what the proper name of The Stupid Cat Who Lives Next Door was. Not even “The PEANUTS Trivia Book” has it to my knowledge. I spotted it and remembered it, when the cat, Snoopy and Peppermint Patty were in a fight. Charlie Brown named the cat “World War II”.
We now return you to our regular discussion of CALVIN AND HOBBES. :)
saturntv over 15 years ago
Wish I’d thought of that when I was in school.