Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 09, 1988
July 08, 1988
July 10, 1988
Transcript:
Calvin: Boy, I'm just going higher and higher. I suppose eventually the pressure in the balloon will be greater than the air pressure around it, and the balloon will...
It was no use! They dragged me to aPlatform, tied me up,And wired to my craniumA fiendish suction cup!*They turned it on and current coursedAcross my cerebellum,Coaxing from my brain tissueThe things I wouldn’t tell ‘em!*All the math I ever learned,The numbers and equationsWere mechanic’ly removed in thisBrain-draining operation!*My escape was an adventure.(I won’t tell you what I did.)Suffice to say, I cannot add,So ask some other kid.*Aliens stole his math.
Icalasari about 14 years ago
He knows that, but fails at basic addition?
loverboy1988 over 13 years ago
too brilliant for his own good… LOL…
Or MAYBE he’s juz too smart tat his brain cannot comprehend the simple stuff…
cocoayoc about 12 years ago
yeah, this definitely seems like “Billy’s balloon”’s inspiration
LadyBlanc over 11 years ago
It was no use! They dragged me to aPlatform, tied me up,And wired to my craniumA fiendish suction cup!*They turned it on and current coursedAcross my cerebellum,Coaxing from my brain tissueThe things I wouldn’t tell ‘em!*All the math I ever learned,The numbers and equationsWere mechanic’ly removed in thisBrain-draining operation!*My escape was an adventure.(I won’t tell you what I did.)Suffice to say, I cannot add,So ask some other kid.*Aliens stole his math.
bmonk over 11 years ago
It looks black for Calvin!
yow4zip Premium Member over 11 years ago
Calvin, the dirt torpedo.
Me2times. over 6 years ago
Smart enough to be dumb
Pets of the comics over 3 years ago
Calvin’s face on Panel 3
CatDefender over 3 years ago
The balloon finished his sentence for him.