Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 18, 1990
September 17, 1990
September 19, 1990
Transcript:
Dad: Here, maybe this will make more sense. I have eight pennies. I ask you for four more. Calvin: I say forget it. You're the one with a steady paycheck. Dad: Just give me the four pennies. Good. How much money do I have now? Calvin: Investments and all? Dad: No, just here on the table. Calvin: Eight cents. Dad: No, eight plus four is twelve. See? Count them up. Calvin: But those four are mine!
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Summersnow about 14 years ago
Hahaha, this was also something my dad did when I didn’t get math
DerkinsVanPelt218 almost 14 years ago
We did something like this when I was Calvin’s age- only my class used M&Ms.
HumorMeDark about 13 years ago
Calvin’s got a point, you know, Dad. :P
Xalder over 10 years ago
“Forget it, you’re the one with a steady paycheck!” LOVE IT!
yow4zip Premium Member over 9 years ago
Back to the drawing board.
bmonk about 9 years ago
Calvin is being obstinate about math.
Me2times. over 6 years ago
Calvin is being decidedly stupid when it comes to math
alexzinuro 18 days ago
Calvin would surely have more appreciation for math if he were assigned problems involving dinosaurs; for instance:
Calvin’s Dad: Calvin, the sauropod dinosaur Omeisaurus , of mid-Jurassic China, was 59 feet in overall length. The combined length of its head, torso, and tail was 32 feet. How long was its neck?
Calvin: 27 feet.
Calvin’s Dad: Correct!
SOURCE:
•McIntosh, John S., James O. Farlow, and M. K. Brett-Surman.. “Sauropods”. The Complete Dinosaur , illustration by Gregory S. Paul, edited by James O. Farlow and M. K. Brett-Surman, Indiana University Press, 1997, page 286.