Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 15, 1991
May 14, 1991
May 16, 1991
Transcript:
Calvin: "Here comes the sports car at 200 miles per hour!"
Calvin: "Here comes a cement truck! LOOK OUT!"
Calvin: "And here comes aw inflammable chemical truck! OH NO!!"
Calvin: "This ought to be good"
Then how do you say that something can’t catch fire? If it’s fire resistant, then that’s misleading, cus that would mean it was only resistant to fire not immune!
George Carlin had a routine about flammable, inflammable, and non-inflammable. His conclusion was why do we need so many words? It either flamms or it doesn’t flamm.
Groversfather about 15 years ago
It would be better if it were a FLAMMABLE chemical truck!
Icalasari about 14 years ago
Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing
Summersnow almost 14 years ago
Then how do you say that something can’t catch fire? If it’s fire resistant, then that’s misleading, cus that would mean it was only resistant to fire not immune!
klarus over 12 years ago
Fireproof. :) Inflammable means it’s /really/ flammable.
yow4zip Premium Member over 8 years ago
Bring on the destruction.
dragonladypern about 2 years ago
George Carlin had a routine about flammable, inflammable, and non-inflammable. His conclusion was why do we need so many words? It either flamms or it doesn’t flamm.