Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 22, 1993
Transcript:
Calvin: Have you been reading about the "electronic superhighway"? Pretty soon, computers, telephones and TVs will all be hooked together to bring instanteous, interactive communication right into our homes! But dad says he liked it better when you had to communicate by mail, and you knew you wouldn't hear back from anybody for at least a week. Hobbes: Of course, your dad thinks transportation should've stopped with the bicycle. Calvin: I'm a 21st century kid trapped in a 19th century family.
Silver Six over 13 years ago
How the heck do you think we’re reading this now, Calvin? lol
ChihiroRoseBud over 12 years ago
Wow, this became reality FAST
Osric250 over 12 years ago
Not only into our homes. Now we carry all of that around with us in our pockets.
katybissell about 12 years ago
Most of the time I like it, but there are times I wish I wasn’t so on-the-grid.
Quit yer spamming almost 12 years ago
I still like to communicate Via Snail mail lolbut the Computer is so much Faster
Mr. C almost 12 years ago
Electronic superhighway? Did we really call it that? I don’t remember…!
littleworld over 9 years ago
Calvin would really love the internet.
AdmiralMercurial almost 9 years ago
And then, Calvin, it brought YOU into our homes. It’s like Calvinception.
Hoppy9 over 8 years ago
I worked with a guy who hated when fax machines came in. Before that you got a letter, had a couple of days to think about it and then sent a reply. I get an email from a customer with a problem and he’s phoning looking for a solution before I even have a chance to open it.
yow4zip Premium Member about 6 years ago
Calvin’s Dad would hate living in today’s world.
sunchaunzo almost 6 years ago
I kind of agree w/Calvin’s dad. I wish technology had stopped at the microwave oven.
Kid Covid over 3 years ago
What we use it for: https://www.google.com/search?q=tweets+from+trump&rlz=1CAEZTK_enUS940&oq=tweets&aqs=chrome.5.69i57j46i131i175i199i433j0l2j0i3j0l3j0i131i433.7405j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on
noissimbus about 3 years ago
Where did Calvin ever got to read up on this topic. Well, maybe it was a column in the papers, but this suggests Calvin actually does some reading, just not academic ones his teacher expects of him.