Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 15, 2018

Did Calvin confuse a pair of binoculars for a softball?

If Dad blows every capillary in his body Calvin won’t have to worry about anything except maybe Dad’s funeral. Then he can wait for his inheritance and buy a new pair for himself.

Well really – who would let a six-year-old handle binoculars?

Probably be a better excuse than “a dog at my homework!”

That’s certainly terrible, Calvin, he’ll forget it after a while!!

Guess what Calvin? You’re now an indentured servant at the patent office.

Way to “be careful” with them, Calvin!

C’mon, Dad, you’ve known Calvin for six years and you lend him something treasured and fragile? Your bad.

Calvin, try explaining this "very careful’ stuff to Dad.

Calvin… when telling Dad, just stop at “I dropped them”. Dont ever give the inquisitor any more than necessary.

Calvin’s level of creativity is extremely well developed, but his ability to see how his actions may turn out (executive planning) is a bit stunted – even at this age.

This incident could be a learning moment for Calvin, but then again, we are talking about Calvin here.

…..very carefully!

Go break something else. Then Dad will forget about the binoculars…

The word is “binocular,” not a “pair of binoculars,” which means two binoculars. The prefix “bi,” from the Latin bini, means double or two. Add it to “ocular,” from the Latin oculus, meaning eye, and you’ve described a two-eyed instrument. A binocular.

“I was captured by zombies, and they made me break them…”

“He’ll blow every capillary in his body.” What a great phrase!

What a crappy pair of binoculars – can’t toss them on concrete!

… other than that its a complete mystery!