Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 16, 2010

I guess not….

Where is Hobbes when you need him?

With Mom assists Calvin with his late diorama, is she encouraging his procrastination habit?

Mom’s assistance; good or bad?

As long as she only “assists,” & doesn’t do it for him, it’s ok, but next time, he should tank. But that might not help. Procrastination in some people is not a habit so much as it is an inability to concentrate. We know what a gifted day dreamer Calvin is, that is part of the syndrome too.

At least he’s planning to make something that isn’t bazaar.

“bizarre”

She assisted him before she knew it was overdue…

A little bit late to be eager!

Ah come on, I wouldn’t ever consider mom finding a shoebox as assisting in school work! Much better than if he just took on his own some box (that latter appeared to be one mom had kept for a special purpose) for his diorama. Now of course glue and paper and such should normally be accessible for kid himself, but it may be different with a Calvin…

Some people work more efficient under pressure

hope you do Calvin

Being that it is late, it better be good, Calvin.

G’Morning, Grog, Mike & Marg!

Wasn’t quite finished, eh? LOL!

Lonewolf: That’s what I was thinking! How long ago was the project assigned?

Oh Calvin…

I would have thought that was a project that Calvin might be anxious to get to.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

**Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**

Just a few minor details

Calvin was almost telling the teacher the truth. From my experience with Calvin, he has very little left to do on the project, because he will be putting very little time into the remainder. So he only needs a little more time to finish.

Right on schedule!

Never put off……

Maybe he could get Petey to help him!

short for bra.

Dry you beat me to it. Petey Otterloop has plenty of experience with shoebox dioramas.

sounds like college students to me,my cat ate my homework and then biffed it up .was one of the best excuse’s i’ve heard yet.

Not one of my favorite story lines. I used to be a teacher, and it’s difficult enough without having parents who do NOTHING to motivate or encourage their kids.

Rise22

Some parents are not enough interested in the increase of their children in school!

I have a Grade 8 history project that I haven’t started yet. I’ll get around to it eventually – it’s only 32 years past due! I wonder if the teacher is still alive… (Somehow I passed history, even without handing in that assignment.)

That’s not funny, because it’s too realistic. I had stories like this so often with my own children.

I never did anything even remotely resembling that… I was great and mature and responsible…

/Snicker

Calvin works in my office.

aelwero, How much are you asking for the Brooklyn Bridge? :o)

Yeah…desert….hmmm…prehistoric desert he he he. Sand…innocent roadrunner…Tyranosaurus Rex lunging to devour unsuspecting roadrunner…Saber toothed Hobbes waiting to snag the fleeing roadrunner bwa ha ha ha. I’d have done this sooner if I’d known how fun it would be.

Submachine said, short for bra. That’s clever; bra is short for brassiere. That’s a bizarre thought for a bazaar. Maybe Miss Wormwood will throw it all into a brazier made in Brazil! She’s brazen enough to do it.

Does this remind you of Jeremy in “Zits” a few days ago?

It also reminds me of me–“Don’t do today what you can put off until tomorrow.”

Calvin was ‘spineless’, unlike the cactus, in not admitting that he hadn’t even started his project, so if Miss Wormwood discovers it and decides to dispose of Calvin’s diorama, she might inadvertently contract Cactus Dermatitis from the spines. That would be Calvin’s revenge.

Wow that reminds me of all of my days in school. I don’t think I ever turned anything in on time in my life. My problem was they always gave out the assignments TOO SOON. Hence I was never ready to start them. If they had given the assignments later I would have been on time with them. (That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.)

Not ready yet.

pouncingtiger sayed: Mom’s assistance good or bad!

I would help this time but I would admonish, next time he must start earlier!

I like it, for Calvin parents show so much love and patience in spite of his mistakes! I think, I also need so much patience!

Calvin just getting a mild warm-up for his eventual life career as a lawyer/politician…..

Lol!

I’m a bigger procrastinator now as an adult than I ever was as a student in school!

Umm… Better late than never?

Like, he wouldn’t have flunked it anyway?

I still wake up in a cold sweat after a recurring nightmare. In it I show up to Calculus IV or one of the various Physics classes, only to find out that we are having an exam. It’s at that point that I realize I haven’t been attending the class all quarter!

Once awake, I am still shaken trying to remember long-forgotten integral solutions.

I had better stop typing now. The horrible memories are starting to come back!

starbase502 – I’m with you – by the time the assignment was due, I had forgotten all about it. They gave us way too long to complete the projects.

In line with your dream Mister Ed, – I had students who called to ask when the final exam was – several days after the final exam had been given. Do they ever read the syllabus, come to class, pay attention when I read it to them? No!

Calvin never hands things in on time or ever have them complete. Reminds me of a kid in my grade school classes, who also shared some high school classes too. Beats me how the fella ever made it out of school.