Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 31, 2011

Another trip to the principal’s office…

Yes, you belong to the “Eye of the Tiger” sect!

Calvin is a Hobbesist.

I did something similar on a biology test in high school… then there was summer school…

Hey, what happened to Spaceman Spiff and the book report…..?

Come on, Calvin, nobody’s that dumb.

Nobody, but Calvin that is. He can’t possibly enjoy trips to the principal’s office that much.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

I’ve heard the ACLU is sending a representative.

2+7=9, you Einsteins!

Calvin…you could have used for fingers on that one.

Or you could answer, “Nein!”

Like most ’toons, Calvin can only count to 8 on his fingers.

Now let’s see… Today is Tuesday. The answer is 11!

Pssssst. Calvin. Eleventy-four. Well, it beats HIS answer.

Why the question changed to “7+2=?” ? Wasn’t it “2+7=?”

I once write that in an exam. They weren’t terribly impressed.

@*Gweedo Murray* : You said yesterday, 5/30: “Touché on the editing method, Florchi. I believe I had written to “Contact Us” at the bottom right of the page about restoring the edit function as it was. I urge others to write Gocom about it also.”

Gweedo: I too would prefer to see the old edit function restored. But I can’t help but wonder if the new method of having to use copy & paste/delete is to prevent the “placeholding” of first position – i.e. typing something very short (or just a “x”) and then using edit (under the old system).

My favorite C&H.

Worth a shot!!

Well, if he was allowed to pray in school, he might get the answer!

I find it astounding that if anyone puts the name “American” somewhere in their organizational name, that it automatically puts some kind of naive, “it’s gotta’ be good and upright” shackle on people’s brains. The ACLU has a nice sounding name; their purpose for America is not good.

What’s with all of the objections to the American Comic Lover’s Union?

Lots of folk not only hide behind their religion, they’re ignorant of it as well.

Calvin should have come up with a better one than that.Needs Hobbes ? This is a rare moment when Watterson fires a shot across the bow of a empty boat.

9=7+2, 2+7=9… two different problems. 9 could =4+5 or 3+6 or 8+1 or 5+4 or 6+3 or.. who cares:)

I actually did get out of dissecting a frog in high school biology using that argument. The teacher let me do a written test on it instead.

I actually had a kid try to pull that one the other day.

Of course the same kid told me they didn’t have to do their work or behave because the world was going to end over the weekend.

Any excuse can and will be tried by somebody out there.

anney wright, Night-Gaunt49, and Blackwolff9,I’m sorry. I guess I should have made it clear that I was not referring to Kurt Vonnegut, the writer. I was referring to a poster who called himself vonnegut. He was here when I started posting almost two years ago, and was almost always nasty and sarcastic, especially to me and a few others. I tried to befriend him, but he would have none of it. That vonnegut departed from the premises at least several months ago. Whether or not he just got bored, humiliated, or even passed away I have no idea. Perhaps he assumed another name and is still here. I harbor no illwill toward him/her and my remarks were intended to be humorous and in response to gmartin997 who had brought a funny story about Kurt Vonnegut the writer.

dogsniff – it’s not even half, you are too generous

To some, math IS a religion, so he may be correct.

Calvin has Principles?

And what religion would that be?

Isn’t this the way of the world.Love it.

Hey! Separation of church and state! Watterson was years ahead of his time!

“I don’t know” is the best answer. It has the advantage of being correct.

Oldfarmhand, that “oct” symbol on your calculator means that it is in octal arithmetic mode. So yes, 2+7=11 … in octal.

Calvin has successfully captured my precise feelings toward math in this strip! :-D

Does Calvin have values?I got the impression he was using religion to avoid giving an answer.

Calvin can keep Agnes company in the principal’s office!

No criticism was intended – actually I thought the “x” business was pretty clever and couldn’t see the harm in it. But Gocomics may see things differently. I would prefer to have the old Edit back & forget the “rule book.”

Helping Calvin Please..^_^

One of my favorite C&H strips ever. I think I tried this once after I read it. Didn’t work, for some reason!

7 is perfect as it is. To add or subtract from it is heresy…

It would have been funnier if it was 6+7. (6 is evil, and 7 is angelic).

why moronbis will it change your answer ?

You should have your class in the P’s office, Calvin!

i aggree