When I was young, I knew a kid who convinced his younger sister to give him a quarter in exchange for five pennies, on the grounds that “you’re have FIVE moneys and I’ll only have ONE money!” I wonder if he ended up selling used cars, or in politics.
Just to be clear, I am not so old that a twenty five cents was much money back then. It wasn’t enough for a single copy of Spider-Man from the “Hey Kids! Comics!” spinner rack down at the convenience store — that was would have been somewhere between a quarter and a dime and two quarters. It might have been enough for a roll of LifeSavers.
Calvin reminds me of an exchange I had in childhood of a half dollar and a dime for three nickles “for more money”. I made the same mistake trusting my sister decades later.
I got called to school when my son was 8. Seems he was studying percentages and thought it was a good idea to loan out his lunch money and charge interest.
Calvin’s father was trying to do what I wish my math teachers had done. If they had connected math with how we would be using it in real life, I might not have hated it so much. Of course my number dyslexia didn’t help matters either, but at least I would have connected it to the real world instead of just seeing a bunch of math problems. If someone had told me that, later in life, I’d need to measure so much stuff in my home for projects, it would have meant something.
BE THIS GUY about 4 years ago
The making of a grifter.
Space_Owl on GoComics about 4 years ago
And so begins Calvin’s new career as a con man.
Templo S.U.D. about 4 years ago
not exactly
BigDaveGlass about 4 years ago
Hobbes catches on fast…
codycab about 4 years ago
You’re going to be disappointed, Dad… Again!
Prescott_Philosopher about 4 years ago
Calvin, always the practical lad.
Auntie Socialist about 4 years ago
Where does Hobbes get all that money? Has he got something going on the side?
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 4 years ago
The flim-flam man.
Cpeckbourlioux about 4 years ago
Pennies from heaven.
jpayne4040 about 4 years ago
Getting more money is always fun!
MD Bear Premium Member about 4 years ago
When I was young, I knew a kid who convinced his younger sister to give him a quarter in exchange for five pennies, on the grounds that “you’re have FIVE moneys and I’ll only have ONE money!” I wonder if he ended up selling used cars, or in politics.
Just to be clear, I am not so old that a twenty five cents was much money back then. It wasn’t enough for a single copy of Spider-Man from the “Hey Kids! Comics!” spinner rack down at the convenience store — that was would have been somewhere between a quarter and a dime and two quarters. It might have been enough for a roll of LifeSavers.
nsr60 about 4 years ago
Miss Wormwood: If you had eight pennies and I asked you for five, how many would you have left?
Calvin: Eight.
VegaAlopex about 4 years ago
Calvin reminds me of an exchange I had in childhood of a half dollar and a dime for three nickles “for more money”. I made the same mistake trusting my sister decades later.
gantech about 4 years ago
Like I said yesterday…Calvin may still need help with math, but he’s getting finance down just fine.
♫ Give ‘em the ol’ razzle-dazzle, razzle-dazzle ’em…♫
Smokie about 4 years ago
I got called to school when my son was 8. Seems he was studying percentages and thought it was a good idea to loan out his lunch money and charge interest.
rshive about 4 years ago
Practicality usually works better. But in this case …
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Give a man a dollar and he will have a dollar. Teach him how to “add” dollars and he will get other peoples dollars until he is caught.
c4racecar about 4 years ago
Learned larceny.
kathleenhicks62 about 4 years ago
I guess he did learn something.
SunflowerGirl100 about 4 years ago
There will soon be another parent/teacher conference to discuss Calvin taking the other kids’ lunch money.
DanWolfie about 4 years ago
How do we know if Calvin really does understand adding and subtracting now, or if he’s just faking it to con Hobbes out of his money?
Lola85 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Calvin’s father was trying to do what I wish my math teachers had done. If they had connected math with how we would be using it in real life, I might not have hated it so much. Of course my number dyslexia didn’t help matters either, but at least I would have connected it to the real world instead of just seeing a bunch of math problems. If someone had told me that, later in life, I’d need to measure so much stuff in my home for projects, it would have meant something.
Mediatech about 4 years ago
Can you change two tens for a five? (Abbott and Costello)
Thinkingblade about 4 years ago
So what’s Calvin’s is his and what’s Hobbes’ is his …
WCraft Premium Member about 4 years ago
Do NOT show that trick to Moe – he won’t like it!
sobrown51 about 4 years ago
Perhaps Hobbes could teach him subtraction.
ArhaanPatel about 4 years ago
The only way to get him doing his homework.
yangeldf about 4 years ago
that usually is the best way to teach a kid math, there ARE other practical applications of math in life but money is a good motivator.
Troglodyte about 4 years ago
Somebody needs to knock some cents into Clavin!
Red33410 about 4 years ago
Maybe he now in class will do better.
Rasslebear about 4 years ago
I sure miss Calvin and Hobbes. My collection of books was lost in Katrina. But at least I can enjoy it here.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 4 years ago
Or you may have created a con artist.
hagarthehorrible about 4 years ago
A penny for what Hobbes is thinking.