Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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cleokaya said, 9 months ago

I always wondered where numerator came from. It’s obvious now number eighter. Calvin is sure to get an A. Or maybe an Aye?
Margueritem said, 9 months ago

Hobbes and I do math the same way!
TheSpleen said, 9 months ago

Multi-Choice Question:
Based on his math skills, did Hobbes once work for…
A) the IRS
B) the banking industry
C) Wall Street
D) All of the above
Margueritem said, 9 months ago

Comic Organ: The answer is D!
Gweedo Murray said, 9 months ago

Hobbes would look very good in a jacket with elbow patches.
green_engineer said, 9 months ago

There’s something very wrong with this comic strip…oh right… since when does Calvin do homework?

On a side note, when I was Calvin’s age, I used to think advanced maths involved bigger numbers. How silly…there’s no numbers, only Greek letters.
rshive said, 9 months ago

A mathematician Hobbes is not.
tommys said, 9 months ago

of course!
Yukoner said, 9 months ago

Hobbes has proven that he is a true mathemagician.
cymbol said, 9 months ago

Memo to Mr. Hobbs, my high school math teacher….See! I was RIGHT!
flammable_feline said, 9 months ago

Poor Calvin, in the last panel he looks genuinely concerned that he’s gotten his homework wrong…. maybe we’ve underestimated him all this time?
Hobbes is such a genius <3
LX013 said, 9 months ago

This problem is too difficult to be solved!
Rufe Patootie! said, 9 months ago

They’re pushing the kids too fast nowadays!
Raven1971 said, 9 months ago

So, Hobbes is Bernie Madoff in disguise?
jrs111456 said, 9 months ago

to The Spleen:
There should be another choice.
Multi-Choice Question:
Based on his math skills, did Hobbes once work for…
A) the IRS
B) the banking industry
C) Wall Street
D) The big three auto makers
E) All of the above
jweb1510 said, 9 months ago

Is this what you call “fuzzy” math?
prasrinivara said, 9 months ago

Nothing wrong, green_engineer: Calvin DOES homework, only almost never on time (exception being the story Hobbes wrote for him) nor correctly.
Calvinator said, 9 months ago

Jweb - its furry math!
Ldywldkat said, 9 months ago

Can you imagine what we would get if Calvin was learning about “imaginary” numbers… which personally I believe was just made up by someone like Hobbes and the whole mathematical world went for it, hook line and sinker… I mean look they went for numerator didn’t they?
grampaspot said, 9 months ago

to The Spleen:
There should be another choice.
Multi-Choice Question:
Based on his math skills, did Hobbes once work for…
A) the IRS
B) the banking industry
C) Wall Street
D) The big three auto makers
E) A Government position in charge of ALL OF THE ABOVE
Cameloo said, 9 months ago

Look at the math Hobbes did on the paper. I bet Hobbes has no clue what he is doing
JonD17 said, 9 months ago

Ohh Hobbes, dear tiger, it is you who is advanced, far too advanced for 1st grade studies. You should be in the post-grad realm.
Silverpearl said, 9 months ago

I give thanks for my calculator every day.
BirishB said, 9 months ago

It’s the “new math” …

And people called Newton a kook in his time.
JonD17 said, 9 months ago

yukoner, I love that term, mathemagician…. that is the way it seemded to me once I got past advanced Algebra, and now I am in the final throes of a 40 year career in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering…. scary thought, eh?
Doctor Toon said, 9 months ago

Hobbes just likes messing with Calvins’ mind. Even if he knows how to do the math right, he would still tell Calvin this was the way it’s done.
grazer said, 9 months ago

Love this comic! Such brilliant humor.

Great comments too, kids!

………..

Still working on the problem myself but suspect the answer is 38.
steevieb said, 9 months ago

Now we know who wrote the stimulus bill.
Macushlalondra said, 9 months ago

Looks like Calvin’s gonna get all the answers wrong today.
unemandarine said, 9 months ago

Oh boy! Calvin you’re in big trouble…
EMandEM said, 9 months ago

“So what times three equals eight? The answer, of course, is six.”
Hobbes, how on earth did you derive that? Did you use the theorem of Guessology?
PaulAtreides said, 9 months ago

after recent events, Hobbes is now able to get a job at:

A. taken
B. taken
C. taken
D. laid off
E. All of the above, but less hours
prasrinivara said, 9 months ago

Macushlaondra, Calvin getting wrong answers is status-quo everyday; when he gets the answer RIGHT, you know it’s a Sod’s Law day!
Northwoodser said, 9 months ago

Another case of the blind leading the blind.
Optimystic said, 9 months ago

I could have used Hobbes’ assistance in my finance classes!
johnnydoc5 said, 9 months ago

Boy, if the answer is six, then I have to reevaluate the way I do math.
Wildmustang1262 said, 9 months ago

It is not alegbra. His homework is just a basic math! 3+8 is 11! Calvin had not learned on Algebra yet. Sheesh! Hobbes, if you give Calvin wrong answer, you will be regretted!
papa smurf said, 9 months ago

2 cubed (the third power) is 8.
2 times 3 is 6. 6 makes sense to me as a likely answer! ;)
LX013 said, 9 months ago

I love it!
Carmy said, 9 months ago

All of the above across the board.
gossamer49 said, 9 months ago

Disliked Math extemely in HS and still do. Never needed Algebra or Geometry in my chosen profession thank goodness and would never attempt Calculus for any amount of $$$$. The only Teacher that really tried to help me with math was my 5th grade teacher Miss McDonough to whom I will be forever grateful! The Nuns and Teachers at my HS could have cared less which was disappointing considering the money my Dad spent sending me to a Private Catholic School (which I didn’t want to go to).
mrprongs said, 9 months ago

I love it when he invokes imaginary numbers.
avemaria said, 9 months ago

another answer- treasury secretary

actually that’s not fair… it was turbotax’s fault afterall………..
Radical-Knight said, 9 months ago

You’re a life saver Hobbs. Without your help Calvin mighta made an “F” on his homework.
teaguemj said, 9 months ago

Hopefully, he’s too tired to redo all the others…
Tabby Lynn said, 9 months ago

math hates me and i hate it. it is all good. i could not do it. im not planing on teaching any higher then 3rd grade bc of the math.
m_ortal said, 9 months ago

I challenge you to find one thing that you do that does not involve math in some form. Folks who hate math do so for several reasons, the most usual one being that we do not have many elementary teachers who really like math. That’s one reason they want to teach elementary subjects, so they can avoid math, and this fear transfers to the students.
cruncher3 said, 9 months ago

calvin should have asked his mom he should know tigers know squat about math
Geekologist said, 9 months ago

The answer? It tweleveteen!
The Swordfish said, 9 months ago

Hobbes is a genius!