Of course, the real time paradox is that 7:30 Calvin should have remembered 6:30 Calvin coming there with 8:30 Calvin, who also should have remembered that when 6:30 Calvin arrived.
I didn’t read yesterday’s wonderful reprint as I was having a day out in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK with my sister and brother-in-law. Some of you may be glad of this as my fondness for this particular story arc has led to my making comments about what develops – especially when someone makes a wrong guess.
I am truly sorry for any offence. I try to remember to issue spoiler alerts before commenting on how this amazing, fantastic and magnificent story arc develops.
In Lem’s story, he winds up getting hit on the head twice because as the “Thurday me”, he had lied to the “Sunday me”, by telling him he was the “Friday me”.
I always enjoyed the very human dichotomy of Jerry Seinfeld’s “night guy” versus “morning guy”. “Night guy” wants to stay up late and party with no regard for “Morning guy”, who will have the hangover and sleep-deprivation.
BE THIS GUY almost 2 years ago
Ooh! I wonder who is going to win this fight…
Charles Barr Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Instead of a time machine, Calvin should have invented an automatic homework writer.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 2 years ago
And now all together back to the evening before to blame the 8:30 pm Calvin.
Kymberleigh almost 2 years ago
Of course, the real time paradox is that 7:30 Calvin should have remembered 6:30 Calvin coming there with 8:30 Calvin, who also should have remembered that when 6:30 Calvin arrived.
Confused yet?
flagmichael almost 2 years ago
Have the comment goons from another dimension gone away already?
M2MM almost 2 years ago
Calvin just has to write up this scenario to end up with a grade-school Pulitzer. XD
The Reader Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It sounds like he has done this before.
DaveG1960 almost 2 years ago
A light dawns in 8:30’s head, pity it’s a candle in the wind…….
Susan00100 almost 2 years ago
When will Mom and/or Dad enter this scene and force the ONE Calvin to do his homework??
sandpiper almost 2 years ago
But present Cal will be the one who gets first twinge of pain.
hariseldon59 almost 2 years ago
Maybe they go pester the 7:00 or 8:00 Calvin into doing the homework.
Calvinist1966 almost 2 years ago
I didn’t read yesterday’s wonderful reprint as I was having a day out in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK with my sister and brother-in-law. Some of you may be glad of this as my fondness for this particular story arc has led to my making comments about what develops – especially when someone makes a wrong guess.
I am truly sorry for any offence. I try to remember to issue spoiler alerts before commenting on how this amazing, fantastic and magnificent story arc develops.
amanbe3 almost 2 years ago
I want a cardboard box time machine!
jagedlo almost 2 years ago
The Three Faces of Calvin!
lmuller7 almost 2 years ago
Calvin is, SHARP !
mfrasca almost 2 years ago
Calvin is having a Charles Dickens’ moment.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Why doesn’t 8:30 Calvin already know how badly this goes?
gantech almost 2 years ago
Clever, 7:30 Calvin…Clever!
jrankin1959 almost 2 years ago
This is the sort of thing that almost ruined Star Trek.
jrankin1959 almost 2 years ago
Somewhere back when this was originally published, I’m thinking Watterson got his hands on an explanation of String Theory and was inspired.
mindjob almost 2 years ago
That’s a pretty good time machine, going forward and backward like that. I wonder what is uses for fuel
g04922 almost 2 years ago
Calvin is totally trapped in the Causal Time Paradox…How will he get out and back to his own time?
mistercatworks almost 2 years ago
In Lem’s story, he winds up getting hit on the head twice because as the “Thurday me”, he had lied to the “Sunday me”, by telling him he was the “Friday me”.
I always enjoyed the very human dichotomy of Jerry Seinfeld’s “night guy” versus “morning guy”. “Night guy” wants to stay up late and party with no regard for “Morning guy”, who will have the hangover and sleep-deprivation.
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 2 years ago
Clearly 6:30 AM Calvin should be called upon to complete the assignment. Nah, that’ll never work.
MFRXIM Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Hmmm…I think there’s a lesson in there!
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 2 years ago
Now this existential insanity. (I am also glad to be back after not having internet following a move for a while.)