Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 03, 1988
February 02, 1988
February 04, 1988
Transcript:
Calvin: The planet Mercury was named after a roman god with winged feet. Mercury was the god of flowers and boquets, which is why today he is a registered trademark of FTD florists. Why they named a planet after this guy, I can't imagine. ...Um...back to you Susie.
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Athena1388 over 12 years ago
Oh, and also, it isn’t his feet that were winged, it was his shoes…
bmonk over 11 years ago
Mercury was chosen for the florists because of his speed, being messenger of the gods. Another theory is that all of his portfolio of responsibility is due to his being the god of boundaries. Hence trade, thievery (and tricksters), and messengers. He was also invoked in negotiations.
yow4zip Premium Member over 11 years ago
He doesn’t have to imagine what Susie will do to him.
youreviltwin420 over 6 years ago
flowers and winged feet?! he has been watching too much tv.
alexzinuro 7 months ago
A word of advice to Calvin: when in Susie’s presence, watch what you say about flowers.
alexzinuro 7 months ago
Imagine how Calvin would’ve reacted if they’d been assigned to do a report on the planet Venus, which is named after the Roman goddess of love.
alexzinuro 9 days ago
The writers of Disney’s Fantasia (©1940) made a similar mistake with the animated segment set to Beethoven’s The Pastoral Symphony (©1808). In this segment, which is set in Greek mythology, they say that Morpheus was the god of sleep. Actually, Morpheus was the god of dreams; Hypnos was the god of sleep. They say that in the segment, Morpheus covers the sky with his cloak of night. The deity who’s actually featured is Nyx, the goddess of night.