The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for October 10, 2011
October 09, 2011
October 11, 2011
Transcript:
Teacher: Today we are celebrating Christopher Columbus! Teacher: Hurricane Hattie, can you tell us what place he is noted for traveling to and claiming for the queen of Spain? Hurricane Hattie O'Hara: The capital of Ohio?
McGehee over 12 years ago
In the U.S., Election Day should be on the first Tuesday after April 15.
TheSpanishInquisition over 12 years ago
Why do we celebrate brutal, destructive conquerors again? Even if you make the argument “well, his actions contributed to the modern world”, no they didn’t. He thought he was in India. Columbus Day never fails to get me mad.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Happy Columbus Day here in the USA, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in Canada.
REDROCKER51 over 12 years ago
okay…why is thanksgiving on Oct. 10 in Canada?
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Hurricane Hattie is flunking two subjects in school: Historyand Geography! Well, she knows where Ohio is (hopefully),just that the state and the capital (Columbus) doesn’t exist yet!
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Oh, now I get it. She thinks Christoper discovered….uh, never mind.
iced tea over 12 years ago
What do Native American children and teenagers thiink of Columbus? He was an explorer who brutily turned peaceful natives into slaves, tortured them, and created genocide. Shoud we make this a holiday?
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Since this comic began in 1965. Only I didn’t started reading this strip in the newspaper until 1971. I was then age 11.
Tin Can Twidget over 12 years ago
@ RUBBER DUCKY — Being closer to the North Pole, the growing season in Canada ends earlier in the year and crops are harvested earlier, In U.S. many crops are still in the field in October. Since Thangiviong was originally in celebration of a plentiful harvest …