“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.” Donald Rumsfeld
From the start, like others, I’ve thought this was a strange thread. If you made a list of animals Calvin would totally love, dinosaurs and tigers would be tied for first, but I’d have thought bats would make the top ten…
There are a lot of bats in our neighborhood and they can be quite active just after sunset. My kids are batty about them. They would go out every night to watch them if we could.
Bats are big bugs that look like flying rats. They like hanging around in belfries. (Bellfries are bells you don’t have to pay for.) Watching bats fly in girls’ hair is fun. The best known bats are Batman, Dracula, and baseball. Baseball bats don’t look like flying rats.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
…and they grow corn, which they call maize.
Sugar Bombs 95 almost 5 years ago
Does Calvin think pterosaurs were bugs too?
Then again in the transmogrifier gun story, he seemed to know pterodactyls weren’t bugs.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
has Calvin even SEEN a bat? he has some already in the belfry of his mind
jpkansas78 almost 5 years ago
Another Calvin classic in the works.
Johnny Q Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“If dolphins are so smart, why do they live in igloos?”—Cartman
SHIVA almost 5 years ago
No surprise here. His downfall always starts when he hands in the homework!!
codycab almost 5 years ago
Doesn’t Calvin watch scary movies? You’d think he would actually know bats.
Watcher almost 5 years ago
They are really big bugs Calvin and when they get caught in your hair, it ain’t pretty.
sirbadger almost 5 years ago
His report will either be about guano or it will be guano.
Troglodyte almost 5 years ago
Calvin is more than enough to drive Miss Wormwood batty!
Carolyn Saunders almost 5 years ago
Good job Hobbes can write or nothing would get done
cubswin2016 almost 5 years ago
If he is going to write a report on bats, he should include Robin and Batgirl as well.
Dobby53 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.” Donald Rumsfeld
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 5 years ago
Ugly and hairy, two more facts worth writing down. This report is almost done. Good job Calvin.
MichaelHelwig almost 5 years ago
Sounds like what you would get from Faux News.
jel354 almost 5 years ago
Schoolwork in general drives Calvin batty.
dwdl21 almost 5 years ago
Come on Calvin, they are awesome creepy flying blood sucking creatures of the night, you should love them…lol
Tentoes almost 5 years ago
They’re icky flying mice. Something Calvin would love!
rshive almost 5 years ago
Don’t they have sort of black cloaks too?
BiggerNate91 almost 5 years ago
That “fact” of yours is going to be your downfall…
comixbomix almost 5 years ago
From the start, like others, I’ve thought this was a strange thread. If you made a list of animals Calvin would totally love, dinosaurs and tigers would be tied for first, but I’d have thought bats would make the top ten…
mattro65 almost 5 years ago
There are a lot of bats in our neighborhood and they can be quite active just after sunset. My kids are batty about them. They would go out every night to watch them if we could.
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Reminds me of my son’s ill-fated science project, with my “help”, to state that the earth’s atmosphere is mostly oxygen…sigh…
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
They drive cool cars. And sometimes have a dorky sidekick.
ChessPirate almost 5 years ago
Well, if that don’t bat all!
Purple People Eater almost 5 years ago
BATS
By Calvin
Bats are big bugs that look like flying rats. They like hanging around in belfries. (Bellfries are bells you don’t have to pay for.) Watching bats fly in girls’ hair is fun. The best known bats are Batman, Dracula, and baseball. Baseball bats don’t look like flying rats.
The end.
jvn almost 5 years ago
This sums up how I believe all political pundits operate.
Holilubillkori Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Easy homework D+ ….Calvin
pshea almost 5 years ago
It’s not what you hit a baseball with?
WilliamMedlock almost 5 years ago
He is going to be a CEO when he grows up.
yangeldf almost 5 years ago
the first thing, the VERY FIRST thing any child is ever told about bats is “they are the only flying mammals.”
bryan42 almost 5 years ago
Just testing my new Avatar
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
And this is when Calvin’s laziness out weighs his intelligence. Subverts it to this fantasy fest that will get him a much deserved “F-”.
kab2rb almost 5 years ago
F coming for not researching.
Space & Kitten almost 5 years ago
Well, I’ll give Him Partial Credit because they do BUG some People. :-)
rick92040 almost 5 years ago
This is where the parent is supposed to give direction.
beanieboruto91 almost 5 years ago
Hehehe
fix-n-fly almost 5 years ago
Calvin – surely there is some form of reference book around your house if nothing else than a dictionary for you to refer to about Bats.
CampbellSoup almost 5 years ago
Some bats aren’t even that ugly though.
random gamer almost 4 years ago
Bats? I can write notes of that in minutes