And hopefully he pronounced it correctly. It’s “dis-sect”, not “dye-sect”. My 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mr. Blake, taught us that. He said that by pronouncing it “dye-sect” you’d be indicating that you were cutting the object in half, similar to bisect.
I was told by my parents that, at the age of about 5, I watched my dad completely disassemble our vacuum cleaner to repair it; he then put it back together. The next day when he got home from work, my mom said to him, “Come and see what your son did.” It seems I had taken apart the cleaner, and left the parts on the floor. Fortunately, my dad said, I had put the parts in ordered groups, so it wasn’t a big headache for him to reassemble it. I must admit that I remember none of this.
I developed a dust allergy early on so I stayed away from dust bags, etc. Mom was lucky, but not always. I wasn’t allergic to much of the other possibilities for mischief.
My daughter has an insatiable curiosity; thankfully, she also has common sense. She actually asked permission to dissect a Tide pod. No, not to eat it. See above, “common sense”.
And thus ends Calvin’s “doctor” period… that, and discovering he has another 12-15 years of school ahead of him after (or should I say,if) he graduates from high school.
Calvin, maybe tell your parents that you want to attempt to become a doctor, and they will most likely encourage you if it means getting you out of the house and not blowing up a gas tank or mass murdering snowmen.
codycab 3 months ago
Well you got the “dissecting” part down.
Spacehog 3 months ago
Calvin has a good point
ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ 3 months ago
prolly a good thing the family doesn’t have any pets
BigDaveGlass 3 months ago
I refer you to my comment on the 24th July……
C 3 months ago
ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to Mom’s favor
Jayalexander 3 months ago
This lad may get a tour of General Hospital.
Mediatech 3 months ago
How about acupuncture?
On second thought… no.
orinoco womble 3 months ago
Not only that, Calvin used Mom’s good scissors!
BJDucer 3 months ago
Thankfully, he didn’t aspire to be an electrician and decide to learn how a plugged in toaster operates.
hmroehrig18 3 months ago
But people who professionally dissect something have to tidy up afterwards too.
c001 3 months ago
Making a mess and at the same time destroying the means to clean it up. I see a great career in politics for Calvin.
snsurone76 3 months ago
Do they even make those small canister vacs any more?
H&M 3 months ago
vacuums are not frogs.
Pocosdad 3 months ago
And hopefully he pronounced it correctly. It’s “dis-sect”, not “dye-sect”. My 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mr. Blake, taught us that. He said that by pronouncing it “dye-sect” you’d be indicating that you were cutting the object in half, similar to bisect.
win.45mag 3 months ago
Hahahahaha
steveh64 3 months ago
I was told by my parents that, at the age of about 5, I watched my dad completely disassemble our vacuum cleaner to repair it; he then put it back together. The next day when he got home from work, my mom said to him, “Come and see what your son did.” It seems I had taken apart the cleaner, and left the parts on the floor. Fortunately, my dad said, I had put the parts in ordered groups, so it wasn’t a big headache for him to reassemble it. I must admit that I remember none of this.
sandpiper 3 months ago
I developed a dust allergy early on so I stayed away from dust bags, etc. Mom was lucky, but not always. I wasn’t allergic to much of the other possibilities for mischief.
SquidGamerGal 3 months ago
There’s… there’s just no excuse for this one…
Wren Fahel 3 months ago
My daughter has an insatiable curiosity; thankfully, she also has common sense. She actually asked permission to dissect a Tide pod. No, not to eat it. See above, “common sense”.
david_42 3 months ago
It’s nice not having to mess with vacuum bags or worse they stop making the unique bag your vacuum uses.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 3 months ago
Permission from the patient or other responsible party is paramount prior to cutting open.
Just-me 3 months ago
There’s always a critic.
Pigs_Will_Fly 3 months ago
You’re lucky you don’t have allergies, Calvin.
Redd Panda 3 months ago
Cal’s been following Monty’s strip and he thought there might be a nickel in the vac bag.
Snolep 3 months ago
Calvin is such a little cut up.
markkahler52 3 months ago
Frogs abounding down by the crick….
jrankin1959 3 months ago
And thus ends Calvin’s “doctor” period… that, and discovering he has another 12-15 years of school ahead of him after (or should I say,if) he graduates from high school.
mindjob 3 months ago
I think Richard Ramirez said the same thing
Dr. Quatermass 3 months ago
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of dust bunny voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
wiley207 3 months ago
Great scream from The Mom in the third panel!
Mark DeMist Premium Member 3 months ago
Pray his Dad doesn’t have a gun somewhere.
Why is this happening? 3 months ago
Calvin, maybe tell your parents that you want to attempt to become a doctor, and they will most likely encourage you if it means getting you out of the house and not blowing up a gas tank or mass murdering snowmen.
CleverHans Premium Member 3 months ago
Calvin should have figured out by now that he’s more likely to get away with his science experiments and other shenanigans if he does them outdoors…
Strawberry King 3 months ago
That’s what worms are for.