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Rosalyn calls for everyone to get into the pool. Calvin refuses, saying he's freezing already. Rosalyn asks Calvin if he knows what a "rat tail" is. She explains what it is and says it's worse than being cold. Calvin is in the pool saying he thought lifeguards were just taught how to resuscitate people and things like that.

Transcript

Ok ... everyone in the water! I refuse! I'm freezing already! Calvin, do you know what a "Rat Tail" is? No. it's when you soak a towel and twist it up into a whip. It stings like crazy and is much worse than being cold. Get my drift? I always though lifeguards were just taught how to resuscitate people and things like that.

Collected in

Calvin and Hobbes
p. 116
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 124
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 128
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 128
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