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Wednesday, November 12, 1986

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They're still rehearsing. Hobbes reads the line before Calvin. Calvin starts his line, and stops. He starts again, and stops. Suddenly, he falls to his knees, says he hates the play and bemoans his inability to learn the part. Hobbes suggests his emoting is down pat.

Transcript

Ok. You be "Bread". Prompt me. "Glucose is the body's main energy source!" "In addition ... " uh ... um ... "In addition ... " um ... wait. Grrrgh! I hate this play! I'll never be able to learn this stupid part! Well, your emoting is down pat.

Collected in

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
p. 42
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 172
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 179
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 179
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