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Tuesday, February 3, 1987

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Calvin tells Dad he has his report card. Dad asks to see it. Calvin reminds Dad that he once said it didn't matter what grade you got, as long as you were trying your hardest. Dad looks at the card and yells Calvin could be trying harder than this. Calvin then asks if Dad admits to lying before.

Transcript

I brought my report card home dad. Well! Let's see it! Remember how you once told me it didn't matter what grades I got ... just as long as I tried my hardest, right? Well you could certainly be trying harder than this! So you admit you were lying?

Collected in

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
p. 78
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 207
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 227
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 227
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