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Mom tells Calvin not to eat cookies before dinner. She asks if he cleaned his room yet. The reply is that he's not Calvin, he's a duplicate. Mom storms off saying "some days that kid of mine". She sees Calvin in the living room watching TV. She asks what he's doing in there. The reply is "are you taking a survey".

Transcript

Calvin, you know you're not allowed to eat cookies before dinner! Put those away! Did you clean your room yet? I'm not Calvin. I'm a duplicate. I don't want to hear about it. Now move! Ood, some days that kid of mine ... WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?! Why? Are you taking a survey?

Collected in

Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"
p. 58
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
p. 186
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
p. 113
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 229
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 3,p. 12
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