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Calvin is on the teeter-totter with Susie. She asks why he didn't sign up to play baseball. Calvin says he'd just rather run around. He says he hates the rules and organization and teams and ranks in sports. He says someone is always telling you where to be, what to do, and when to do it. He figures when he wants that, he'll join the Army and at least get paid.

Transcript

Why didn't you sign up to play baseball like the rest of the boys? Didn't you like sports? I dunno. I'd just rather run around. I hate all the rules and organization and teams and ranks in sports. Somebody's always yelling at you, telling you where to be, what to do, and when to do it. I figure when I want THAT, I'll join the army and at least get paid.

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Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"
p. 96
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
p. 224
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
p. 121
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 269
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 3,p. 52
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