Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 21, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: Dad, can you get my ball out of the gutter again? Dad: This is the third time this afternoon! I thought I told you to play out back! Calvin: Relax, Dad. It's just a ball in the gutter. It's not as if I've been embezzling money or killing people, right? Aren't you glad I'm not stealing or murdering? I always have to help Dad establish the proper context.
Someone’s going to get murdered if the ball keeps returning to the gutter.