Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 28, 1988
September 27, 1988
September 29, 1988
Transcript:
Calvin: Why do you think the martian hid from us? Hobbes: Maybe martians don't like earthlings. Calvin: Don't like us?! What's there not to like?? There's nothing wrong with humans! Hey, you martian! Come on out! We're not bad! We just came here because people polluted our own planet so much that...uh...what I mean, is...um... So what are you saying? That our reputation preceded us? Hobbes: Would you welcome in a dog that wasn't house trained?
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Except not really. Their reputation only preceded them because Calvin made it precede them. He outright told the Martian about how people on the Earth have messed up the environment. So yeah, not a very good icebreaker. :P Come on, Calvin, didn’t you learn anything from the fourth Star Trek movie? ;) “It’s not always necessary to tell the truth.”