Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 05, 1988
Transcript:
Hobbes: Want to go play outside? Calvin: No. I'm watching TV. Hobbes: You hate this show. Let's go out. Calvin: Nah. Hobbes: Why not? Calvin: Dad finally said he was sick of arguing with me, and for all he cared, I could watch TV until my brains oozed out my ears. Hobbes: So you're going to? Calvin: It was a hard-won privilege.
When reverse psychology backfires.