MrSebSinM to Calvin and HobbesEnglish • 1 month ago9 October 1987sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down13
arrow-up1171arrow-down1image9 October 1987sh.itjust.worksMrSebSinM to Calvin and HobbesEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•1 month agoCalvin is sarcastically suggesting that Rosalyn is a Nazi because of her rules and requirements.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month agoNot just a nazi, but the Führer (ie. leader) to imply her to be an authoritarian figure.
minus-square@toynbeelinkEnglish10•1 month agoWhen I read this as a kid, I thought his German words literally meant “I’m not going anywhere.” I definitely did not understand the joke at that time. TBH, even now it seems a bit weak. However, nearly thirty years later, I at least know what the joke is.
minus-squarenocturnelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThat is how my father responds to his wife when she is being overbearing
Calvin is sarcastically suggesting that Rosalyn is a Nazi because of her rules and requirements.
Not just a nazi, but the Führer (ie. leader) to imply her to be an authoritarian figure.
When I read this as a kid, I thought his German words literally meant “I’m not going anywhere.” I definitely did not understand the joke at that time.
TBH, even now it seems a bit weak. However, nearly thirty years later, I at least know what the joke is.
That is how my father responds to his wife when she is being overbearing