MrSebSinM to Calvin and Hobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago9 October 1987imagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down12
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minus-squareASK_ME_ABOUT_LOOMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·19 hours agoCalvin is sarcastically suggesting that Rosalyn is a Nazi because of her rules and requirements.
minus-squareFaresh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoNot just a nazi, but the Führer (ie. leader) to imply her to be an authoritarian figure.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 hours 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.
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.