MrSebSinM to Calvin and [email protected]English • 11 months ago30 April 1986calvinandhobbes-images.s3.amazonaws.comimagemessage-square7arrow-up1139arrow-down11
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minus-squareTheFlopsterlinkfedilinkEnglish12•11 months agoI believe the joke is that it’s a “bad” word. Which Hobbes knows because he’s an adult (tiger), but Calvin doesn’t because he’s a kid. And Hobbes is lying about knowing it, so that he doesn’t have to explain it to Calvin.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•11 months agoThat makes sense, thankyou for explaining. Most of the bad words are only 4 letters, I thought it might be something specific.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•11 months agoas a non-native english speaker: the word ‘motherfucker’ is the first thing that popped into my mind.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoCould be “cunnilingus” or a similar word that’s only “adult” once it’s been explained.
I don’t get it.
I believe the joke is that it’s a “bad” word. Which Hobbes knows because he’s an adult (tiger), but Calvin doesn’t because he’s a kid. And Hobbes is lying about knowing it, so that he doesn’t have to explain it to Calvin.
That makes sense, thankyou for explaining.
Most of the bad words are only 4 letters, I thought it might be something specific.
as a non-native english speaker: the word ‘motherfucker’ is the first thing that popped into my mind.
Could be “cunnilingus” or a similar word that’s only “adult” once it’s been explained.
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