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Black-and-white Calvin and Hobbes comic panel. Calvin, a spiky-haired boy, walks beside Hobbes, a tall striped tiger. Calvin says: "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world." Hobbes replies: "Isn't your pants zipper supposed to be in the front?"

Calvin's Super Genius Problem Meets Hobbes's Zipper Check

Calvin brags about the burden of being a super genius, and Hobbes punctures his ego with a zipper joke. A classic Calvin and Hobbes newspaper comic gag.

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Black-and-white Calvin and Hobbes comic panel. Calvin, a spiky-haired boy, walks beside Hobbes, a tall striped tiger. Calvin says: "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world." Hobbes replies: "Isn't your pants zipper supposed to be in the front?"

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