Ms. Wormwood: Calvin, can you tell us what Lewis and Clark did? Calvin: No, but I can recite the secret superhero origin of each member of Captain Napalm's Thermonuclear League of Liberty. Ms. Wormwood: See me after class, Calvin. Calvin: [retrospectively] I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information. Bill Watterson
About This Quote

This statement is a clever play on words in that Calvin has managed to sound like he knows more than he actually does. The character of Calvin, is one of the most notable characters in the series. He can be seen as kind of an anti-hero. On the other hand, he is often called "Dumb Mike" by the other students in his class, which is used to mock him.

However, it has been shown that he is actually quite gifted academically and has a natural talent for learning. Calvin says this quote when Ms. Wormwood asks him what Lewis and Clark did, which at the time was unknown.

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