Loophole Abuse/Newspaper Comics
Examples of Loophole Abuses in Newspaper Comics include:
- Calvin and Hobbes:
- Calvin once responded to the test question "Explain Newton's First Law of Motion in your own words" with, "Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz."
- Another example:
Mrs. Wormwood: CALVIN, PAY ATTENTION! We're studying geography! Now, what state do you live in? |
- Employed by Peter in FoxTrot, where he writes a book report three pages long in a massive font. Apparently, the teacher didn't say anything about font size.
- The Pointy-Haired Boss in Dilbert once instituted a company policy where each bug fixed would earn the fixer a $10 bonus. However, there was no rule against adding new bugs for the sole purpose of fixing them.
- In one strip of Garfield when the eponymous cat was on a diet, he invoked this trope when he realized a cake was carrot.
- Not to mention the time Jon tried to teach Garfield self-control. He left a box of kitty treats in the room Garfield was in, telling him not to touch it. He left the room, then reentered a short while later. Garfield took everything except the box.
- Even more audacious when Garfield was on another diet and Jon told him "You may have a salad." Garfield promptly helped himself to some pork chops, and when Jon called him out he claimed that no one had ever told him that pork chops were not a salad!
- And once again: "This salad needs something. I think I'll garnish it. With a ham!" *wham*
- In Peanuts, Lucy often uses this trope to trick Charlie Brown into kicking the football. The format is as follows:
Lucy: I'll hold the ball and you come running and kick it. |
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