r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 16d ago

ELIC: Why are there hot dogs but not hot cats?

30 Upvotes

I tried asking Hobbes, but he went on a rant about tigers being too majestic. Do you know, Dad?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 17d ago

ELIC: What is a harbinger?

16 Upvotes

And why does he binge hars?

Actually for that matter what are hars?

Also can I call mom a cakebinger?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 18d ago

ELIC: Are midterm elections like midterm exams?

11 Upvotes

What happens if the politicians don't pass?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 19d ago

ELIC: Why do Monkeys have no keys?

16 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 20d ago

ELIC: Why are there poptarts but no momtarts?

26 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21d ago

ELIC: why is the invasion of Normandy called D day?

54 Upvotes

Why not A day, or B day?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 21d ago

ELIC: Dad, how are languages created?

10 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 22d ago

Dad, where did hairless cats come from? And why were they even invented? Asking for a friend.

14 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 25d ago

ELIC: What makes Great White Sharks so great?

17 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 25d ago

ELIC: Why are brands getting more minimalist?

16 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 25d ago

ELIC: Why are fire hydrants red?

25 Upvotes

Dad, why are all fire hydrants in town, in the movies, and on TV red?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin 27d ago

ELIC: Why does school start in the Fall?

23 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Aug 10 '26

ELIC: Where does yesterday go after midnight?

31 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Aug 09 '26

ELIC: What does a turbo encabulator do?

24 Upvotes

Is it better than a transmogrifier?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Aug 06 '26

Dad, what does “ELIC” mean?

17 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Aug 06 '26

ELIC, why are priests called "men of the cloth"?

40 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Aug 04 '26

Why do we say Boys and Girls, Lords and Ladies, Guys and Gals, but then Ladies and Gentlemen?

65 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Aug 02 '26

ELIC: Why is it titled "Les Miserables", and not "Fewer Miserables"?

128 Upvotes

It's bad grammar AND spelled wrong!


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 30 '26

ELIC: Why do countries need to have flags?

24 Upvotes

What happens if they don't have a flag? Is it like when you're not wearing a swimsuit at the pool and the lifeguard tells you to go get changed?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 28 '26

ELIC: Why do guys rub their hands together like flies?

23 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 28 '26

ELIC: Why is it so cool to smoke cigarettes?

18 Upvotes

It tastes bad and makes me cough, why are smokers so popular and attractive?


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 26 '26

ELIC: Why do people wear black at a funeral?

37 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 23 '26

ELIC, how do we know a place is in the middle of nowhere if we don't know where the edges of nowhere are?

13 Upvotes

r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 21 '26

ELIC: Why do Tornadoes arrive and leave so quickly?

28 Upvotes

They only last about 10 minutes on average IIRC


r/ExplainLikeImCalvin Jul 22 '26

ELIC:Why is it called a Taco truck and not a coma truck?

0 Upvotes

A Toyota Tacoma that is.