Dad, you’ve got it all wrong. Adversity doesn’t BUILD character, it REVEALS character. When Calvin shows you who he really is in times of adversity, believe him.
Spare some feeling for the bugs. They don’t get vacations. Have to work for all the warm months. Then sit during the winter waiting for the warm months to come again.
What is this obsession with choosing to do things that suck for ‘building character’? All doing this to Calvin is going to accomplish is make him less selective about which nursing home Dad ends up in.
I built character in a casino.First time I went in I came out with empty pockets. Then studied odds.Now I always come out ahead, every time.I guess I’m a self-built character.
There is no woman in the entire USA that would put up with a first time at this much less a follow up. Their thinking is more like Calvin’s…….and mine! When I got back from Vietnam, I said, “Never again will I sleep on the ground.” But that was life in the Marine Corps in a war zone!
BE THIS GUY about 6 years ago
By “character” does Dad mean being miserable?
Prescott_Philosopher about 6 years ago
Trust me Calvin, you do NOT want to try and build character in a casino! That would be a failed IQ test.
alaskajohn1 about 6 years ago
Besides, Calvin, you aren’t old enough to be in a casino, at least not in the gambling area.
ghretighoti about 6 years ago
Sunshine is OK in its place,,, Outdoors.
Yngvar Følling about 6 years ago
It seems a little odd to have a reference to something that happened “last year.” It kinda draws attention to the fact that Calvin never ages.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover about 6 years ago
What kind of character did it build if he’s still mad about it?
codycab about 6 years ago
You just know Calvin will do whatever it takes to get into either one of those places, despite the age of course.
WoodEye about 6 years ago
Sunshine bores the daylights out of me!
orinoco womble about 6 years ago
Calvin would prefer to build character on a cruise ship. Like going on vacation to a mall!
Bilan about 6 years ago
Calvin, you’ll learn a lot about character when you lose next month’s rent at the casino.
stefaanv about 6 years ago
How I wish I was in a canoe on a quiet river right now.
Sisu60 about 6 years ago
walking out to your car you’re bait for at least 20 mosquitoes
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 6 years ago
“Why can’t I ever build character in a Miami condo ………… or a Nevada …………. never mind.”
Nyckname about 6 years ago
No life vest on Calvin. Dad must be hoping the canoe will capsize.
jpayne4040 about 6 years ago
Calvin mentioned last year, so does this mean Calvin is now seven-years old instead of six?
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member about 6 years ago
Oh, Calvin, we’re fairly sure that your mom is having those same thoughts now.
cubswin2016 about 6 years ago
Calvin’s dad should build character in an insane asylum.
DanFlak about 6 years ago
They say that frustration builds character. I suppose that explains why I’m such a character.
Lady Bri about 6 years ago
Because Calvin, dad can’t afford to build character in a Miami condo or a casino.
LeeCox about 6 years ago
Dad, you’ve got it all wrong. Adversity doesn’t BUILD character, it REVEALS character. When Calvin shows you who he really is in times of adversity, believe him.
bluram about 6 years ago
If Calvin was a dwarf, surly his name would be Grumpy!
A Hip loving Canadian... about 6 years ago
Everyone knows building fires is what builds character.
rshive about 6 years ago
Spare some feeling for the bugs. They don’t get vacations. Have to work for all the warm months. Then sit during the winter waiting for the warm months to come again.
rebroxanna about 6 years ago
Bill Watterson is such a great artist. Calvin’s expression in panel 2 in epic.
Karen Buchanan about 6 years ago
Dad, did you forget the lifejackets for Calvin? For me even a cruise ship not right, I gain too much weight, never been to a Casino.
Senex about 6 years ago
Calvin might like camping at Fort Wilderness Campground at Walt Disney World. And he might encounter Dean, who is currently in the Magic Kingdom.
djhaisell Premium Member about 6 years ago
What is this obsession with choosing to do things that suck for ‘building character’? All doing this to Calvin is going to accomplish is make him less selective about which nursing home Dad ends up in.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member about 6 years ago
I built character in a casino.First time I went in I came out with empty pockets. Then studied odds.Now I always come out ahead, every time.I guess I’m a self-built character.
dgmiller about 6 years ago
Many years ago , we drove through Los Vegas and stopped for gas. While waiting, I put a coin in a slot machine , and WON! (a pack of gum)
!!IceFire!! about 6 years ago
When did Hobbes sneak into this vacation !?! He surely wasn’t in the car yesterday … hmm
Cardinals Coach Premium Member about 6 years ago
Calvin don’t go to a casino, don’t you remember the time when you tried a cigarette?
Cardinals Coach Premium Member about 6 years ago
Camping stinks.
PaulInMiami about 6 years ago
Don`t worry, Calvin; the worst is YET to come.
robert423elliott almost 2 years ago
There is no woman in the entire USA that would put up with a first time at this much less a follow up. Their thinking is more like Calvin’s…….and mine! When I got back from Vietnam, I said, “Never again will I sleep on the ground.” But that was life in the Marine Corps in a war zone!