Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 28, 2021

Glad to see that Calvin cares about homework.

Ohh, I can just hear Calvin’s newest excuse now.

Susie knows when and how to wind up Calvin.

I’m beginning to think Susie has the hots for Calvin ;-)

They learn early

Wait a minute, Calvin- you have a girl’s phone number?? And…you CALLED HER?!!!

Your membership in G.R.O.S.S is hereby revoked! First Tiger Hobbes is hereby promoted.

Well, he’s reading her loud and clear.

Honestly, for some girls bad boys are catnip… Susie’s already got Calvin by the… ear. That’s one first-class woman in training…

Susie doesn’t believe Calvin wouldn’t take advantage of the perfect excuse. “I lost my worksheet!”

“War and Peace”.

The level of blackmail rises at the cube of the age of the female.

The flirting goes on…..

Good gawd, what kind of slave country gives kids homework halfway between Christmas and New Year’s Day? Just because the parents have to go back to work doesn’t mean the kids have to.

Wait for smartphones and video-calling to happen, Cal. Until then, it’s no use staring daggers at that receiver! :D

Susie’s right. It’s not very likely that Calvin cares about getting his homework done, so he must have another reason to call.

Since when do first graders get homework??

The fan strip “Bacon and Hobbes” has Calvin and Susie getting married. This makes me believe!

♫♪

That little girl just seemed to find out early

How to answer a call with just a smile

A dumb ole kid, and she won’t have to worry

She’ll blackmail him until they go out in style

♪♫

(with apologies to the Eagles)

Fine I missed the sounds of your monotonous voice.

More like coercion blackmail will come later

This will teach you to keep better care of where you write your homework assignments…ah, who am I kidding, this is Calvin we’re talking about!

Why, doesn’t he lives in your neighborhood? If he was so fond of your melodious voice he would’ve just walked to your house next door.

Oooookaaaay?! So much wrong here I don’t know where to start. Calvin wants to know the homework assignment, he called Susie to get it and Susie wants Calvin to beg for it? Well, Susie I get, but WTF?

Oh, but they do start young don’t they?

Classic!!

Usually Calvin is the obnoxious one and Susie is more reasonable. Today, it’s the other way around.

Calvin doesn’t know that cooties can be transmitted by phone

It’s a great pleasure to meet you at your place of eternal life in a nutshell!

My wife’s favorite C&H strip. She still uses the “you miss the melodious sound of my voice” line when I call her.

Your voice sounds like finger nails across a chalkboard!

“Alright, alright, I miss the malodorous sound of your voice!”

Shameless display of feminine wiles….

Sounds like Susie and Peppermint Patty are comparing strategies.

No no no, Calvin if you want to be a criminal mastermind, you need to learn the difference between blackmail, extortion and price gouging.

Has she got the recorder running so she’ll have something for the next “Show and Tell”?

Susie drives a hard bargain.

Glad to see Susie get a little revenge.

extortion, actually…

Next she’s gonna make him sing “Never-ending Story” before she coughs up Planck’s Constant…

Susie give the damn assignment thing to him. His interest in the assignment is short lived.

Get on with it, Calvin!

Technically he could have called any classmate, but he chose Susie. Coincidence? You be the judge

Extortion is closer to it.

Just tell him the assignment and stop teasing him!

Oh, you just know he missed the sound of her voice….

There MUST be some one else to call!

Susie is gonna milk this. Then use it against him later.