Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 11, 2014

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    BE THIS GUY  about 10 years ago

    Making sure Dad’s day gets off to a good start.

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    ORMouseworks  about 10 years ago

    Rub it in, Calvin!!! ;)

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    watmiwori  about 10 years ago

    At six, already a past master at pulling people’s chains!

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    jrankin1959  about 10 years ago

    Hey, no prob! I’ll just quit my job… that pays for the cable and your Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs and all your other junk…

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    bluegirl285  about 10 years ago

    Gee Calvin, can’t imagine why…

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    moronbis  about 10 years ago

    “The kid really needs an attitude adjustment.”Nope. The parents need it.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 10 years ago

    Today’s Calvin and Hobbes strip is from 1990. This was one of Bill Watterson’s recurring themes:Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (August 8, 1986)Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (July 12, 1993)

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    Aaberon  about 10 years ago

    65: we’re part of the group that will never be able to retire, so we read in bed ever night and call it Vacation Hour! It works.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 10 years ago

    Correction: Todays Calvin and Hobbes strip is from 1989, not 1990. The daily strips we have been reading this summer were from 1990, but today they switched to 1989. These are the strips that were rerun in 1994, during Bill Watterson’s second sabbatical.

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    basie.mynhardt  about 10 years ago

    Patent attorney. Plus : a SUPER PATIENT father .

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    Kroykali  about 10 years ago

    School starts soon, Calvin.

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    neatslob Premium Member about 10 years ago

    Calvin, you know perfectly well that you have absolutely no intention of reading any novel.

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    mourdac Premium Member about 10 years ago

    I think a long list of chores would be in order about now.

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    Diane Lee Premium Member about 10 years ago

    I’ve been retired for 15 years. Yes, to me being at my old work desk sounds like fun. I’ve tried going back to work and just don’t have the strength to do a good job. I enjoy my life now, but I have to search for relevant things to do- volunteer etc. When I worked I was making a real contribution to society, even when I didn’t actually much feel like doing so. I miss that feeling of accomplishment, even when I am spending the day reading a good novel.

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    rentier  about 10 years ago

    I retired three years ago, but I think my responsibilities grow and grow and become always more…..

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    Karaboo2  about 10 years ago

    Happy Monday Dad.

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    neverenoughgold  about 10 years ago

    In addition to a few other things like volunteering, a good book works for me these days. At the present time, I am about half way through “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand whose previous work was “Seabiscuit”..On average, I read one or two books a month…

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    Sham_Poser  about 10 years ago

    While you have nothing but free time as a kid on summer vacation, your young age and lack of cash severely limits what you can do and where you can go without your parents. I liked earning money at a summer job and being more independent as I got older. I see lots of people with e-readers on the train going to and from work, and I suppose there’s also audio books if Calvin’s father drives. High school turned me off novels for good, but I’ve gotten through hundreds of hours of recorded TV and DVDs I’ve transferred onto my iPod Touch. This morning it was the Spewey And Me episode of Get A Life, presumably about as far away as you can get from the highbrow stuff Calvin’s father would appreciate.

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    bobdingus  about 10 years ago

    It’s his attitude that gave the strip all of its charm.

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    the_terrible  about 10 years ago

    I’m pretty sure it’s because you’re an a******, Calvin.

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    Number Three  about 10 years ago

    My advice to Calvin: Enjoy your free time and luxuries while you can.

    xxx

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    klunker rider  about 10 years ago

    As Dad walks out the door he remembers he’s not going to have to deal with whatever chaos and calamities Calvin will create over the coarse of an average day, and suddenly its the best day of his life.;-)

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    cosman  about 10 years ago

    Retired since ‘07., now my job is to daily figure out a way to pass the time seeing and doing interesting things, like checking what Calvin’s up to now, and the comments he elicits!

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    CalvinObvious  about 10 years ago

    Calvin and his pet tiger Hobbes like to stay home while surly dad goes to work. Calvin’s mom refuses to make breakfast and Hobbes looked at a magazine.

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    flowergirl19  about 10 years ago

    I just read this by Bill Watterson. It really helped me to understand where his head is at and what kind of amazing person he is:

    http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/27/bill_watterson_s_cartoonist_s_advice_in_comic_form_by_zen_pencils_aka_gavin.html

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    flowergirl19  about 10 years ago

    Here is something else I found about Bill Watterson. I must say, I have the highest respect for this brilliant and creative person.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roz-warren/bill-watterson_b_5514909.html

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    Susie Derkins D:  about 10 years ago

    Well your dad can be disturbed.

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    ORMouseworks  about 10 years ago

    My hub used to work for several patent attorneys at one time…an interesting job, that… ;)

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    USN1977  about 10 years ago

    Idea for a strip:Calvin’s Dad: I have the day off. Enjoy school Calvin. I am sure you will be fine with just sitting there while some unionized lazy teacher drones at you while I am outdoors.

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