Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 08, 2016

Mom’s a vegetarian all of a sudden?

Poor dad, trying to enjoy nature and his family ruins it.

only thing fresh is the dead fish!

That depends, Dad. How many cheery faces would you see at the office if they were given fish for breakfast?

Morning people. I have no use for ’em either.

I assume he killed them already.

Beats me, Normy. A total vegetarian, are you?.(Ah. No? Right, so it’s OK as long as someone ELSE does the killing and butchering, safely out of your sight?)

FWIW, I don’t fish, but I’ve seen it enough to know that the normal procedure is: as soon as the fish bites the bait, it’s reeled in and killed immediately. .For big fish (in the ocean) it might take a while, maybe even an hour, to reel ‘em in, but for the smaller fish in a lake, it’s unlikely a whole minute would pass between the moment the fish realizes anything’s wrong and its demise..Commercial fishing is different, but that’s not what Dad’s doing.

Love the artwork in the first panel!

Dad must have been in the military back in the 70s. He’s done more before breakfast than most people do in a day!

Getting in touch with nature is obviously something most of the readers of this strip are having trouble with. I agree with “dad” in panel 3.. My kind of vacation!

This is one of several strips in which Calvin shows that he is closer to his Mom than to his Dad.

I side with mom, bring on the coffee. if that doesn’t get the job done then break out the RockStar.

Wait they have wifi don’t they ? Oops are we stuck in the 80’s with Calvin ?

Fish isn’t meat. The Catholic Church says so.

I’ve been a vegetarian for 43 years, and I have a leather belt and leather wallet (gifts). I see no conflict there. People often assume why I am a veg, but it’s simply because I do not like to eat meat.

God bless cellular coverage and netflix!

What is wrong with fish in the morning? Maybe I’ll smoke you a kipper for breakfast.

When I fry catfish, I fry enough to have leftovers for breakfast.Warm them in the microwave with plenty of lemon.Sometimes I think I’m from a different planet.

Fishy, Fishy, In a Brook

Fishy, fishy, in a brookDaddy caught it with a hookMommy fried it in a panAnd baby ate it like a man…

Typical Walleye…

“If you eat any meat you are not a vegetarian.” I have had many people ask me if I eat fish or tell me that they’re vegetarian because they only eat fish.

I caught a shark once, but the whale took it away from me…..

Have you hit any pigs over the head lately? or, how about wringing a chicken’s neck? or are you a vegetarian, Normy?

My comment was with reference to the “animal rights activists” mentioned in the comment I was responding to, not vegetarians. If you go back and read with attention, you will see that this is so.

Sounds like he should have taken a camping trip with his buddies. The family members here are sour pusses.

I’m stating the obvious here but I think Dad would love to go on holiday by himself for a few days.

No scrap that. A few weeks!

xxx

LOL!

must have has a rock in her sleeping bag

I still miss Hobbes the commentator. I think someone said we shouldn’t expect a return, but I keep hoping …

Calvin is a weird child.

Calvin is a weird child.

Calvin is a weird child.