Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 17, 2019

Spam (in case the fish aren’t biting).

Hey, Dad wanted them to go boating. That counts!

To me, SPAM is only good as the Hawaiian snack musubi (although I’m not Hawaiian, but have been there twice).

Food of the gods!!!

Let me guess: " Spam also builds character"!

Mmmmmm SPAM! They make (the mystery meat) with BACON now!

Duffel bag surprise?

Tonight set the canoe adrift while Dad is sleeping and that way you won’t have to fish in the morning and tell Dad it builds character.

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam. Lovely Spam, wonderful Spam…..

diarrhea on a camping trip would suck

Is it killing or character that reminds Dad of Spam?

Lucky you, Cal. My Dad thought hard work and few luxuries built character. He was one of those “When I was a kid…” type fathers. Sad thing is, he was right.

I’m still thinking what a fine young man Calvin is growing up to be…!

Raw Spam straight from the can? Just when you think it can’t get any worse…

I like it baked with brown sugar and pineapple.

Sometimes I wonder if I am the only person in the continental US that likes spam. I love it sliced, fried and in a sandwich with mayonnaise.

When Spam meant the product from Hormel and not junk e-mail…

Mom should tell Dad that next vacation is HER choice, or he can get used to sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life

I’ll bet they have no Spam and no food either.

Now I know why Calvin is insane. It is heredity.

I don’t care what you’ll say. Spam is good stuff. Fry up some spam with onions, put some cheese on top, and maybe a slice of tomato. I’m sorry, that is GOOD stuff.

Well, there’s his problem! If he is feeding his family Spam on a camping trip he’s doing it wrong. We often eat better camping than we do at home. My boys have learned to make some pretty complex stuff with a dutch oven.

……“and I’ll report the canoe stolen!” :o}

Dad must be the worst camper ever. He’s like that city guy with no experience outside an urban environment who thinks he’s the great white explorer. He should have taken the motel option and then just gone on day hikes.

I’ve been a vegetarian since around 1992, but I’ll say this for Spam. Yuck!! It looks and smells like dog food and I had one bite of Spam. That was more than enough.

Didn’t it rain the whole time last year?

I fell asleep at the kitchen table because I would not eat Spam on my plate. Father made me sit there until I finished it. I didn’t and won’t eat Spam to this day.

Wouldn’t work. Hobbs would do all of the paddling, and you would just go in circles.

Odd how everyone says they hate Spam, but its still sold in every grocery store and most convenience stores.

Hello Mudda, hello Fadda,Here I am at Camp Granada…..

Roughing it means waiting 30 minutes for room service, not feeding a jadgstaffel of hungry mosquitoes.

You would think Calvin would love the opportunity to play with bugs and get dirty. Just think of what a fertile imagination like Calvin’s could do in the wild.

Want something other than spam on these trips? Learn how to catch fish and prepare them. It is not hard with a little aluminum foil.

SPAM: S alt, (pork)P arts, A dipose tissue, M eh.

Bug bites build character? Oh yeah, this leads to the hilarious Calvin gets St. Louis encephalitis story arc!

Good luck paddling that canoe down the interstate.

The island can be a great outing for the family. Calvin needs to grow up to understand this aspect.