I think drawing the drill that way was a cartoonist’s iconic device. Sort of like a light bulb over the head symbolizing someone has a brilliant idea. After all, we all recognized it immediately as a drill in spite of it being archaic.
Maintenance, One of the “hidden expenses” of home ownership. If you don’t know how to fix your house, you need to pay to have it fixed. Many people think as long as they can pay the mortgage, they can afford to own a home.
So there I was, c. 1956, pump can of model airplane engine fuel in the left hand and lighter in the right and aiming the flame-thrower Alpha-Test out my bedroom window. First thing I knew, my Hopalong Cassidy drapes were on fire.
The Drill brings up the Memories of My Past. The comments on the house bring up the Current Realities of the Here and Now !!! It never ends. I can’t complain, I am sort of breaking down and fallen’ apart too,in Need of Repairs.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Just helping you out with some ventilation.
bluram almost 5 years ago
Who needs termites when you have Calvin?
codycab almost 5 years ago
There’s pest control, and then there’s Calvin control.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
Calvin’s “special”…
favm almost 5 years ago
The drill dates the strip.
rentier almost 5 years ago
True, how true, Mom!!
nosirrom almost 5 years ago
As usual Calvin and his Mom are having another Auger-ment.
Watcher almost 5 years ago
Mom, I just wanted to play connect the dots.
Bilan almost 5 years ago
Calvin, if there’s one lesson you need to learn is, don’t piss off Mom when she’s working with glue.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
You need a special room in that house with a lock on the outside of the door.
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
There is an upside to living in an apartment.
peteski1 almost 5 years ago
How true this is – you don’t own the house – it owns you!
Aaberon almost 5 years ago
With all the exercise Mom gets, she’ll never have a weight problem.
JudyHendrickson almost 5 years ago
super brat Calvin is at it again!!
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
Calvin must’ve been that bored before boring holes in the wall.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Frankly, I had the same problem with dogs. I suppose the only person who really respects the house is the one who has to fix it.
BiggerNate91 almost 5 years ago
Mom is talking to herself. You would think that this strip would use thought bubbles instead.
eladee AKA Wally almost 5 years ago
I think drawing the drill that way was a cartoonist’s iconic device. Sort of like a light bulb over the head symbolizing someone has a brilliant idea. After all, we all recognized it immediately as a drill in spite of it being archaic.
sparkle 13 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Or ABOUT TO BE anyway !!! lol
Ermine Notyours almost 5 years ago
This is only a drill. Had this been an actual emergency…
Ermine Notyours almost 5 years ago
Too bad for Mom that there weren’t any live electrical wires on the other side of the wall.
TLH1310 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Maintenance, One of the “hidden expenses” of home ownership. If you don’t know how to fix your house, you need to pay to have it fixed. Many people think as long as they can pay the mortgage, they can afford to own a home.
mizdurble almost 5 years ago
Especially when you have a kid like Calvin.
zeexenon almost 5 years ago
So there I was, c. 1956, pump can of model airplane engine fuel in the left hand and lighter in the right and aiming the flame-thrower Alpha-Test out my bedroom window. First thing I knew, my Hopalong Cassidy drapes were on fire.
Space & Kitten almost 5 years ago
The Drill brings up the Memories of My Past. The comments on the house bring up the Current Realities of the Here and Now !!! It never ends. I can’t complain, I am sort of breaking down and fallen’ apart too,in Need of Repairs.
MichaelHelwig almost 5 years ago
Good thing Calvin doesn’t have access to power tools.
anomaly almost 5 years ago
Mom proposes. Calvin disposes.
gantech almost 5 years ago
Holey urban development, Batman!
JP Steve Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Thank God I got the mortgage paid off before I became too feeble to maintain the place myself!
djhaisell Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Exactly how often does she need to repaint?