The “Weekly Household News”… complete with all the wild, overblown stories… I used to love to read, and laugh at, the wild headlines in the “Weekly World News” in the check out line… my favorites include when the President met with space aliens, but the best was when “Satan Escapes Hell”… :-P
Calvin must be the reincarnation of the New York Graphic reporter who, in search of a headline, called “Judge Suchamutch” & asked, "Is it true Your Honor is having an affair with Polly Adler?’ “I most certainly am NOT!!” the judge replied. Next morning’s headline" “JUDGE DENIES AFFAIR WITH FAMOUS MADAM”!!
Huh. Who knew that Calvin grew up to be Roger Ailes? He’s going to have to pack on a lot of weight. And stop using words that are WAY too hard for Fox News viewers. But its a start.
Two questions…1. How does a 6-year-old who can’t add single digits not only know the word “ichthyoid,” but also knows how to use it?2. How many of you had to Google “ichthyoid” to see what it meant?
Calvin has a future in working for CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, or M.S.N.B.C., New York Time, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Miami Herald, etc….
For Gary Larson (The Far Side) fans—As of Tuesday (after a 24 year hiatus), he has new & vintage offerings on his online only website. You can Google it, but I believe it is something like TheFarSide(DOT)com Replace the word DOT with the dot/period symbol.
jagedlo almost 5 years ago
Calvin…an early practicer of “fake news”?
shakeswilly almost 5 years ago
Technically, he’s right.
joelucas almost 5 years ago
So a kid Calvin’s age, who daydreams every day in school, would know the word “ichthyoid”?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Tabloid journalism at its best!
ForrestOverin almost 5 years ago
“Family masticates publicly!”
sheilag almost 5 years ago
The “Weekly Household News”… complete with all the wild, overblown stories… I used to love to read, and laugh at, the wild headlines in the “Weekly World News” in the check out line… my favorites include when the President met with space aliens, but the best was when “Satan Escapes Hell”… :-P
MichaelMcGinnis1 almost 5 years ago
A true journalist
posse1 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Ichthyoid, & yet he thinks bats are mice?
jrankin1959 almost 5 years ago
Graduate of the Charles Foster Kane School of Journalism…
codycab almost 5 years ago
When Calvin says “Stop the presses”, just ignore him.
jslabotnik almost 5 years ago
When confronted by this reporter, the perpetrator rudely refused comment
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Calvin must be the reincarnation of the New York Graphic reporter who, in search of a headline, called “Judge Suchamutch” & asked, "Is it true Your Honor is having an affair with Polly Adler?’ “I most certainly am NOT!!” the judge replied. Next morning’s headline" “JUDGE DENIES AFFAIR WITH FAMOUS MADAM”!!
Amra Leo almost 5 years ago
Ah. A budding “journalist” for the Enquirer…
joegeethree almost 5 years ago
Basically, Calvin wrote three different headlines for the same story. He must be syndicated.
jel354 almost 5 years ago
The makings of a tabloid reporter.
geekboy_x almost 5 years ago
Huh. Who knew that Calvin grew up to be Roger Ailes? He’s going to have to pack on a lot of weight. And stop using words that are WAY too hard for Fox News viewers. But its a start.
dflak almost 5 years ago
Film at 11.
The Reader Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Local boy’s parents have him legally declared an orphan!
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
Kid definitely has a future in journalism.
rshive almost 5 years ago
Read many tabloids, Calvin?
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
He can get a job as headline writer for the New York Post.
coffeeturtle almost 5 years ago
Enquiring minds want to know!
JohnHouck almost 5 years ago
Calvin: Putting the “ich” in ichthyoid!
Red33410 almost 5 years ago
No molehill too small for Calvin to convert to a mountain!
Herb L 1954 almost 5 years ago
Mom knows when to fish,or cut bait.She is a Master ;)
BiggerNate91 almost 5 years ago
I almost did this when I was six…
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
one can hardly imagine Clavin being a journalist in his adult life
SweetSinger almost 5 years ago
Someone doesn’t want fish for dinner…
jvn almost 5 years ago
How does this kid drop “ichthyoid” in a sentence, but can’t add single digits together? I’m leaning towards “savant” on this one.
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
I have a letter for the Op-Ed page.
Snoots almost 5 years ago
Sadly, this is how even regular “news” happens. Sensationalism is the name of the game. I’ve seen so many reporters do the very same thing.
mistercatworks almost 5 years ago
Profitable tabloid journalism is not about lying (the lawsuits are too expensive); it’s about hyperbole.
drds2 almost 5 years ago
It seems I’m the first to mention – sounds like an attempt at vegan news!
No, I’m not trolling, I am a vegan.
And I agree with the sentiment, just not the drama!
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 5 years ago
Word on the street: The Onion® is looking to hire Calvin.
platyfurmany almost 5 years ago
Two questions…1. How does a 6-year-old who can’t add single digits not only know the word “ichthyoid,” but also knows how to use it?2. How many of you had to Google “ichthyoid” to see what it meant?
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
With knowledge of a rare fish and a vocabulary like that – future Jeopardy contestant!
Big Jack: Second Class almost 5 years ago
He’s right!
jmworacle almost 5 years ago
Calvin has a future in working for CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, or M.S.N.B.C., New York Time, Washington Post, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Miami Herald, etc….
charliefarmrhere almost 5 years ago
For Gary Larson (The Far Side) fans—As of Tuesday (after a 24 year hiatus), he has new & vintage offerings on his online only website. You can Google it, but I believe it is something like TheFarSide(DOT)com Replace the word DOT with the dot/period symbol.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Maybe he can get a job on Breaking Cat News. He’d have to transmogrify into a cat, but it would be a good place to get a start.
Steverino Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Something’s fishy about this whole strip.
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
I wish he’d start this up again
The Orange Mailman almost 5 years ago
142 comments on a 30 year old comic strip.
Andrew Sleeth almost 5 years ago
The kid knows his Greek nouns. You should welcome his company.
craigwestlake almost 5 years ago
Calvin is gonna fit right in at the National Enquirer…
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
No wonder he doesn’t like dinner. Would you eat something whose name starts with “Ich”?
Mr_Cool almost 5 years ago
I wonder if Hobbes wants an ichthyoid sandwich….
hagarthehorrible almost 5 years ago
Agatha Christie in the making alright!
lordhoff almost 5 years ago
Yeah, he has modern journalism down, doesn’t he?
swanridge almost 5 years ago
And that is why I became a vegetarian.
Sonic the Hedgehog. almost 5 years ago
Really