Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 17, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  over 4 years ago

    Funny, your wife says the same thing when she’s dealing with Calvin.

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    The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover  over 4 years ago

    Calvin’s mood swing from Panels 2-4 is priceless.

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    Space_Owl on GoComics   over 4 years ago

    The hypocrite strikes again!

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    codycab  over 4 years ago

    Does being wrong build character, Dad?

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    so much for family meal time as well as a family discussion

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    Ahuehuete  over 4 years ago

    How quaint! They have a land line.

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    Johnny Q Premium Member over 4 years ago

    My sister says that when people are inconsiderate enough to phone you at dinner time, you shouldn’t answer.

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    Red33410  over 4 years ago

    An anagram of “recessive genes” is “Essence grieves.”

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    jmworacle  over 4 years ago

    That’s why answering machines were invented. Hope it was a tele-marketer.

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    BigDaveGlass  over 4 years ago

    Ah the old double standards, how I miss them, not!

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    Troglodyte  over 4 years ago

    Just wait for smartphones to happen, Calvin. All your “dreams” will come (ugh) true.

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    Red33410  over 4 years ago

    “All of my great genes are recessive!”

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    jpayne4040  over 4 years ago

    That’s definitely too much to ask!

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    M2MM  over 4 years ago

    This “show” is set in the 80’s. No cell phones, yet, at least not for everyday people. :D

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    dflak  over 4 years ago

    This strip is from a bygone era. We now always ignore phone calls during dinner time. There’s voicemail.

    Otherwise, if we don’t recognize the number, there’s voicemail.

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    cubswin2016  over 4 years ago

    I do not think that Dad’s genes are anything to write home about.

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    well-i-never  over 4 years ago

    40 minutes! The last meal that took me 40 minutes to eat had peas, and I couldn’t ride my bike until they were gone.

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    My First Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Calvin – Simple answer. Get a DVR. Then you can skip the commercials.

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    dlkrueger33  over 4 years ago

    Nowadays, people would have their cell phones on the table near them, monitoring texts, calls and Facebook posts.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 4 years ago

    My family always ate in front of the TV, so no problem other than which program we would watch. Parents had first dibs.

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    Whatcouldgowrong  over 4 years ago

    Dad was an attorney, and he always got up and answered the phone when it (frequently) rang during dinner. “Might be that million dollar client.” Usually it was cousin Henry, the family drunk, needing to be bailed out.

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    A Hip loving Canadian...  over 4 years ago

    A double whammy for Dad, recessive genes and receding hairline.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 4 years ago

    Was she really expecting a call? I think she just wanted out of this awkward situation.

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    Jeff0811  over 4 years ago

    I used to hate the old double standard when I was growing up. That was one lesson from childhood that I did not pass on to the next generation. The 4 of us have different times and places in the home where we eat; sometimes at home, sometimes on the way home from work, and very rarely sometimes we all have the same meal.

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    LeggoMaEggo  over 4 years ago

    ????????????????

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    mistercatworks  over 4 years ago

    Right, Dad, recess is what it’s all about.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Recessive genes are fun. In school during recessive I loved the swings.

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    DanWolfie  over 4 years ago

    Really, a family dinner that lasts for 40 minutes? In my family, they usually lasted for 10 to 20 minutes each night. Love that random phone call!

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    RobertaPyle  over 4 years ago

    My husband and I don’t bother to answer the phone much anymore—we let the answering machine screen our calls and if it’s someone we actually want to talk to we call them right back.

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    rebelstrike0  over 4 years ago

    Calvin’s backhanded mouthing off can be solved with a simple backhand from Dad to Calvin’s head.

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    KevDoneIt  over 4 years ago

    I have a cell and also a land line. Sometimes the cell refuses to work. The landline seldom if ever has a problem. I could get phone service through the cable TV provider but if the power is out – so is the phone on the cable.

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    The_Great_Black President  over 4 years ago

    Calvin is a child, and as such, has no rights under the law. He is property of his parents. So if he hears “Jump”, Calvin’s only response should “How high, Mom?”. When he is told to sit and the table, Calvin only should respond with “Yes, sir”. Mom and Dad can do anything they want with Calvin, including sending him out to the fields to pick cotton.

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    VickiP123  over 4 years ago

    well this was back in 1985….didn’t we all?

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 4 years ago

    “All these great genes”? Well, Calvin did inherit your arrogance.

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    USN1977  over 4 years ago

    Reminds me of the strip about the robbers. The day after they return home. Mom and Dad are a lot more serious about dinner.

    Dad: “Calvin, we have been through a lot, let us just sit and enjoy a peaceful dinner.”

    Calvin: “I don’t like this food. Besides my favorite TV show is about to start.”

    Mom: “Our television set was stolen, remember?”

    Calvin looks like a Democrat the day after the 2016 election

    Calvin: “Well, I guess I will finish dinner, then go to my room and review my homework.”

    Mom: “Good, I am proud of you for how well you handle adversity.”

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    Plumbob Wilson  over 4 years ago

    What we’ve got here… is a failure to procreate

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    j.l.farmer  over 4 years ago

    boy, she couldn’t get up fro the table fast enough. guess she didn’t want to hear anymore of his explaining why Calvin needed to stay seated at the table. also, i have a landline too!

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    WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Just wait until every kid (and adult) has a cell phone. Fuggidaboutit!

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    The Pro from Dover  over 4 years ago

    40 minutes? Try 15 minutes. We tell the host that’s because their meal was so delicious we had to shovel it down. Besides the hockey game just started again.

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    Concretionist  over 4 years ago

    Yeah. That thing about the recessive genes is a hard lesson…

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    einarbt  over 4 years ago

    Notice how Calvin helps his dad built character all the time by providing him with, eh, interesting paradigms.

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    lordhoff  over 4 years ago

    “Alright, go watch your TV show. You’re Mom set the example.”

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    hagarthehorrible  over 4 years ago

    Well, the dominant gene will always kick in first.

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