Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 20, 2021

Self-exploitation: a break even proposition.

In the meantime, what could possibly go wrong with having a well-behaved duplicate?

Calvin has a good side?

Calvin has no good side even when he sleeps.

It never gets old seeing Calvin so proud of something that will inevitably fail.

This is going to end bad, just like always.

Just goes to show that Calvin can be good as well as studious – but is just too darn Calvin.

So to the guy who asked what happened if he made an Evil version? There’s your answer LOL

I wonder how long it will take to corrupt the boy scout…..

This reminds me of a Star Trek episode….

I wonder what would happen to the ethicator if it were tried on a politician. Would it spontaneously combust?

It’s difficult to be in jobs where you are the one attempting to do the ethical, correct thing, and you’re surrounded by people who frankly could not got a rats arse.

Has Calvin misplaced his scruples or has he not acquired them yet?

Okay, to be honest, good Calvin has a bit to much sugar in his vanilla.

To make it perfectly symmetrical, Good Calvin should have an evil companion. Maybe a stuffed weasel.

If this is a fantasy who’s the kid who went to school?

He’s quite confident.

I wonder, what would happen if the ethicator does not mend his ethics. Probably, duplicates of Calvin will.make him Twerp.

“Ethicator”, WOW Efficacious imagination!

And how does the original eat?

There’s that word “evil” again. Yeah, evil. He tortures small animals, sets fires in nursing homes and sells government secrets to America’s enemies.

Yes, but for how long?

An anagram of “ethnicator” is “Rich to neat.”

Now THIS is a real instance of how Calvin (the genuine Calvin, that is) is often imitated, never duplicated!

Surely Calvin grows up to be an evil genius?

Why is there an “Evil” option on the duplicator?

We all know the “evil twin” meme has to kick in here at any moment. Duplicators are notoriously unreliable. That’s why the only industrial use is for licorice.

What I love about this story line is that, as Calvin has not actually duplicated himself, he really is being very good. IRL, that would be too scary because once the world saw how terrific you could be there would be no more excuses!

This entire arc has been hilarious!

If the Duplicator extracted only the good part of Calvin, wouldn’t the new kid be only 6 inches tall?

Surprised the duplicator didn’t overload and explode.

Some very deep digging indeed, Hobbes.

Could the opposite of multiplicity be divinity?

dont go in the box

That actually makes sense about why there’s an “Evil” setting.