Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 04, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  over 3 years ago

    This strip is originally from 1985. It just shows how being Calvin’s parent can age you even if Calvin doesn’t get older.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    good try on all three things, Calvin… specially the cookie

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    codycab  over 3 years ago

    He really thought he was going to be allowed to do any of that?

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    dadthedawg Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Mom, do you ever say, “Yes”?……

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Mom likes to be cruel, sometime.

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    LeeCox  over 3 years ago

    She’s known you for six years, Calvin. Of course she’s on to you!

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    in.amongst  over 3 years ago

    Really curious to know at what point in motherhood does a mom’s internal circuitry get rewired to just say “No” to their offspring.

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    Robin Harwood  over 3 years ago

    Worth a try.

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    Chad "Dimples" Applewhite (Im Back!)  over 3 years ago

    I Use this trick on my mother all the time

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    Bilan  over 3 years ago

    The answer to all of the questions should be ‘If you get A’s on your report card’. Great way of saying No without being the bad guy.

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    Kind&Kinder  over 3 years ago

    This is when we found out Calvin has a doctorate in clinical deviousness.

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    rklynch  over 3 years ago

    Moms always know what to listen to and what to tune out…

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    Baarorso  over 3 years ago

    At that age, i think you have a bigger list of the things you can’t do as opposed to the things you can do.;D

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    STEPUP  over 3 years ago

    Yeah, he’s still in the prototype stage.

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    Imagine  over 3 years ago

    Well, at least I can have a cookie. Be right back.

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    BigDaveGlass  over 3 years ago

    She’s not daft you know…..

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    The Reader Premium Member over 3 years ago

    What about if he rode his bike off the roof into a burning mattress while eating a cookie?

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    bookworm0812  over 3 years ago

    Nice try though, kid.

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    amanbe3  over 3 years ago

    Doesn’t bother me that it’s a repeat. I love the little guy.

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    jagedlo  over 3 years ago

    Well, she’s had plenty of practice, Calvin…

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    Redd Panda  over 3 years ago

    Go for the Banana. Always play the sure thing.

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    KEA  over 3 years ago

    pretty good bargaining tactic actually

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Mom’s been there and done that. Next time tell her what you thought of but didn’t do and then ask for a cookie. Make it look like a reward instead of a bribe.

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    tripwire45  over 3 years ago

    I did once melt crayons on my bedsheets by focusing the sun’s rays on them with a magnifying lens.

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    mountainclimber  over 3 years ago

    Surprisingly poor artwork in this strip. Atypical.

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    A Hip loving Canadian...  over 3 years ago

    He sure has a big mouth for a little tyke.

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    dwdl21  over 3 years ago

    I like the older art work…lol

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    verticallychallenged Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to Miss Wormwood, and all the IRL teachers of “Calvins” and “Nancys,” especially this year!!!!!!!!!!!! This thank-you includes parents who have been teaching remotely during this pandemic: a bouquet of roses and a bottle of your favorite adult “plant-based” beverage from me: I couldn’t have made it through the last three months of my teaching career without you last Spring.

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    Indianapolis Smith  over 3 years ago

    He was just being polite. He’s already eaten the cookie.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 3 years ago

    So much for establishing a baseline.

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    kab2rb  over 3 years ago

    Well Calvin you need better ask question that requires a yes.

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    DanWolfie  over 3 years ago

    One of my favorites from 1985! Simple, but effective!

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    tremaine53  over 3 years ago

    Go ahead and ride your tricycle on the roof. You toboggan off cliffs into canyons and manage to survive THAT…

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    Fuw.  over 3 years ago

    I suggest you to not set your bed on fire XD

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    evanmarhews  over 3 years ago

    how to win at negotiations

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    dlklabunde  over 3 years ago

    An early one. Calvin looks more “Simpsons” than “Calvin”

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    Troglodyte  over 3 years ago

    And she actually listens!

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    Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Calvin before evolving into the Calvin we know and love.

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    hagarthehorrible  over 3 years ago

    Mom is well aware of this trick fella!

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    Kymberleigh  over 3 years ago

    The same concept at work in a later Sunday strip:

    https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/03/09

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    nsr60  over 3 years ago

    I rode a bicycle on the roof of my building once (four stories). I was much older than Calvin then, and it feels a lot less like bragging now.

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    Lightpainter  over 3 years ago

    Calvin would have been pretty surprised if Mom said yes to option one or two. She should have said yes just to see the look on his face!Mom’s conditions for “yes”:

    The fire must be created by rubbing two sticks together. No matches.

    The roof must be on the tallest building in the country.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I know how he feels. My parents made me wear safety goggles when I was Calvin’s age whenever I played with a chainsaw.

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