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It seems to me that Calvinās Dad has all the excitement of a used, wet bath towel, lying lifeless on the bathroom floor. I canāt tell if heās arrogant or if heās just a few cells short of a complete brain?
Macushlalondra - I agree - Nothing wrong with Calvinās parents! If they reacted any differently, a lot of the boy mind vs. adult mind comedic dynamic would be lost!
Susan, it would be nice if you, a self-professed ānever-going-to-be-a-parentā would stop making inane remarks about how children should be raised. Those of us with kids know itās not nearly as cut-and-dried as you would like to believe. Years of experience with a kid like Calvin tell us that ignoring the fanciful tales is the only way to deal with his tendency to destroy everything in sight in the name of his fantasy.
I disagree, JanCinVV, Iāve raised three kids and found that some parental interaction goes a long way to showing kids the path to follow. When youāre in a ātogetherness modeā instead of an us against them modeā you have a lot more options and a lot more control. It also makes for significantly less stress for everyone all the way around.
i went to see the first āMuppet Movieā in a theater with my then girlfriend. we deliberately went to an afternoon show so we could sit and watch when children were watching as well. we figured it would enhance the experience, and it did (though it was a little hard at times to make out some of the dialogue).
yyguy, āThe Muppet Movieā was part of my high school graduation present. We went to a 3-story Pickwick Book Store (before it became something else), and I was allowed to buy anything I wanted!!! 3 hours later we took the 3 bags of books to the car and walked to the Cinerama Dome to stand in the long line. I think all of the adults and children in line and in the audience had a great time. As for this strip, I think Calvin needs to let dad have a second to de-stress before hitting him with the fun of the day. Heād be a little more receptive, maybe.
If Dad has a āgood briefcaseā then why on Earth is he taking a less-than-good briefcase to work? I mean, whatās he saving the āgood briefcaseā for if not FOR work??? Where ELSE would he take it???!!! If heās not going to use it himself then, yes, Calvin and Hobbes ARE just going to use it as a lunchbox!
Thereās something fishy about that briefcase! (groan)
How did Calvin know the Martians didnāt like them? They rushed to judgment out of presumption, fear and suspicion.
Their stay on Mars was so brief. I guess thatās why they took a brief case.
They went āclearā to Mars. Apparently there were no clouds or space debris along the way.
My dad almost fell into the aisle (he got the aisle seat because he is 6ā3ā) at the āgone with the Schwinnā joke.
I wasnāt sure how far I could push the family budget. Maybe it was more than 3 bags - about $200, if I remember correctly. (Less expensive than a car!) My parents wanted to see, and celebrate, my wide variety of interests. I completed my Nancy Drew collection up to that point, got the PDQ Bach bio, and got the Life book of Nazi Germany, among other things. Iād say that was a pretty wide variety!
margueritem over 15 years ago
But he did remember some tunaā¦..
rentier over 15 years ago
Hobbes dumb?
COWBOY7 over 15 years ago
Briefcase! Hobbes thought it was a lunch box.
Yukoner over 15 years ago
How can his briefcase smell like tuna? He has it in his hand as he enters the house (panel 1).
Rakkav over 15 years ago
Itās a different briefcase that heās holding, evidently: his not-as-good briefcase. Wouldnāt you knowā¦
Thomas Skogestad over 15 years ago
Uh oh. Looks like Hobbes didnāt make it through re-entry.
GROG Premium Member over 15 years ago
The birth of tuna srprise?
eric.noddy over 15 years ago
nice attempt at avoiding the subject calvin!
jrbj over 15 years ago
It seems to me that Calvinās Dad has all the excitement of a used, wet bath towel, lying lifeless on the bathroom floor. I canāt tell if heās arrogant or if heās just a few cells short of a complete brain?
pintcape over 15 years ago
itās so nice to be home from vacation,just didnāt have the time for pictures to remember the occasion.
alondra over 15 years ago
Dad has learned to take Calvinās stories in stride. At least he plays along a little bit. His mom wonāt.
lewisbower over 15 years ago
Lord I wish Calvin was my neighborās kid. Canāt stand my neighbor
Takiniteasy over 15 years ago
Susan, I donāt think anything is beyond Calvinās reach ā¦
celeconecca over 15 years ago
Macushlalondra - I agree - Nothing wrong with Calvinās parents! If they reacted any differently, a lot of the boy mind vs. adult mind comedic dynamic would be lost!
lazygrazer over 15 years ago
I wish Calvin & Hobbes made everybody smile like they do me.
:-D
celeconecca over 15 years ago
I smile a lot at C & H - though for some reason, many times itās a wistful smile. Age?
JanLC over 15 years ago
Susan, it would be nice if you, a self-professed ānever-going-to-be-a-parentā would stop making inane remarks about how children should be raised. Those of us with kids know itās not nearly as cut-and-dried as you would like to believe. Years of experience with a kid like Calvin tell us that ignoring the fanciful tales is the only way to deal with his tendency to destroy everything in sight in the name of his fantasy.
jrbj over 15 years ago
I disagree, JanCinVV, Iāve raised three kids and found that some parental interaction goes a long way to showing kids the path to follow. When youāre in a ātogetherness modeā instead of an us against them modeā you have a lot more options and a lot more control. It also makes for significantly less stress for everyone all the way around.
ratlum over 15 years ago
All our kids loved cartoons I miss the good old days of us all watching cartoons together I still watch but its not the same
yyyguy over 15 years ago
i went to see the first āMuppet Movieā in a theater with my then girlfriend. we deliberately went to an afternoon show so we could sit and watch when children were watching as well. we figured it would enhance the experience, and it did (though it was a little hard at times to make out some of the dialogue).
lfanterickson over 15 years ago
yyguy, āThe Muppet Movieā was part of my high school graduation present. We went to a 3-story Pickwick Book Store (before it became something else), and I was allowed to buy anything I wanted!!! 3 hours later we took the 3 bags of books to the car and walked to the Cinerama Dome to stand in the long line. I think all of the adults and children in line and in the audience had a great time. As for this strip, I think Calvin needs to let dad have a second to de-stress before hitting him with the fun of the day. Heād be a little more receptive, maybe.
yyyguy over 15 years ago
@ lfanterickson 2 things i have to say to your post.
i wasnāt much older than that when i went to see it. & only 3 bags of books?Gretchen's Mom over 15 years ago
If Dad has a āgood briefcaseā then why on Earth is he taking a less-than-good briefcase to work? I mean, whatās he saving the āgood briefcaseā for if not FOR work??? Where ELSE would he take it???!!! If heās not going to use it himself then, yes, Calvin and Hobbes ARE just going to use it as a lunchbox!
Puddleglum2 over 15 years ago
Thereās something fishy about that briefcase! (groan) How did Calvin know the Martians didnāt like them? They rushed to judgment out of presumption, fear and suspicion. Their stay on Mars was so brief. I guess thatās why they took a brief case. They went āclearā to Mars. Apparently there were no clouds or space debris along the way.
celeconecca over 15 years ago
I can never figure out when the best time for me to visit this site going to be.
I loved the Muppet Movie - was humming the Rainbow Connection this morning.
High School āuniformā- air force fatigue pants and an Animal t-shirt. Graduated in 77. Still miss that shirt.
MatureCanadian over 15 years ago
I nominate Calvin as a Muppet. Heād fit right in. I bet Jim Henson would have loved him.
lfanterickson over 15 years ago
My dad almost fell into the aisle (he got the aisle seat because he is 6ā3ā) at the āgone with the Schwinnā joke.
I wasnāt sure how far I could push the family budget. Maybe it was more than 3 bags - about $200, if I remember correctly. (Less expensive than a car!) My parents wanted to see, and celebrate, my wide variety of interests. I completed my Nancy Drew collection up to that point, got the PDQ Bach bio, and got the Life book of Nazi Germany, among other things. Iād say that was a pretty wide variety!
mottih over 15 years ago
that was an extremly long series
krisch over 15 years ago
briefcaseā¦ haha.. now Calvin will get his ears āboxed.ā
HobbesForPresident about 7 years ago
how did the briefcase smell like tuna if in the first panel he took it to work?