Polls of “household” 6-year-olds should be taken seriously.
That’s a ‘leading’ question, Dad! Are you evading the issue? With Calvin, you never know what the issue might be. It could be worms in Dad’s creel, but should we make ‘allowance’ for him?
He so much reminds me of a little fellow my wife “nannies”, who’s five, and does indeed have a vocabulary not unlike Calvin’s. It’s a marvel listening to him, sometimes, though once in a while he gets the meanings wrong, a little, but he tries … . remarkable kid.
Has Calvin been reading about the French Revolution?
This approach so reminds me of “… il nous faut de l’audace, encore de l’audace, et toujours de l’audac …” [“… we need audacity, still more audacity, and audacity forever …”]
Calvin is the very definition of selfish audacity [aka a normal 6 year old boy].
gvbarb You are so right . Right -handed people use the left side of the brain and the opposite is true for lefties. Therefore we truley are in our right minds !!!!!
I agree with others here: after the Car-in-the-ditch incident last week, and the still unexplained worm fiasco, Calvin had better not push the allowance allotment.
TN-REDD & gvbarb, what about us ambis? I, personally speaking, have a perfectly unbalanced mind.
Clearly Calvin’s father has not gone out to the garage, and Calvin’s mother is keeping “mum” about the whole thing. In the meantime, the lawyer/bureaucrat in Calvin is getting a little excercise…I mean, they do call it “practice” don’t they?
I once saw a greeting card which said everybody was left-handed until they committed their first sin. As a lefty, I wanted to get it for my left-handed girlfriend, but I was afraid my right-handed wife would find out.
Yukoner about 14 years ago
And I bet Dad has innovative ideas about you and some other things as well.
rentier about 14 years ago
Innovative ideas about allowance! Great!
Sylvannis about 14 years ago
Good morning everybody! Calvin, you’re pushing it.
COWBOY7 about 14 years ago
Bedtime is not the best time for discussing your allowance, Calvin. Where is your agent Hobbes at?
G’Morning, Mike, Marg & Grog!
Sylvannis about 14 years ago
what, no good morning for me? puts nose up in air. I’m leaving!
ben_david about 14 years ago
I’d still love to hear a 6-year-old talk that way.
Puddleglum2 about 14 years ago
Polls of “household” 6-year-olds should be taken seriously. That’s a ‘leading’ question, Dad! Are you evading the issue? With Calvin, you never know what the issue might be. It could be worms in Dad’s creel, but should we make ‘allowance’ for him?
ladywolf17 about 14 years ago
That’s are Calvin. :-)
Tineli about 14 years ago
Love the pencil behind Calvin’s ear…
Good morning everybody!
moronbis about 14 years ago
You said it Tineli… Dad you should be serious about the allowance… Calvin might keep live worms in your…
Dino-1 about 14 years ago
If we’re going in order than the kids got, “big ones”, for even bringing anything like that up after what he just did to the family car!
harrietbe about 14 years ago
Calvin is so precocious! My favorite line is “If we can be serious for a moment….” Sounds like a lawyer.
Somehow, i don’t think we’re going in order. Even Calvin wouldn’t be that insensitive and ungrateful.
gjsjr41 about 14 years ago
One never knows about that little guy.
jonathan.james about 14 years ago
He so much reminds me of a little fellow my wife “nannies”, who’s five, and does indeed have a vocabulary not unlike Calvin’s. It’s a marvel listening to him, sometimes, though once in a while he gets the meanings wrong, a little, but he tries … . remarkable kid.
Dkram about 14 years ago
Calvin, don’t push it, a snowball would have a better chance of survival in that other place.
And a good morning to you, Sylvannis.
\\//_
lewisbower about 14 years ago
Ahh! I remember how that dime/week could disappear with the crack of an antique vase Speaking of crack, the car?
larney45 about 14 years ago
No worries about the car…out of “fright,” out of mind…
StarChic about 14 years ago
Calvin, I don’t think you should talk about an allowance, after almost ruining your dads car….
gaebie about 14 years ago
One innovative idea for his allowance is to take out of it the tow bill for when Calvin pushed the car into the ditch. Oh how soon he forgets.
alan.gurka about 14 years ago
Who were surveyed? Let me guess: Calvin & Hobbes?
kab2rb about 14 years ago
What Calvin really wants is some of his dad’s time and play time.
cleokaya about 14 years ago
Household 6 - year - olds, makes that a survey of one.
TN-REDD about 14 years ago
Me, being a south paw, couldn’t help but to notice where Calvin’s pencil is.. Does that make him a lefty???
ses1066 about 14 years ago
Has Calvin been reading about the French Revolution?
This approach so reminds me of “… il nous faut de l’audace, encore de l’audace, et toujours de l’audac …” [“… we need audacity, still more audacity, and audacity forever …”]
Calvin is the very definition of selfish audacity [aka a normal 6 year old boy].
mark.parkhill about 14 years ago
After the car in the ditch stunt, I think doing a poll right now would be a little pre-mature, Calivn!
bredbox about 14 years ago
Great way to follow up after putting the car into the ditch!!
Puddleglum2 about 14 years ago
Linda Arney, But your pun IS frightful, and that’s scary! You realize that this is a ‘car’toon, so ditch the puns! :o)
gvbarb about 14 years ago
TN-REDD – yes, I’ve seen Calvin do left-handed things at other times in this strip. Maybe that means Bill Watterson is a leftie too?
PS So am I — “left-handed people are in their right mind”
mike.firesmith about 14 years ago
**Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**
coffeeturtle about 14 years ago
“If we can be serious for a moment…” :-D
TN-REDD about 14 years ago
gvbarb You are so right . Right -handed people use the left side of the brain and the opposite is true for lefties. Therefore we truley are in our right minds !!!!!
ratlum about 14 years ago
Great information but I dont its going to help you at the moment. Dads heard some of this before from Mom I bet.
bmonk about 14 years ago
I agree with others here: after the Car-in-the-ditch incident last week, and the still unexplained worm fiasco, Calvin had better not push the allowance allotment.
TN-REDD & gvbarb, what about us ambis? I, personally speaking, have a perfectly unbalanced mind.
lazygrazer about 14 years ago
Calvin is an incredibly precocious 6 year old. I didn’t learn about extortion until I was 8.
bossyheifer about 14 years ago
Allowance? At six? The only money I made at that age came from the tooth fairy!
marvee about 14 years ago
Good afternoon, EVERYONE. I was wondering, too, about the order of the strips, Good comments, EVERYONE.
khpage about 14 years ago
Clearly Calvin’s father has not gone out to the garage, and Calvin’s mother is keeping “mum” about the whole thing. In the meantime, the lawyer/bureaucrat in Calvin is getting a little excercise…I mean, they do call it “practice” don’t they?
bald about 14 years ago
TN-REDD & gvbarb, everyone is born right handed. it is just us competent people who can overcome that obstacle
lewisbower about 14 years ago
Sinister vs dexterous. Which do you choose?
gofinsc about 14 years ago
I once saw a greeting card which said everybody was left-handed until they committed their first sin. As a lefty, I wanted to get it for my left-handed girlfriend, but I was afraid my right-handed wife would find out.
JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago
Some time ago I thought Calvin might be a fellow leftie. I checked my C&H library and found he favours the left but is in fact ambisinistrous.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
My dad seemed to come up short in that area, too.
Good evening, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠
-DukeNukem- about 14 years ago
The truth would hurt here, but Dad never even listens to Calvin, so in on ear and out with a threat. This could have been a learning moment, but…