Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 21, 2011

Wrong approach, Calvin.

Dad is a big cheapskate, without extortion it’s nearly impossible to get money from him! Calvin should try it again. perhaps a little bit flatter will help!

Audacity is not advisable!

Calvin’s learning “Capitalism”. First he has to make an investment…and needs to ‘own’ the garage.

Glad you like this pot, LX013. It’s a pot from the Acoma pueblo.

Threats don’t do well with dad Calvin….

Where is Susie? What to do if Dad Give you a quarter?Just know a little boy need some money too….LOLOOL

I’m sure dad has a few choice words for you, too, Calvin.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

Calvin, be happy you are able to sit.

I’ve always loved Calvin’s face in the last panel of this strip, it cracks me up every time.

He’s been learning from his experience with Moe.

At an early age, our friend Calvin demonstrates the qualifications necessary to be a turnpike authority commissioner

Why does todays strip remind me of the present crisis in D C ????

Marg: Where is Acoma pueblo? Is it in Brasil? I have such a pot at home with an other pattern!!

Dad needs strokes and smoochies for his difficult work for the family!!

I’ve observed that Dogsniff is the new Henny Youngman, well, comparatively new anyway! (hood)wink (hood)wink!If Calvin pulls the door down on the hood, HE’LL be crushed!

You got a quarter of what you should get, Calvin!

Dad should pay a quarter for incorrect grammar.Please don’t ‘charge’ me for figuratively swinging a red cape in front of a bull!

Extortion didn’t work, try blackmail.

He’s lucky Dad didn’t turn the toll booth into a speed bump!

My mom would have pulled the car in, let me lower the door on the hood and then would have made me pay for the repairs to the car. And she probably would have given me the quarter!

I thought of this commercial.

come on,just give him the quarter and move on with life! lol :P

Any other bright ideas, Calvin? :-)

I wonder if Number Three and Number6 are related. Number6 hasn’t posted here today, but usually does.

That’s way too much work for a quarter, Calvin!

Wow, a manual garage door. I haven’t seen one of those in decades. I know, Calvin is permanently stick in the 1980s before all garage doors were automatic.

Not a toll booth; an extortionist thug.

If Calvin owned the garage,or the door,someday he will put it together maybe make bucks.

cute but ridiculous

Witewater – thanks for the laugh. Calvin is now attempting to practice the same belligerent economics as espoused by Moe, but with considerably less success….

I’m beginning to dislike this new style of drawing calvin like a puppet. Or two halves of a ball stucktogether as his head. Just look at his mouth!

Give it a brake, Calvin and Hobbs is NOT a political comic strip

What a brat!

someone has stolen todays strip. ;(

Ahhh, back in the days.

I guess one man’s “extortion” is another man’s “capitalism”! Unfortunately for Calvin, his dad definitely knows the difference!

I don’t see any “stars” coming off Calvin’s rear-end (indicating that he got a spanking for this behavior) so he should just consider himself lucky that his “cheapskate” dad only sent him to his room rather than adding “injury” to Calvin’s “insult” in the process! ;-)

Ahh—that Calvin. Mischievous as always.