Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 12, 2014

Calvin, pay Hobbes on a contingency basis and give him 33% of whatever Santa gives you.

50%

Smart, Hobbes! Don’t forget to demand a retainer… BTW, isn’t Calvin’s father a lawyer? ;)

Why would Hobbes want or need a retainer? His teeth look pretty straight to me!

Cal’s overlooking one major point in his “constitutional law” strategy; the loot isn’t HIS property until AFTER Santa gives it to him. He has no legal argument on which to base the case, regardless of what he expects to be given.

That Hobbes even knows what Pro Bono means makes him enough of a lawyer for Calvin’s purposes.

Pro Bono. Isn’t that the son of Sonny Bono?

You guys all know that this is just a comic strip, right?

He’s a patent attorney.

@thirdguy – it’s called humor and it’s why i read the comments.

What Hobbes is saying in English is that he wants a cut of the loot.

calvin 20% hobbes 80% hahhahahaha

For the price of a decent lawyer, you might as well buy everything on your list yourself.

Sorry Calvin, if it hasn’t been gifted to you it’s not your property.

All you need to be a lawyer is a legal pad?! Shoot. I should have been a lawyer years ago.

Still Great Comments Guys! :)My knowledge has greatly improved.

Wait, I’m deprived of all kinds of property, who do I sue?

…. oh I smell a Christmas kerfuffle brewing over this….!!!!

Calvin is going to have to provide a lot of tuna fish sandwiches…

Santa doesn’t live in the US, so whatever legal code he uses doesn’t necessarily have to be in line with the US court system. Plus if you refer to your gifts as “loot” then it’s a pretty safe bet you’re on the naughty list.

The Bill of Rights is primarily about keeping the lid on abuses by government. Many people don’t realize this, including Calvin (but then he’s not exactly a constitutional scholar — in a past strip he looked for the article that guaranteed him an extra week of summer vacation, since he was laid up in his first week with chicken pox). Even if the property in question was already his, if Santa withholds or confiscates it, it is not a constitutional issue — it might be theft or breach of contract, but his constitutional rights have not been violated.

The tiger learns quickly.

Pro Bono was Sonny’s Uncle

Maybe not; but he does take pro bozo cases.

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