Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 22, 1987
June 21, 1987
June 23, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: 1988 isn't too far away, Dad. If you're thinking of running for "Dad" again, you'd better get your campaign in gear. Frankly, the polls look grim. I don't think you've got much of a shot at keeping the office. Dad: I take comfort in the fact that not many people would want it. Calvin: Flippant remarks have a way of haunting candidates, you know.
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BugBytes almost 14 years ago
Maybe you should just do what he tells you and maybe he would consider some of your requests, Calvin.
yow4zip Premium Member over 12 years ago
He’s running unopposed.
bmonk over 12 years ago
“Dad” is a dictatorship. A good dad is a benevolent one.
glowing-steak32 over 6 years ago
A year later, I would be born.
Swayamplays almost 6 years ago
NOT POLLS
tormpaladin over 5 years ago
Calvin still dosent understand that dad isn’t a elected position in asmost 3 years
Nate Wright (Mischief God) over 3 years ago
In the 1988 election for being Dad, a person who is half lumberjack and half cannibal is elected. Dad’s last words to Calvin, “Be careful for what you wish for.”