Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 12, 2014

Dad is a killjoy.

There’s always tommorow.

That’s right; you’ll be characterized when you get older.

Spoil-sport, huh?! ;)

@Calvin

When your Dad is old and grey… Just stick him in a Home and and say… “It’s for your own good and it builds character!”.

“Building character” was a recurring theme with Calvin’s Dad, and it reflected Bill Watterson’s memories of speeches given to him by his father. Here is an example that we read a year ago:Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (June 13, 1993)And here is a very early example from the second month of Calvin and Hobbes:Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (January 22, 1986)“Building character” also had been a recurring theme for Charles Schulz in Peanuts, 30 years earlier. Of course, in that case it didn’t involve speeches by a parent, since there were no adults in the strip.Click here: Peanuts (August 24, 1959)Click here: Peanuts (May 25, 1962)Click here: Peanuts (October 8, 1957)

@watmiwori @bluskies

I found the following quote from “The Moon and Sixpence” on the Wikiquote page for Maugham: “I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul’s good to do each day two things they disliked … it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have got up and I have gone to bed.”

Calvin’s a character.

Moralizer! Can on play in peace?

I rarely comment on C&H but I ran across this link and now cannot resist posting it here. It might be old news to you and if so, sorry to have bothered you.>http://www.tickld.com/x/this-guy-just-changed-the-way-we-seecalvin-and-hobbes

Now that Calvin’s in bed, dad can go watch the Playboy Channel in peace.

Good thing Calvin didn’t have internet access.

@Night-Gaunt49: Interestingly, Bill Watterson built some character growing up, as a result of or in spite of his father’s speeches on the subject. As an adult, he was clear on his priorities and was able to turn down millions of dollars in potential income by refusing to commercialize Calvin and Hobbes. Whether we agree or disagree with his decision, few adults would have the character to do what he did.

@Tacopielvr: Reading the comics always reminds me of my youth, because I spent part of my youth reading the comics.

Ahhh… the truth hurts; doesn’t it, Calvin?

Maugham quote from above: I do LOTS of things I don’t want to everyday. I have character ooooozing out all over the place. Like most of us, I bet!

And nothing disillusions like finding out your parents are right.

Words of Wisdom in the 3rd panel.

xxx

@W6BXQ, John: Thanks for letting me know. I always test the links after I post them, but that one slipped by me because the two baseball strips look similar.Here is the correct link. Since the 1962 version on GoComics is in black and white, my link actually goes to the 2009 GoComics rerun which has been colorized.Click here: Peanuts (May 25, 1962)

@Night-Gaunt49Mom and Dad work in shifts.

Who remembers catching fireflies as kids?

@Night-Gaunt49: I look at cartoonists like professional athletes. They need to know when it is time to retire.

At first, Calvin didn’t want to go outside, but then it got late and it was time for him to come in, but he wanted to stay outside and catch fireflies!