I did a survey about a “new” style of jeans: Would you buy these for $139? No. My wife hit the annual sale for a local women’s support group, got two business suits, three business dresses and definitely not for business dress, all for $93.
@Yngvar Babes ain’t gross girls. In my opinion, “babes” was 1980’s slang for hot females whose attention was taken for granted, and whose worship provided affirmation of high social status. So while technically female with higher status than regular gross girls, not worthy of consideration as equals anyway. While I don’t believe that misogynistic baloney, I remember many of my boyhood friends espousing the stereotype.
C’mon, Mom: you already know he’s going to be a pariah because of his personality; you don’t want him to be further ostracized because his clothes aren’t in style, do you?
Say Mom, as short as the legs are on the pants Calvin wants, keep in mind with your lithe figure, you could wear them as shorts when Calvin outgrows them…
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
“The dating scene in the first grade is brutal.”
maxpower44 about 8 years ago
Don’t forget the calvins Mom; Yes I’m talking underwear here; and black it’s gotta be black.
legaleagle48 about 8 years ago
As if Calvin would really care whether or not he looked cool for the “babes.” Calvin HATES girls, remember?
hariseldon59 about 8 years ago
I thought Calvin thought girls were G.R.O.S.S.
Kind&Kinder about 8 years ago
It has ever been thus. Remember pegged pants, pink and charcoal gray, duck tail haircuts—who were they for if not the “babes”?
rentier about 8 years ago
Wait Hobbes, wait!!!Revange is near!!
jackhs about 8 years ago
Ms Derkins has more influence than we thought.
snoopy1959 about 8 years ago
it’s a pity that the only babe around is susie.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
No Calvin no! You’re still in the cooties’s stage.
Yngvar Følling about 8 years ago
I’m not sure that it has really registered with Calvin that babes=girls.
Superhawk about 8 years ago
Jogger2 about 8 years ago
But Calvin doesn’t like girls. He wants to repel girls. He wants to Get Rid Of Slimy girlS.
Chad Cheetah about 8 years ago
Get a different kind of pants to look REALLY cool.
david_42 about 8 years ago
I did a survey about a “new” style of jeans: Would you buy these for $139? No. My wife hit the annual sale for a local women’s support group, got two business suits, three business dresses and definitely not for business dress, all for $93.
jrankin1959 about 8 years ago
Uh, Mom? FYI, Calvin hasn’t grown in 25 years… until another artist started drawing him as an adult.
laughingkitty about 8 years ago
But I thought Calvin HATED girls (babes).
Battlestar about 8 years ago
I always had to wear garage sell clothes Maybe that’s why I never got elementary school babes
artzilla about 8 years ago
@Yngvar Babes ain’t gross girls. In my opinion, “babes” was 1980’s slang for hot females whose attention was taken for granted, and whose worship provided affirmation of high social status. So while technically female with higher status than regular gross girls, not worthy of consideration as equals anyway. While I don’t believe that misogynistic baloney, I remember many of my boyhood friends espousing the stereotype.
David Rickard Premium Member about 8 years ago
C’mon, Mom: you already know he’s going to be a pariah because of his personality; you don’t want him to be further ostracized because his clothes aren’t in style, do you?
JP Steve Premium Member about 8 years ago
But the argument came from Hobbes, who likes “smooches” not Calvin, who fears cooties!
Peam Premium Member about 8 years ago
Careful ,Calvin, babes => Smoochies!!! It’s a trap cunningly laid by Hobbes.
neverenoughgold about 8 years ago
Say Mom, as short as the legs are on the pants Calvin wants, keep in mind with your lithe figure, you could wear them as shorts when Calvin outgrows them…
That is, if Calvin outgrows them!
neverenoughgold about 8 years ago
Mom could look like Jessica Simpson, for example…
Number Three about 8 years ago
I couldn’t care less about designer clothes. I just shove anything on.
xxx
tea62 about 8 years ago
Calvin, you are a babe (baby).