Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 22, 2014

Between Calvin and Dad, it’s amazing Mom hasn’t runaway.

The apple certainly hasn’t fallen far from the Christmas tree! Poor Mom!

Orthodox Christmas is January 6th, I think.Calvin’s Dad may be onto something. JusThinkin

Calvin takes after his dad….

Aww, don’t panic, Calvin. Just listen and you’ll both hear Dad’s chuckling now. Quick, “go back one panel” and have a look at his twinkling eyes !

Gee! There for a moment I saw myself in Calvin’s dad;-)

I tried telling my nephew that he could only open his birthday presents on the minute of his birth.Nana put an end to that REAL fast.Some people have no sense of humor, It’s not like he was born at 3:30 A.M.

Are you kidding? Calvin’s dad has been a great inspiration to me. ;-)

You can see where Calvin gets his hubris.

So many Christmas traditions have been handed down, but here’s a new one — hand-me-down trees.

Nah, just a little payback.

see Calvin’s problems are all due to dad.

We did presents on Jan 6th (Three Kings Day) so stuff would be marked down. The girls were reluctant, but game.

@JusSaying. That is 12th Night or the day the 3 wiseman came. The twelfth day of Christmas.

Calvin’s Dad was the greatest!

That’s what you get for being naughty this year Calvin.

Calvin and his pet tiger Hobbes want to get a Christmas tree. Uncle Max is coming for CHristmas.

hilarious.. this is why i love Calvin & Hobbes!!!

Seems like something my dad would say.

I think it would drive me nuts to have a father that gives me sarcastic answers all the time:/

Way back in the day, when I was reading these for the first time in the newspaper, I was already convinced that Calvin’s dad was a lot like his son when he was little. This is one of those strips that I would submit as evidence (along with the one about why old photos are in black and white).

YEAH!!!! PAY-BACK!!!!

Calvin’s dad was an inspiration to me. One day, after hearing the umpteenth fight upstairs, I told them that unless the blood made it ALL THE WAY down the stairs, don’t bother me.

I also warned them, before a long road trip, to keep their hands in the car or the Freeway Bears would get them. “THERE ARE NO FREEWAY BEARS!!….are there?”

Bad Daddy! Bad! Bad!

Don’t be surprised to find coal on your stocking, Dad.

It’s not like Calvin doesn’t deserve Dad messing with his head…

So that’s where Calvin gets it from.

Dad might have tried that with me, but he “tried it on” with everyone so Mom and I were used to it and wouldn’t be fooled too often!

Ask your husband, Mum.

xxx

This would explain why Calvin has all these issues.

One of my all-time favorite C&H strips.

And they wonder who Calvin gets it from. Poor guy.

Dad’s comments insured that Calvin didn’t notice the bonfire he was building in the fireplace. Ever since the EPA banned asbestos Santa suits this has been a problem.

Today’s Pop Culture Shock Therapy comic strip:

Dad made me recall Seinfeld’s “The Festivus Pole”