Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 15, 2017

They could have gotten the kit cheaper at Walmart but K-mart was closer.

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No C&H strip has made me laugh harder than this one.

At least Calvin can remembered being called “special” in the third panel.

Calvin’s Dad can be evil sometimes.

We had to go to Woolworths for our son.

Why is Dad even telling him this?

The apple certainly doesn’t fall far from the tree…

Well this confirms it. You get what you pay for, and dad saved up front but he’ll pay for life.

My five year old grand daughter just got a little sister. I think I should tell her that mom and dad bought the little sister at WalMart

That’s cold, dad. Remember this when Calvin puts you in a retirement home.

dad is a real jerk most of the time. besides, Sears and K-Mart are related to each other. both are closing stores countrywide.

One of my all time favourites.

Interesting. This cartoon almost seems to predict the Sears/Kmart merger of years later.

I’ve heard that it’s a pretty fun job to assemble the two main pieces of that kit.

My cousin is adopted, her dad used to tease her and tell her she was picked out of claw game at the arcade.

Finally the perfect answer to that question. I’m roaring!

Now we know where Calvin gets his craziness from!!!

Couldn’t he just say “Ask your mother” or “Look it up”?

Nowadays, people don’t get their babies from Sears. They use Amazon…and if they have Amazon Prime, they don’t even pay for the delivery !

Coming from Sears then had a different meaning than coming from Sears now.

Howled at the original and still get a real laugh from it. Dad gets his revenge early on.

I got mine at Goodwill.

Also one of my favorite strips. This is Calvin’s dad’s revenge. He wanted a dachshund, but was overruled by his wife.

Another answer might have been, “Calvin, you are the product of the love your mother and I have for each other, which explains a lot, doesn’t it?”

One of my absolute favorites.

No wonder Calvin is…the way he is.

Makes me think of the time I told my aunt that I knew babies came from their mommies’ tummies, but I wanted to know how they got in there. After a pause, she said ,“It’s been so long I can’t remember.” My uncle laughed so hard he blew coffee out his nose.

“Showing my age” I was bought at the GOB shop, no returns.

We got a kit, but the only thing in it was the instructions. “Insert tab A into slot B” “Repeat as necessary”

My favorite phrase in this strip is “almost as good”. Watterson is a brilliant writer!

I hate it when Calvin’s dad does this.

I can’t list how many strips there are for Calvin’s dad messing with him. Not even I can do that.

Mine came from Ikea…. some parts missing, some left over… I still have the special tool, though.

Before there were drones, did Amazon Prime use storks?

The best! The comments made me laugh nearly as hard.

My daughter once asked me if it hurt to have a baby.

I told her the truth.

“I didn’t feel anything!”

Calvin get’s his personality from hid dad.

Growing up in the ‘60s, we told our younger brother out parents got him with S&H Green Stamps. And if he didn’t behave, they were going to take him back and exchange him for a toaster.

You’re terrible, Dad.

In my opinion it is NEVER too early to tell your kid about the “Birds and Bees”

But I’m not a parent so I’ll shut up now.

xxx

Freaking hilarious!

My parents shopped at K-mart and called it: “came apart”

I was built in Detroit.

I don’t think I even bothered asking my parents where I came from. I was pretty sure I wasn’t gonna like the answer.

The more I read this one, the more I like it. Clever, though Calvin probably doesn’t think so.

One of my all-time-favorite Calvin strips. I try to be as model a dad as Calvin’s.

One of my favorites, and I’ve used this line on my son!

This one is my favorite