Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 29, 2018

Aren’t there grandparents they could unload Calivin upon for a couple days?

Somehow this is Hobbes’ fault.

Dad’s are not programmed for weekends – they have runtime errors with their compiled objects!

See, dad, what you failed to grasp was that when you became the first to notice Calvin, he instantly became your problem. Had you simply scooped him up and placed him under running water, then the mud pies would not have been served in the living room.

All I can think of is “Cats In The Cradle.”

Love the myriad expressions on Dad’s face! All in the space of a few minutes, too. :D

You should dad. More money for you.

I read Calvin and Hobbes for those strips about Calvin’s imagination. This strip is about an undisciplined child. Mom and Dad created this moment in more ways than one.

Sitting back and relaxing is not allowed in “the Calvin Zone”!

If I’d ever done that to MY Father, the French Foreign Legion wouldn’t have been far enough away for me to run……..

If Calvin had friends, they could always send him over to their place for a few hours so they could relax.

“Mom’s in one of her moods again.” :) “Hey, Calvin, go turn on the garden hose for a minute. Let’s surprise Mom.”

Mud is seldom a welcome guest.

“I just saw a muddy guy go running…” That line may be my favorite lame excuse of all time. What a kid desperate to stay out of trouble will try!

They should have given him up for adoption long ago.

Think back, dad. That’s all you need to do.

Yet another reason why some people choose not to have children.

Reminds me of the Bill Cosby routine where his daughter comes with new slippers covered in mud from being outside and they discuss that; shortly afterwards his wife sees the daughter and exclaims “Does your father know you have been outside with your new slippers?” and the daughter answers honestly “yes”. (Sorry, may have messed up on a few details.)

Uh-oh. Sounds like Ida Know, Not Me, and Nobody are not only up to their old tricks, but they’ve escaped the confines of Family Circus, but are wreaking havoc throughout the comics and have framed Calvin! Yes, that’s the ticket.

Wouldn’t you love to see Calvin versus Captain Eddie in a Tall Tale competition?

You know what they say, mud is thicker than water.

“I didn’t do it!” Origin of the Bart Simpson catch phrase?

This is Dad’s karma coming around for the “disembodied strangling hand” story a couple of Sundays ago.

Dad, You missed out on the chance to hose him down….

No no no, I wanna know what happened after the dirty cannibals!

Good thing kids grow up and move out in 18 or 20 years, instead of staying 6 forever.

Get a lot of work done??!? OH NO you don’t!!! You stay home and CIVILIZE that kid!!!!!

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mom’s Hung You In The Closet, And I’m Feeling So Sad! !

I thought Hobbs was Calvin’s “cleaning” cloth.

Someone needs tp have a temporary glow in the dark backside. But then CPS would step in/