Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 09, 2019

Santa just wants to make sure you earn the presents you want.

Maybe now Calvin will want to go to school and actually behave.

Foiled again.

They call that Every Which Way But Loose.

Didn’t think that one through, did you, Calvin?

Calvin just can’t win.

It’s called behavior modification Calvin.

The look on his face in Panel #3

. . . I ain’t been nothing but bad . . .

Santa must be the model for NSA.

My almost 4 year old granddaughter recently said she’s naughty sometimes but she’s trying to be good. A precious life moment.

Can’t put one over on “The Claus”, kid!

Good training for when you’re an adult, dealing with “the man”

I like his reasoning – I think I’ll stay in bed all week!

The weather outside is getting frightful!

Yes, yes, this darn Santa!!

But being bad is the only thing I’m good at. Does that count?

Darned if you do; darned if you don’t.

Hey, they don’t call him Santa “Claws” for nothing.

Later, when Calvin learned Santa was a lie, began the long history of the elusive serial killer who would be known as the “Milk n Cookies Strangler”…

thats tuff

You have to be good for goodness sake! And that wily Santa has been using the surveillance eyes of an ancient abomination called Varuna. They search out both the good and the bad. Though only the entity can smite them. But it tells Santa who is good an evil. (I’ll bet that Calvin would find that interesting.)

It always seemed funny that no one was bad enough not to get any gifts.

He would LIKE to be good, but there are so MANY other options.

I love this season of the year when children start wondering about santa and the goodies.

Do most kids even know the word “disobey” anymore?