Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 14, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 4 years ago

    Sleep, Calvin. It might be the only rest you’ll get for a while.

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 4 years ago

    creepy (stern father suggesting a discussion for later)

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    codycab  almost 4 years ago

    Just hold Hobbes paw and you’ll probably be fine.

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    Concretionist  almost 4 years ago

    Mom would give us a single swat to break the chain of kid-crazy. And then if the error was egregious enough, she’d tell us that our father would speak to us about it. Partly, that was good-cop / bad-cop but partly it was because being talked to by my dad was WAY worse than anything. He’d sit on the parental bed and he’d ask what happened. Which we had BETTER tell truly and completely because he had already heard from Mom. Then he’d suggest how we should  have behaved. Then he’d talk about what rules applied and how we should have understood that. Then we had to repeat back his WHOLE LECTURE… in OUR OWN WORDS. This wasn’t possible, so we’d get THE WHOLE LECTURE AGAIN. With footnotes. And then we would have to repeat it ALL (including footnotes) AGAIN. This would go on for CENTURIES of time (never less than 15 minutes by universal time, and seldom more than 45, but FORTY FIVE MINUTES when you’re standing, uncomfortable, trying to concentrate and 8 years old: Torture.)

    Fortunately, we never had to wait longer than until “after supper”. Considering the number of kids they were feeding, I suppose it made sense to have one of them too worried to have an appetite.

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    rshive  almost 4 years ago

    And Calvin will blame all those nice peaceful snow goons? Right?

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    rentier  almost 4 years ago

    Snow goons are melted, where is your proof now?

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    Zykoic  almost 4 years ago

    Calvin reminds me of my oldest grandson. Active imagination and kinetic. A whirlwind….

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    SweetSinger  almost 4 years ago

    Calvin’s lucky it wasn’t Mom who went out to get him…

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    JoanHelen  almost 4 years ago

    Even Hobbes looks worried. :)

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    GreggW Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Along with making an appointment with the child psychologist again.

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    mattro65  almost 4 years ago

    Sometimes you just have to suppress the urge to kill.

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    BigDaveGlass  almost 4 years ago

    Now all you need is the monster under the bed and your night is complete….

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    VegaAlopex  almost 4 years ago

    In reality, the water in the hose should expand and burst it overnight.

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    Skeptical Meg  almost 4 years ago

    In fairness, he said “get to bed,” not “get to sleep.”

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    scotta775  almost 4 years ago

    Calvin should just grab a map and a snack and head to the yukon.

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    jvo  almost 4 years ago

    I just like the fact that from the initial slide, through the chase and the ensuing struggle……Calvin’s Dad did not lose his glasses!

    One hoopy frood is Calvin’s dad.

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    PaulAbbott2  almost 4 years ago

    “Well parents are the same no matter time nor placeSo to you all the kids all across the landTake it form meParents just don’t understand”Especially when it comes to snow goons

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    Doug Taylor Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    ♫♪

    Let me sleep on it

    Baby, baby let me sleep on it

    Let me sleep on it

    And I’ll give you an answer in the morning

    ♪♫

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    bookworm0812  almost 4 years ago

    If it’s after midnight, won’t they be discussing it later today?

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    Ralph Newbill  almost 4 years ago

    I guess dad is worse than the snow goons.

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    Lecherous  almost 4 years ago

    Hobbes should check out the Korkeassaari Zoo on Twitter of a Siberian tiger mauling a snowman.

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    A Hip loving Canadian...  almost 4 years ago

    Ouch, Dad didn’t even wish him sweet dreams.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Amazing! After all that snow business, they need a little time to cool down.

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    Sir Martin Wright |||  almost 4 years ago

    make the most of it ya wont be able to for a long time

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    mountainclimber  almost 4 years ago

    Great artwork!

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    mistercatworks  almost 4 years ago

    An army of snow goons is as nothing compared to waiting to see if morning brings “angry, vindictive parents” or “boys will be boys” Mom and Dad. (It depends on whether Dad suffered a hairline fracture in his fall.)

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    DanWolfie  almost 4 years ago

    Heh, I always thought Calvin’s dad looked kind of like Yo-Yo Ma the cellist in the third panel, as I remembered seeing him on “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and “Arthur” as a kid.

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    Ryker the reader  almost 4 years ago

    Instead of counting sheep he is counting his blessings

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    Sam Spayed PI  almost 4 years ago

    But how well could you withstand a calm discussion of wholesome principles?

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    carlzr  almost 4 years ago

    “Dad don’t kill me. I can explain.” Perhaps Luke should have tried that line on his father.

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    WCraft Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Sure- put a soaking wet, cold, stuffed animal in the bed with your kid. Isn’t that some form of punishment?

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    Watchdog  almost 4 years ago

    One of the best ever!

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    Back to Big Mike  almost 4 years ago

    Dad didn’t ask you to go to sleep, he just said go to bed. He doesn’t expect you to get any sleep.

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    DCBakerEsq  almost 4 years ago

    Never go to bed angry. Unless you’re into that kind of thing.

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    kevin87031  almost 4 years ago

    This will hurt me more than it does you.

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    Handsome  almost 4 years ago

    that’s the most funniest book I have ever read!!!! :DDD

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    Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    “Ask Hobbes.”

    There are many things that children know that they must unlearn when they become adults.

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    admiree2  almost 4 years ago

    Try to hang on, Calvin. In about 30 years all of you will have a good laugh about this night. ..if you survive.

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    RandomLantern445  almost 4 years ago

    Oh my goodness! That thorough talk better not include a spanking!

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    phoenixnyc  almost 4 years ago

    My late male genetic contributor was routinely on the short list for “Worst Father of the Year”, but he did do one thing right – he taught me, very early, the difference between real life and make-believe.

    Of course, the risk is that if Calvin develops that skill, he might lose Hobbes.

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    WilliamDoerfler  almost 4 years ago

    You should write a book.

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    Guilty Bystander  almost 4 years ago

    Dad’s reaction reminds me of what my Mom said after I came home after getting drunk for the first time in my life (at 14), barfed in my bed and started the washing machine at 11PM. She took pity at the time because she found me huddled under my jacket on a bare mattress, but we DEFINITELY had that discussion the next day.

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