Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 24, 2022

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    BE THIS GUY  over 2 years ago

    Does this mean Calvin will have to take out life crushing loans to get through college?

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    C  over 2 years ago

    The ball and chain will deflate your dream

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    oldpine52  over 2 years ago

    In panel 5 he gets a real feel for the land, alright.

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    Kymberleigh  over 2 years ago

    A rarity. A Calvin and Hobbes comic without either of the title characters!

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    Bilan  over 2 years ago

    The truth is that the bike ride keeps him away from Calvin.

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    DangerBunny  over 2 years ago

    I cut out another of the Dad as cyclist daily strips and posted on my office wall. One of us!

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    Concretionist  over 2 years ago

    I have always enjoyed the disconnect between his mental monologue and what’s actually happening around him.

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    jmworacle  over 2 years ago

    After a couple of days with Calvin he’ll be begging for his job back.

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    Susan00100  over 2 years ago

    I hope when Dad’s “mid-life crisis” finally kills him, he’ll leave a life insurance policy big enough for Mom and Calvin to live on comfortably!!

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    Susan00100  over 2 years ago

    Bike-riding in junk yards surrounded by insects builds character!!

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    PaulAbbott2  over 2 years ago

    I had to think “why is there a fried egg by Dad’s head in panel #!?” Just the Sun

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    ctb11365  over 2 years ago

    We see where Calvin got his sense of imagination. Dad’s has been mostly submerged in the rat race

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    Who, me?  over 2 years ago

    Even considering all the pain dad suffers in bicycling, it’s still better than sitting in his office.

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    jagedlo  over 2 years ago

    “A chance to get a feel for the land”…especially as you land on it!

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    dflak  over 2 years ago

    I never had a mid-life crisis.

    I do get up at 5 AM and work out and walk 4 miles every morning. Back when I was in the military I had to maintain certain weight and fitness standards. I did it back then because I had to. I do it now because I still can.

    If this is my mid-life crisis, then I hope it’s true. I’m 73. That means I should live to be 146.

    On second thought, I am not sure I want to live THAT long.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago

    There’s a lot of good to be said about a solid midlife crisis plan. That isn’t one, of course.

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    A R V reader  over 2 years ago

    This is the life, he keeps telling himself that. Deluding himself builds character.

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    A Hip loving Canadian...  over 2 years ago

    Forget the Tour de France, this is more the Tour de Trance.

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    brick10  over 2 years ago

    Something tells me that Dad as a kid was just like Calvin now.

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    theincrediblebulk  over 2 years ago

    I see Dad rides his bike about as well as Calvin does. The difference is all in the attitude about their ineptitude.

    Note I never learned to ride a bike, but even i know falling off while riding one is not a sign of skill.

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    Lee26 Premium Member over 2 years ago

    That’s how I feel when I am out on a bike. But my routes have little to no traffic.

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    paul.stumme  over 2 years ago

    I still have the original Sunday comic from that day so long ago. Weathered and frayed, still brings a smile to my face. Thinking of ordering a print of this comic.

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    mckeonfuneralhomebx  over 2 years ago

    You ever wonder about this kids, Calvin, Charlie Brown and gang, Annie that never grow old? Could they be vampires?

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    sandpiper  over 2 years ago

    Seems in the 3rd panel 2nd row dad has expressed the conclusion more recently expressed by some who have changed their work perspectives since the onset of the covid crisis. Usually stated as having found more reason to work from home so as to spend more time with family and to be able to avoid work clothes, regimented daily activities, and the commute.

    Given the ubiquitous nature of computers and the internet, it is a not unreasonable assumption that one who is happy at both home and work benefits the company through improved output and quality of work. Yes, I agree, there are and will be laggards and goof-offs, but they, like the complainers and moaners, exist in every society. Many of them will lose their jobs and/or drift on to plague new employers. ’Tis ever thus.

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    Realimaginary1 Premium Member over 2 years ago

    If Calvin’s dad were transported to the universe of the B.C. strips, especially the early ones, he would have yet another newfound appreciation for a modern-day bike ride!

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    Daltongang Premium Member over 2 years ago

    All the same aches and pains, just less Calvin.

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    SweetSinger  over 2 years ago

    And Mom just takes it in stride. It’s what moms do.

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    mistercatworks  over 2 years ago

    A friend of mine was what I would call a “demon cyclist” – the kind of guy who ride his bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles along Highway 1. He pointed out one very sobering fact that enthusiasts should consider. You spend 90% of the time peddling uphill . Sounds wrong until you think about it. You just zip down those hills in seconds but then there is always another hill with that long climb up.

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    Alfred  over 2 years ago

    That is exactly what I did. Quit my job and now spend my summers cycling.

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    petermerck  over 2 years ago

    The same enthusiasm carries over to the rain filled camping trips.

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    g04922  over 2 years ago

    Dad is having a modified ’Mid-life Crisis"…..

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    BiggerNate91  over 2 years ago

    Maybe he could become a racer. That’s a thing, right?

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    jessegooddoggy  over 2 years ago

    I ride around my tiny town and up a road out of town at 4am to beat the heat. 2 headlights and a flashing taillight. Never see anyone, just an occasional coyote. A peaceful quiet ride while the town sleeps.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 2 years ago

    Who’s being sarcastic or thick-headed in the last panel? (I think Dad once said in another strip that the key to enjoying your job is having a hobby that’s worse?)

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    Holden Awn  over 2 years ago

    Perhaps he should have elected to go riding instead on that sultry evening when Calvin was conceived.

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    mindjob  over 2 years ago

    Lance Armstrong could sponsor him. I hear he’s not doing anything

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    ron  over 2 years ago

    My first mid-life was a Jensen-Healy in the 1970s, but I only took it for a test drive.

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    The Fly Hunter  over 2 years ago

    Jef? Is that you?

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    locake  over 2 years ago

    Everything about the bike ride is better than spending time with Calvin.

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    The Orange Mailman  over 2 years ago

    I love it too. 9 miles one way to work, back and forth all summer.

    Congratulations to Jonas Vingegaard on winning the Tour de France. Excellent comradery between him and Tadej Pogacar, when they should have been rivals. Very much a delight to watch this year.

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 2 years ago

    People think Frazz looks like adult Calvin. Here we see that Calvin’s dad has something in common with Frazz.

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    Stephen Gilberg  over 2 years ago

    As a kid, I thought he was shouting that last sentence for no particular reason.

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    anomaly  over 2 years ago

    No need if you’re going to be shiftless.

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    Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 2 years ago

    This is my favorite Calvin & Hobbes cartoon.

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    KEA  over 2 years ago

    like i keep saying… most cyclists are insane

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