Honestly, I like Calvin’s dad’s euphemism. I like lots of euphemisms. My favorite is one I coined for when a religious leader passes away: “They have gone to check the validity of their claims”. Anyway, “trees sneezing” sounds just disgusting enough for Calvin to like it!
Kid to Dad, “Why did God make Trump?” Dad to Kid, “So we could watch a bully get what he deserves.” “Really?, asks the Kid. “Sorta, but the truth is more complicated.”
My wife thought trees contributed to the wind when she was younger. She didn’t understand why the wind was so strong in desert barren areas without any trees. True story.
Dad’s should play games with their kids minds. Gets them thinking or at least those who don’t model Calvin. I used to mispronounce words to test our sons’ hearing and to be sure they were listening. Turned out to be a good game some evenings.
This is actually the reason behind a lot of “misinformation”. The world is a complicated place. It’s so much easier to assume everything is black and white (pun intended) and all your problems are someone else’s fault.
Only somewhat relevant here, but I came across this quote yesterday (by David Hills of Stanford University): Philosophy is “the ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.”* (from “Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids,” by Scott Hershovitz)
I had a buddy of mine who was like Calvin’s dad. He’d just lie outrageously to his kids about stuff like this. And he was pretty imaginative about it, too. It was a hoot to listen to what he could come up with in short order, right off the top of his head, and deliver with a straight face. The kids turned out all right anyway, and perhaps they learned a little practical lesson about trusting authority overmuch.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
It must be all the pollen.
codycab over 1 year ago
Not enough tissues in the world for this.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 1 year ago
It’s just a common cold.
sirbadger over 1 year ago
Are trees allergic to trees?
orinoco womble over 1 year ago
My old man told me when I was Calvin’s age that ocean waves are caused by the rotation of the earth, which is why they never stop.
Bilan over 1 year ago
C’mon Dad. You know they don’t sneeze, they bark.
Dr. Quatermass over 1 year ago
“Trees sneezing.” C’mon, dad. Day of the Triffids had a much better plot.
JudasPeckerwood over 1 year ago
Jeez, just tell him the truth already, dad — wind is really caused by tigers farting.
californiamonty over 1 year ago
Honestly, I like Calvin’s dad’s euphemism. I like lots of euphemisms. My favorite is one I coined for when a religious leader passes away: “They have gone to check the validity of their claims”. Anyway, “trees sneezing” sounds just disgusting enough for Calvin to like it!
hariseldon59 over 1 year ago
Is it any wonder that Calvin has such a wild imagination?
admiree2 over 1 year ago
Just don’t ask Dad what causes breaking wind if he is going to explain it using sneezing.
saylorgirl over 1 year ago
That’s cute!
BigDaveGlass over 1 year ago
I love Dad’s answers. He is the fount of all non knowledge…
Guayo1 over 1 year ago
Now I know from whom he gets all his ideas. His father is a fountain of inspiration. We all are very thankful for that.
lmuller7 over 1 year ago
That which is learned first, is hardest to change. ljm
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Air pollution is trees farting.
mrwiskers over 1 year ago
Kid to Dad, “Why did God make Trump?” Dad to Kid, “So we could watch a bully get what he deserves.” “Really?, asks the Kid. “Sorta, but the truth is more complicated.”
[Traveler] Premium Member over 1 year ago
My wife thought trees contributed to the wind when she was younger. She didn’t understand why the wind was so strong in desert barren areas without any trees. True story.
ladykat over 1 year ago
Sneezy trees cause breeze!
Imagine over 1 year ago
This is one of my favourite ones.
door72067 over 1 year ago
that’s kind of cute =)
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Allergies are horrible now!
It’s blowin in the wind…..
jagedlo over 1 year ago
‘the truth is more complicated…and I don’t have enough time to explain it!"
djtenltd over 1 year ago
Hobbs is like: “Yeah, okay”.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Dad’s should play games with their kids minds. Gets them thinking or at least those who don’t model Calvin. I used to mispronounce words to test our sons’ hearing and to be sure they were listening. Turned out to be a good game some evenings.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
I thought the earth was just spinning faster. I had a globe when I was a kid.
rshive over 1 year ago
Dad doesn’t know either.
g04922 over 1 year ago
Mother Nature cleaning house…
tremaine53 over 1 year ago
I like that— Trees sneezing. I wish I’d told my daughter that when she was 3.
Prey over 1 year ago
That is a LOT cleaner than what I was told!
fritzoid Premium Member over 1 year ago
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H.L. Mencken
Still, that’s what voters are drawn to.
Norris66 over 1 year ago
Tree Farts are good just inhale.
zarilla over 1 year ago
So, according to Pops, thunder is just the Gods bowling?
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
This is actually the reason behind a lot of “misinformation”. The world is a complicated place. It’s so much easier to assume everything is black and white (pun intended) and all your problems are someone else’s fault.
Quentin1992 over 1 year ago
Love it!:)
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
When Dad does the “Birds and Bees” talk, Calvin may end up in therapy.
mindjob over 1 year ago
The trees are just practicing to unlodge Charlie Brown’s kites
smsrt over 1 year ago
And why complicate the truth with facts?
KEA over 1 year ago
I would love to see a contest between Dad and Lucy van Pelt to see who could come up with the best explanations for the world around us.
fritzoid Premium Member over 1 year ago
Only somewhat relevant here, but I came across this quote yesterday (by David Hills of Stanford University): Philosophy is “the ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.”* (from “Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids,” by Scott Hershovitz)
*Calvin’s dad is, of course, an attorney.
CeceliaWD Premium Member over 1 year ago
I love his dad. My favorite is the discussion of color photos of the black and white world.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 1 year ago
I had a buddy of mine who was like Calvin’s dad. He’d just lie outrageously to his kids about stuff like this. And he was pretty imaginative about it, too. It was a hoot to listen to what he could come up with in short order, right off the top of his head, and deliver with a straight face. The kids turned out all right anyway, and perhaps they learned a little practical lesson about trusting authority overmuch.
phoenixnyc over 1 year ago
Bean burritos.
wiley207 over 1 year ago
Like father, like son!
Da Cat Guy over 1 year ago
This is how way too many people are and it really needs to change.
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 1 year ago
Calvin’s “problems” are definitely congenital! A chip off the old block!
StevePappas over 1 year ago
Trees sneezing. Hilarious!
skipper1992 over 1 year ago
Since when has Dad let “too complicated” deter him from answering one of Calvin’s questions?
InuYugiHakusho over 1 year ago
Gesundheit.
Dr. Quatermass over 1 year ago
Isn’t Sneezing Trees a grunge band from the early 1990’s?
LrdSlvrhnd over 1 year ago
At least he was honest there.
wesley.nye 11 days ago
achoo!