Work ethic generally develops gradually… and usually some time after puberty, though the groundwork needs to be laid down earlier. And then comes into fruition when you get a real job that you really want to be paid for.
The job I have now was a startup. I didn’t think they would call me, but they did. I’m really fortunate to have this job at my age. It’s a lot less physically demanding than the one I did have, and it pays well.
Finding a radioactive meteorite is a real stretch. I’ve always hoped to rescue a space alien, who would then grant my every wish out of gratitude. Space aliens have the advanced technologies to do those kind of things, you know.
Years ago I was out working on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, my coworkers were handling a drum of mixed hazardous nuclear waste when it started oozing a fluorescent green liquid. Missed my chance to gain my super powers, I was this ⇥⇤ close!!!
That’s what parents are for. It’s tough for a kid to be useful in today’s world. My Dad was always careful that we had chores and would get us part-time jobs in whatever area we lived. Of course, he was a First Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and knew the importance of keeping idle hands busy.
We four boys never became rich or famous but we knew how to work and had the confidence to change jobs, as necessary.
Sorry, the really amazing superpowers are reserved for women. Men’s are generally variations of brute strength first, occasionally a bit of brainpower if that fails.
biggest lie my parents ever told me. It does not matter what you know , but who you know. Found that out five years after i left school and started to work. Wish i was more Calvin then…btw. i am 47 now.
BE THIS GUY 7 months ago
Searching for superpower meteorite requires some kind of work ethic.
codycab 7 months ago
What superpower do you wish you had? Me? The kind that Kirby has. The power to copy other powers!
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover 7 months ago
Bringing a stuffed tiger to life seems like a pretty cool superpower.
snsurone76 7 months ago
I believe that humorless snob would wish Calvin DID become a liquid—and flow down the drain!!
JudasPeckerwood 7 months ago
Cover yourself with honey and hope that you get bitten by a radioactive spider or mutant insect — much less effort.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 7 months ago
One of my all-time favorite bits of cartoon dialog was from “Get Fuzzy”:
Bucky Katt: “If you could have any superpower you wanted, which one would it be?”
Satchel Pooch: “Um, I dunno. The United States?”
Concretionist 7 months ago
Work ethic generally develops gradually… and usually some time after puberty, though the groundwork needs to be laid down earlier. And then comes into fruition when you get a real job that you really want to be paid for.
Dr. Quatermass 7 months ago
“Caaalvin is made of liqvid metaaal.” There ya go, my best Schwarzenegger accent. My apologies in advance, as I “approach and board the helicopter”.
Macushlalondra 7 months ago
If Calvin finds a way to mutate into someone with a work ethic I hope he’ll share the formula with Dustin.
old_geek 7 months ago
Building character is a mutation?
Jeff0811 7 months ago
Maybe he needs to be bitten by a radioactive Border Collie.
Jayalexander 7 months ago
Just go on tick tock and show your butt. It’ll go viral and you’ll be worth more money than an cam model.
VegaAlopex 7 months ago
Does the father mean the Calvinist work ethic? Work for the glory of God? (That pun was too tempting to let go!)
saylorgirl 7 months ago
Dad…OUCH!!! That was mean!
incognito 7 months ago
Turning into liquid could be a terminator move….
JïllDérs(TOMGF) 7 months ago
This could be a good intro to Calvin the superhero
jagedlo 7 months ago
But I don’t think Calvin’s grasped the fact that with great power comes great responsibility…
Troglodyte 7 months ago
Most six-year-olds wouldn’t even know what a “work ethic” is…
Count Olaf Premium Member 7 months ago
Or buys your vote with a big tax credit for being an entitled minority and keeping up the oxygen/nitrogen level of the planet
Link from Twilight Princess (He/Him) 7 months ago
Ah yes. “You can be whatever you want, as long as you work hard enough.” Until middle school when you realize that you can’t be whatever want.
cracker65 7 months ago
The job I have now was a startup. I didn’t think they would call me, but they did. I’m really fortunate to have this job at my age. It’s a lot less physically demanding than the one I did have, and it pays well.
[Traveler] Premium Member 7 months ago
With great power comes great responsibility
MS72 7 months ago
Preferably a marketable skill…
rmercer Premium Member 7 months ago
They’re having a sale down at Meteors’R’Us
rshive 7 months ago
Those meteorites are harder to find, Dad.
scote1379 Premium Member 7 months ago
And being able to create a Snow Goon army in a day is not a superpower ?
Richardthesecond 7 months ago
Finding a radioactive meteorite is a real stretch. I’ve always hoped to rescue a space alien, who would then grant my every wish out of gratitude. Space aliens have the advanced technologies to do those kind of things, you know.
mindjob 7 months ago
The last meteorite that turned into a living liquid was fought by Steve McQueen and had to be dropped in the arctic ocean by helicopter
Robert4170 7 months ago
In past times, children who were raised on a farm were put to work quite early. They knew that sustenance is not free. It must be worked for.
DKHenderson 7 months ago
A lot of people seem to need that meteorite these days.
MEPace 7 months ago
Years ago I was out working on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, my coworkers were handling a drum of mixed hazardous nuclear waste when it started oozing a fluorescent green liquid. Missed my chance to gain my super powers, I was this ⇥⇤ close!!!
Sherlock5 7 months ago
Calvin has a work ethic; it’s just oriented in the wrong direction. He will work for hours at devising some means to avoid doing his homework.
The Wolf In Your Midst 7 months ago
You’re not an adult until you’re ready to sacrifice your time and happiness for someone else’s profit.
formathe 7 months ago
In 1994 Watterson clearly saw the future of the world with far too many deciding they are worth a great deal of money and now live off welfare.
gregcomn 7 months ago
Prerequisite for a work ethic is learning to delay gratification—increasingly difficult in this era of instant gratification.
hooglah 7 months ago
That is your job….and you failed….just like a lot of parents in the US.
mistercatworks 7 months ago
That’s what parents are for. It’s tough for a kid to be useful in today’s world. My Dad was always careful that we had chores and would get us part-time jobs in whatever area we lived. Of course, he was a First Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and knew the importance of keeping idle hands busy.
We four boys never became rich or famous but we knew how to work and had the confidence to change jobs, as necessary.
swanridge 7 months ago
Sorry, the really amazing superpowers are reserved for women. Men’s are generally variations of brute strength first, occasionally a bit of brainpower if that fails.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member 7 months ago
The Truth toward which all Mankind runs; the work to get there they all shun.
John Jorgensen 7 months ago
Being a living liquid does not sound appealing.
g04922 7 months ago
Gotta love Dad’s pragmatism…. Good one.
christelisbetty 7 months ago
In other words, Dad is saying he doesn’t want you to get into politics.
WentHulk 7 months ago
Not the time for such preaching dude…..
howesolem Premium Member 7 months ago
Come on, Dad, don’t be such a prig. Appreciate your brilliant son.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 7 months ago
We could use more of that last meteor Dad mentioned.
HodgeElmwood 7 months ago
It’s your job to inspire that, Dad!
The-miner! 7 months ago
biggest lie my parents ever told me. It does not matter what you know , but who you know. Found that out five years after i left school and started to work. Wish i was more Calvin then…btw. i am 47 now.