Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 21, 2010

Calvin, get together with Lio….

Don’t blame Mom, she is just being honest.

And so is Santa. He will be dealing with the sad little boy.

Santa is going to be so impressed with the fact that he has an organized office employee on his gift list.

I guess he’s starting early for Christmas 2010.

but the neighbors will be happy.

It would be quite amusing to read through that entire list.

Does Santa now wear combat boots, Calvin?

Fortunately, he won’t be one step closer to global domination.

People might be surprised, if Calvin uses the new address for Santa’s Weapons Division - DOD Procurement, Pentagon, Washington D.C. - he might get most or all of what is on his list. :)

Why is Calvin stuck in the ‘Christmas’ mode? He better start doing something and beng good for next ‘Christmas’ or he’ll be one sorry little boy/man! How bout making a ‘Valentine’ for mom!? He’s got a lot of time on his hands!

mrsauroragreenway This strip is in re-runs and is not synchonized to the calendar.

Look at all those pages. I’m pretty sure his homework doesn’t take that much laboring.

All those pages….looks like the Health Care Package. Send it to Pelosi……..

I was just thinking the same as KenTheCoffinDweller: Calvin might have more luck going direct to the subcontractor (the Pentagon).

But surely the Pentagon wouldn’t put the future of civilization in the hands of a boy like Calvin. Would it?

I used to write Santa not to give me anything for Christmas but rather give my presents to the kids that really needed them. There were so many large families in my neighborhood. Some were from average income families but many were from low income families. I used to give some of my outfits, coats, snowpants, boots, shoes, and mittens to the nurse’s office at our elementary school. Especially in the wintertime there were always kids that couldn’t go out on the playground because they didn’t have any warm winter clothes. There were many children that had only one or two outfits for school and would just wear them to shreds. I would also give alot of my toys away to my friends and others that didn’t have any to play with along with alot of my holiday candy. I learned early on that I was truly blessed.

Alphabetized and cross-indexed, it’s so nice of Calvin to do that for Santa.

I remember asking for a gun and getting a plastic gun. What does Calvin need all that stuff for? He doesn’t even have a sister. If only Santa had given me a real gun.

Perhaps they will find a nice little present for Calvin!

was that the same list as a young donald rumsfeld?

Calvin can be so organized!!

Only when he wants to, unemandarine. lol

With organizational skills like that, I think Santa will probably hire Calvin to come work for him.

Today, a list like that would place Calvin on an NSA security watchdog list

Thank heaven Calvin doesn’t have a computer! Can you see the havoc he could create on Ebay?

Dino-1. Your parents must have given you encouragement in your giving. That was great. I’m sure the attitude has stayed with you.

Alphabetized? Cross indexed? Where did Calvin learn to do that? School must have done him some good! I’m impressed, Calvin!

GeneAR It’s simply a matter of priorities.

Dino, thats good.

Lew, you should have said what type. I, ironically, did get a gun for christmas.

How is he going to use a nuke without killing himself?

“Can I have more stuff, please!” Ah… the engine of capitalism and the ‘American Way.”

i wonder how many volumes calvin has in mind for his “wish list”

an awesome story Dino-1,

it would be nice if more kids were like that.

I second or third a lot of people today. I would LOVE to see the entire list. And it would be great if we could get our kids to put that much work and enthusiasm into things that really matter, like school work and cleaning their rooms.

When my husband died, I took a lot of his clothes to a group that worked at a Veterans Hospital. I was surprised to see that what they were most excited to get was SOCKS. I guess since they get lost, separated in laundry, wear out, and that those vets with no families really run short on footwear. So, might I suggest that to anyone who wants to contribute to vet groups.

I cared for my mother, when she got old and ill. Then I became ill myself and I had to bring her to a Veterans Hospital, I didn’t be content and I hope, I will not have to go for myself, when I am in this age!

has anyone ever gotten everything on their list?

LX013 I hope that you don’t have to go into a home, either.

Ypur destructive enough without weapons Calvin

Was this what Hobbes was laughing at?

In my family, we were allowed to ask for one thing. Just one. All of the other presents under the tree were things we absolutely needed like school clothes, socks and underwear. That said, I don’t remember ever having a sad Christmas. The challenge of identifying that one thing usually kept us busy for months prior to the holiday and was typically much more fun and exciting than the actual gift ever turned out to be.

(Except of course for the year I got an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time!)

p.s. Like all good pirates, I wear an eye-patch now… ;-)

alphabetized ..and cross-indexed… mom.. Calvin has worked hard and sincerely on it… do not ignore that…

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Maybe I should hire Calvin to index my library. It would be easier to find certain books when I want them.

Did Calvin request SPAM for Christmas?

Oh humor your kid for once in your cardboard, boring life! He’s smarter than mom and dad put together.

This reminds me of the Dan Akroyd recalled Christmas gift skit on SNL in the 70’s. The Johnny Commando Bag-O-Glass, Flamethrower, etc… These were all perfectly acceptable toys back then, to be almost honest about it.

Then he’d really be disappointed come Christmas Day. It’s best to give him realistic expectations.

All that to get rid of Suzie Derkins? Just tell her she’s ugly and she will run like the wind away from you any time she see’s you.

Or she might try to prove herself to you by putting too much make up on and wearing more sytlish clothing.

Don’t go overboard on the ugly part, don’t want her dad showing up at your doorstep, lol……

We have one person here who is “openminded”. Actually, there are others, but not by name. Some of the most openminded people don’t comment often. I think the system works best when people can say what they want without constant complaint, criticism and sarcasm.. There are diversities of viewpoints, opinions and preferences. No one can please everybody all the time, and some people hardly, or not at all.

Keep believing Calvin

This strip recalls the following brilliant wisdom on the folly of seeking happiness through possessions:

“…when you reflect upon the excesses of greed, you’ll find that it leads an individual to a feeling of frustration, disappointment, a lot of confusion, and a lot of problems. When it comes to dealing with greed, one thing that is quite characteristic is that although it arrives by the desire to obtain something, it is not satisfied by obtaining. Therefore, it becomes sort of limitless, sort of bottomless, and that leads to trouble. One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire, you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment. If you have a strong sense of contentment, it doesn’t matter whether you obtain the object or not; either way, you are still content.”

by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (born 6 July 1935) from The Art of Happiness

Dali, evidently, never got a grenade launcher either

I have this one. Does Calvin have a gun license?

If Santa isn’t already a confirmed pacifist, he will be if he ever sees Calvin’s list.

So Calvin is getting a head start on next Christmas ? That’s still over 300 shopping days

dapperdan61 said “So Calvin is getting a head start on next Christmas ? That’s still over 300 shopping days”

Only 300! I gotta get movin’!

How come we get Santa comics at the end of January? Was he delayed by the snowstorms or such? Next he’ll be bringing the easter eggs…

Susan, don’t you wonder how he even made it to 6 all on his own? If wolves raised him he’d get more guidance and attention.

Oh, and I think we’ve been called “closed minded” by Puddlegum, another frequent commenter, because we actually understand the premise of what we read, and we dare to post comments (among the other 60 or so a day) which I guess he feels we shouldn’t. Hmmm… . We can’t win on here when we defend the delightful little hero, and then we get slammed on Cathy and For Better or For Worse when we joke about the lunacy.

OH WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’d still rather be us than them.

WTH is Vonnegut going on about greed and the Dali Lama for in the comment below yours? Because the kid wrote a Christmas list to Santa? And we’re the ones who always get criticized? Yup, I’d still rather be us! “Getting it”, and all that apparently unacceptable stuff.

Have a wonderful day, Susan. : )

@mrslukeskywalker… my post was simply a recollection inspired by the strip and not in response to any prior comment. So to clarify:

The premise offered by Calvin’s desire for material possessions is that these things will make him happy.

The premise offered by the Dalai Lama is that obtaining such things only fuels a desire to obtain even more without achieving the underlying goal of happiness.

Perhaps you “actually understand the premise of what [you] read” a bit less than you suppose. “Getting it” is not a constant. You have to work on it all the time.

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Calvin already knows what he wants this year….too bad he won’t get any of them….he should meet Lio.

dang he is good at this but not at school

Whaaaaaaat how will she know hes ganna be sad, Santa might actually come through,you never know