Maybe, it is kind of an ‘ink blot’ puzzle. How ‘Calvin’ connects to dots will give us a look into his psyche. WHOA!??!?!?!? Do we really want to look into ’Calvin’s’ psyche?
‘Think within the box,’ ‘color within the lines,’ ‘stay in your seat,’ ’don’t question authority’ all teach ‘seeing only one side of the picture.’But the original mandate for mass education was to create dependable workers, not necessarily creative ones.
I have a son such as Calvin. When he was younger, I took him to a therapist. After their talk, the therapist told me: “He will do fine or he will become the next uni-bomber. Only time will tell.”
(sorry i’m french so i’m writing wih faults) i m a young artist in france, loving “calvin and hobbes” since i was a little girl, see my site www.artnastia.com
@Calvin: It’s your choice whether to follow the numbers or not, so they’re not forcing you against your will. They’re just not going to take responsibility for the result otherwise.
rentier about 12 years ago
Right, Calvin, that’ll do it!
legaleagle48 about 12 years ago
Yeah, Calvin — anarchy rules!
Gigantor about 12 years ago
It’s not anarchy. We know it today as “thinking outside the box.”
margueritem about 12 years ago
Oh boy, can’t wait…
MayoGalway about 12 years ago
Hat-tip! Gigantor
shasneha about 12 years ago
Imposing to think within the box.
ratlum about 12 years ago
Go ahead do it your way,but do not complain about the results.Ive done it my way and sometime the picture looked terrible ,but I loved it.
artybee about 12 years ago
He’s thinking outside the canard.
Ottodesu about 12 years ago
Brilliant! We were using this analogy for conspiracy theorists a couple of hours ago.
RetroJenny about 12 years ago
Of course you will, Calvin. LOL
mkd_1218 about 12 years ago
Thanks………a chuckle just when I need it!
IndyMan about 12 years ago
Maybe, it is kind of an ‘ink blot’ puzzle. How ‘Calvin’ connects to dots will give us a look into his psyche. WHOA!??!?!?!? Do we really want to look into ’Calvin’s’ psyche?
rentier about 12 years ago
I wish, the courage will be successfull!
vwdualnomand about 12 years ago
conformity it starts with connect the dots.
Linux0s about 12 years ago
Or just don’t connect the dots at all and really show them.
rshive about 12 years ago
A corporate entity probably owned by Scrooge McDuck.
Karaboo2 about 12 years ago
Probably better not show that one to mom. Might be worse than playing on the railroad tracks.
mkahn about 12 years ago
Stick it to The Man, Calvin!
ellisaana Premium Member about 12 years ago
‘Think within the box,’ ‘color within the lines,’ ‘stay in your seat,’ ’don’t question authority’ all teach ‘seeing only one side of the picture.’But the original mandate for mass education was to create dependable workers, not necessarily creative ones.
ellisaana Premium Member about 12 years ago
I have a son such as Calvin. When he was younger, I took him to a therapist. After their talk, the therapist told me: “He will do fine or he will become the next uni-bomber. Only time will tell.”
Vonne Anton about 12 years ago
Young Calvin, the picture was a warning…..(here comes Hobbes!)
eskimo quinn about 12 years ago
It will form a ‘Moe’ head.
unca jim about 12 years ago
@Vonne Anton; " the picture was a warning…..(here comes Hobbes!)"Yeah….. “DUCK!!”
Aaron Saltzer about 12 years ago
Wow. Overreact much? Lol
WW2 Marine Veteran about 12 years ago
Me too when I was Calvin’s age. I think I out grew it since then.
Number Three about 12 years ago
Calm down, Calvin!
I love connect the dots!
xxx
angusdad about 12 years ago
Maybe this is how Picasso started. He didn’t want to connect the dots like everyone else.
calvinsfriend110 about 12 years ago
A young Pollack…
coffeeturtle about 12 years ago
Hmmm. Wouldn’t that be called “drawing” then?Calvin, don’t let the man keep you down!
Rush Strong Premium Member about 12 years ago
This is a natural follow-up to the paint-by-numbers strip. More power to Cal.
lazygrazer about 12 years ago
I found that going from the Start dot directly to the End dot is much easier than struggling with all those inbetween numbers…
Puddleglum2 about 12 years ago
That’s the way many people live their lives, …connecting the dots their own way.“…every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”Judges 21:25b
meowlin about 12 years ago
Next time, connect the dots according to the Fibonacci sequence…
brick10 about 12 years ago
Connect the Dots Rules1. Prime numbers first2. Even numbers next3. Odd numbers, followed by4. Imaginary numbers
jhbanker about 12 years ago
Better than Prozac.
Purple Ninja about 12 years ago
This kid is going to be an anarchist when he grows up. He’s just like my little cousin!
khpage about 12 years ago
Quite frankly, Calvin doesn’t need the dots to begin with anyway…
nastia84 about 12 years ago
bmonk about 12 years ago
Calvin is discovering the limits of popular culture.
Doing your own creative and imaginative thing is more fun anyway. Why not draw a platypus?
marshalljpeters Premium Member about 12 years ago
@Calvin: It’s your choice whether to follow the numbers or not, so they’re not forcing you against your will. They’re just not going to take responsibility for the result otherwise.
Rickapolis about 12 years ago
I know! Do them backwards.
Wiseguy411 about 12 years ago
Calvin has always been like Frank Sinatra (Paul Anka) – he has always done it his way any way …
Puddleglum2 about 12 years ago
I was making an objective observation, not judging.
fmasroor about 12 years ago
It’s a duck…