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1. over 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   The marks on his face? He’s turning red from the heat.

2. over 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   The phrase doesn’t appear on Google either, except in reference to this particular comic. Your comment, in fact, is the top result for that search.

3. almost 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Depends on the skill of the barber.

4. almost 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Only the dead ones.

5. almost 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Calvin’s house is clearly in a state of dimensional flux. He never used to have a garage outside that window.

6. about 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   No, but he was a blue-light special at K-Mart.

7. about 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Bill Watterson took two sabbaticals from writing Calvin and Hobbes: the first from May 1991 to February 1992, and the second from April through December of 1994. The next nine months worth of strips are from very early on.

8. about 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Watterson authorized almost no merchandise at all; the only exception (I think) was a calendar one year. He never allowed stickers, clothing, or stuffed toys. If you see any C&H merch today, it’s guaranteed to be bootlegged.

   If he had a mind to, Watterson could sue the people making it. That being said, I don’t get the feeling he expends much energy going after bootleggers.

9. over 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   It’s oppositional defiance. Dad said shovel the walk. He didn’t say HOW to shovel the walk.

10. over 4 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

    And could have ended up with a broken back.