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1. 

   Margueritem said, 6 days ago

   But he did remember some tuna…..

2. 

   LX013 said, 6 days ago

   Hobbes dumb?

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   ♠Lonewolf♠ said, 6 days ago

   Briefcase! Hobbes thought it was a lunch box.

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   Yukoner said, 6 days ago

   How can his briefcase smell like tuna? He has it in his hand as he enters the house (panel 1).

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   Johanan Rakkav said, 6 days ago

   It’s a different briefcase that he’s holding, evidently: his not-as-good briefcase. Wouldn’t you know…

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   tskoge said, 6 days ago

   Uh oh. Looks like Hobbes didn’t make it through re-entry.

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   BC13 said, 6 days ago

   The birth of tuna srprise?

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   eric.noddy said, 6 days ago

   nice attempt at avoiding the subject calvin!

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   jrbj said, 6 days ago

   It seems to me that Calvin’s Dad has all the excitement of a used, wet bath towel, lying lifeless on the bathroom floor. I can’t tell if he’s arrogant or if he’s just a few cells short of a complete brain?

10. 

    pintcape said, 6 days ago

    it’s so nice to be home from vacation,just didn’t have the time for pictures to remember the occasion.

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    Macushlalondra said, 6 days ago

    Dad has learned to take Calvin’s stories in stride. At least he plays along a little bit. His mom won’t.

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    Lewreader said, 6 days ago

    Lord I wish Calvin was my neighbor’s kid. Can’t stand my neighbor

13. 

    Takiniteasy said, 6 days ago

    Susan, I don’t think anything is beyond Calvin’s reach …

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    celecca said, 6 days ago

    Macushlalondra - I agree - Nothing wrong with Calvin’s parents! If they reacted any differently, a lot of the boy mind vs. adult mind comedic dynamic would be lost!

15. 

    grazer said, 6 days ago

    I wish Calvin & Hobbes made everybody smile like they do me.

    :-D

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    celecca said, 6 days ago

    I smile a lot at C & H - though for some reason, many times it’s a wistful smile. Age?

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    JanCinVV said, 6 days ago

    Susan, it would be nice if you, a self-professed “never-going-to-be-a-parent” would stop making inane remarks about how children should be raised. Those of us with kids know it’s not nearly as cut-and-dried as you would like to believe. Years of experience with a kid like Calvin tell us that ignoring the fanciful tales is the only way to deal with his tendency to destroy everything in sight in the name of his fantasy.

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    Doctor Toon said, 6 days ago

    When my son was Calvins’ age, we made up our stories together.
    Good times, crazy times, good kid.
    Why the heck did he have to grow up? I didn’t
    LOL

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    jrbj said, 6 days ago

    I disagree, JanCinVV, I’ve raised three kids and found that some parental interaction goes a long way to showing kids the path to follow. When you’re in a “togetherness mode” instead of an us against them mode” you have a lot more options and a lot more control. It also makes for significantly less stress for everyone all the way around.

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    ratlum said, 6 days ago

    All our kids loved cartoons
    I miss the good old days of us all watching cartoons together
    I still watch but its not the same

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    yyyguy said, 6 days ago

    i went to see the first “Muppet Movie” in a theater with my then girlfriend. we deliberately went to an afternoon show so we could sit and watch when children were watching as well. we figured it would enhance the experience, and it did (though it was a little hard at times to make out some of the dialogue).

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    lfanterickson said, 6 days ago

    yyguy, “The Muppet Movie” was part of my high school graduation present. We went to a 3-story Pickwick Book Store (before it became something else), and I was allowed to buy anything I wanted!!! 3 hours later we took the 3 bags of books to the car and walked to the Cinerama Dome to stand in the long line. I think all of the adults and children in line and in the audience had a great time. As for this strip, I think Calvin needs to let dad have a second to de-stress before hitting him with the fun of the day. He’d be a little more receptive, maybe.

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    Furienna said, 6 days ago

    Calvin’s parents are very cold-hearted. It seems like they have no tolerance for their son. Every child isn’t a goody-goody, that won’t give you any problems, and they don’t seem to be able to handle Calvin at all. Their signs of love are few and far between. But interestingly enough, Dad is more likely to play along with Calvin’s games (for a little while) than what Mum is. On the other hand, she’s less likely than Dad to want to “build his character”, tell him terrible stories (like that they won’t celebrate Christmas, or that he was bought at a cheap store), or force him out on awful camping trips (which are are solely Dad’s idea.)

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    yyyguy said, 6 days ago

    @ lfanterickson 2 things i have to say to your post.

    
    
    1. i wasn’t much older than that when i went to see it. &
    
    
    2. only 3 bags of books?
    
    

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    GretchensMom said, 6 days ago

    If Dad has a “good briefcase” then why on Earth is he taking a less-than-good briefcase to work? I mean, what’s he saving the “good briefcase” for if not FOR work??? Where ELSE would he take it???!!! If he’s not going to use it himself then, yes, Calvin and Hobbes ARE just going to use it as a lunchbox!

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    Puddleglum2 said, 6 days ago

    There’s something fishy about that briefcase! (groan)
    How did Calvin know the Martians didn’t like them? They rushed to judgment out of presumption, fear and suspicion.
    Their stay on Mars was so brief. I guess that’s why they took a brief case.
    They went ‘clear’ to Mars. Apparently there were no clouds or space debris along the way.

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    celecca said, 6 days ago

    I can never figure out when the best time for me to visit this site going to be.

    I loved the Muppet Movie - was humming the Rainbow Connection this morning.

    High School “uniform”- air force fatigue pants and an Animal t-shirt. Graduated in 77. Still miss that shirt.

28. 

    Susan001 said, 6 days ago

    I’m very pleased to see that there are people who agree with me about Calvin’s parents.
    My thanks to all of you.

29. 

    MatureCanadian said, 5 days ago

    I nominate Calvin as a Muppet. He’d fit right in. I bet Jim Henson would have loved him.

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    lfanterickson said, 5 days ago

    My dad almost fell into the aisle (he got the aisle seat because he is 6’3”) at the “gone with the Schwinn” joke.

    I wasn’t sure how far I could push the family budget. Maybe it was more than 3 bags - about $200, if I remember correctly. (Less expensive than a car!) My parents wanted to see, and celebrate, my wide variety of interests. I completed my Nancy Drew collection up to that point, got the PDQ Bach bio, and got the Life book of Nazi Germany, among other things. I’d say that was a pretty wide variety!

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    mottih said, 5 days ago

    that was an extremly long series

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    krisch said, 4 days ago

    briefcase… haha.. now Calvin will get his ears ‘boxed.’