Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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margueritem said, about 1 month ago

Or child services.
Praxsis said, about 1 month ago

Dad is losing cool points with this one…..LOL
pouncingtiger said, about 1 month ago

My ancient dad tried this with me, but it didn’t work. The other members of my family agreed with me.
Puddleglum2 said, about 1 month ago

You’re getting hot and bothered, Calvin!
LX013 said, about 1 month ago

Coldness is building up the character!
Gweed O'Murray said, about 1 month ago

You’re warm for about 10 minutes after a stunt like that, then it’s just the same old cold.
fredbuhl said, about 1 month ago

Oh, the victim mentality on display.
BlackKnight15 said, about 1 month ago

Was on school camp once and kids wouldn’t settle. So I stood them in the lake. 10 minutes later they promised they would stay in their beds. That was 25 years ago. Couldn’t do it today of course. Ahh, the good ol’ days.
WoodEye said, about 1 month ago

Oh! The victim on ice…………
Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

In the hot summer sometimes my husband takes a hot shower. He says when he gets out it feels cooler. But that feeling doesn’t last long.
kpeiyin said, about 1 month ago

Dad’s a genius!
Anool said, about 1 month ago

Hey, anyone seen this :

Bill Watterson granted a rare interview to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, his hometown newspaper, today.

In the picture, he looks like a spittin’ image of Calvin’s Dad !

http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/billwattersoncreator_of_belo.html

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/02/01/calvin-and-hobbes/
♠Lonewolf♠ said, about 1 month ago

You’re getting wiser, Dad!

Nice to see an interview. Thank you for the link. Anool
Dino-1 said, about 1 month ago

I did that when my son was little and was having a temper tantrum. I told him to go outside for a few minutes and cool off. It worked. After that all I had to do was threaten him with the same treatment and he’d calm down.
thebird55 said, about 1 month ago

The theory of relativity?
horizon1129 said, about 1 month ago

This time dad beat you Calvin!!!
Yukoner said, about 1 month ago

Toss him a sweater. It’s cheaper than gas, oil or electricity.
paperbucket said, about 1 month ago

Baby, its cold outside.
Yukoner said, about 1 month ago

anool : thanks for the url. I enjoyed it.
cryptomaniac said, about 1 month ago

Another thanks from me for the link, Anool. The photo was an old one, though, I think. Bill’s similarity to Calvin’s dad has been noted earlier.
kreole said, about 1 month ago

Man is pleasure driven….Calvin will get pleasure from going back inside to the warmth. Once back inside he will want more…additional warmth, food, ….etc. It doesn’t end.
cymbol said, about 1 month ago

Ok, I’ll get in line and thank Anool too, it was great reading. I guess I’ll have to go stand in the ‘dummy’s’ corner…I’ve seen pictures of Watterson before but never noticed the similarity. The only difference is Calvin’s dad is clean shaven, no moustache.
I read another interview from Watterson, years ago, where he said he clashed with his editor and I’m guessing he just plain burned out. He did everything himself, he never hired a staff to help with the strip so after putting in all those hours and then having to butt heads with the editor pushed him over the edge and he walked out.
On top of all that there were the offers for him to do TV specials and market C and H merchandise which he refused. He’s a quiet man who didn’t like the limelight. Our loss.
Florchi said, about 1 month ago

We have a mini Hobbes (her name is “Kitty”) and when she doesn’t like the weather outside, she complains to us with plaintive meows - she wants us to fix it. P.S. She is always welcome inside - she just prefers to be outdoors.
jbmetalmonster said, about 1 month ago

LX013,
its kinda convenient how every time calvin builds character, dad saves a couple hundred dollars
Ray C said, about 1 month ago

Florchi, our cats are the same way. They hold us responsible for the weather. But it’s fun when they snuggle up at night.
Have you read Heinlein’s The Door Into Summer? He seemed to know cats very well.
sharden2 said, about 1 month ago

To Anool; Thanks for the heads up. While it wasn’t a long article it gave a lot of insight into Mr. Watterson’s thought process.

As far as the appeal of Calvin and Hobbes, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that, while Calvin is a handfull, he’s not a stupid kid. He’s the smart kid with the vivid imagination that we all wanted to be when were growing up. I would even venture to say that the IQ of the average Calvin and Hobbes-ophile is anywhere from 10-15 points higher than that of the average comic strip reader because we understand Calvin and like that kind of kid. So let’s all admit that we are Calvin and Hobbes snobs. Hey, maybe that can be a club, sorta like G.R.O.S.S.
cdward said, about 1 month ago

Also thanks for the link, Anool.

Um, maybe someone else said this and I just scanned the comments too quickly, but did anyone mention that Calvin could just put on a sweater? When our kids get cold, we tell them to put on more. It’s my wife who grumbles the most.
Grog said, about 1 month ago

I’d say that Calvin’s warming up pretty good now. He’s getting a little steamed.
jrbj said, about 1 month ago

Well, now we have the proof that Dad is a child abuser. CPS will be very interested in this revelation.
Avolunteer said, about 1 month ago

why is this abuse? I think people are getting a little too coddling with children right now, a little eating dirt and being cold doesn’t hurt any but the ones who have health issues, and Calvin does not have those!
Susan001 said, about 1 month ago

I think hypothermia will set in sooner than in five minutes.

I just hope someone sees Calvin standing ouside in the snow without a coat and notifies children’s services.
Hurst5809 said, about 1 month ago

Hey Calvin, put on a sweater and long pants!!! This kid’s not real smart.
Richard said, about 1 month ago

That is a problem today, media hype has made the dad look like either a tyrant or a total boob, causing the family unit to fall apart………so they side with the brat.
james the great and ... said, about 1 month ago

You don’t know what you got til it’s gone!
Carmy said, about 1 month ago

How can it be cold in there with all that hot air coming out of Calvin’s mouth?
lovecomicsforever said, about 1 month ago

My dad sent me this because I get cold easily. Very funny, ha-ha. ;)
sharden2 said, about 1 month ago

We seem to be forgetting, if Calvin took a common sense approach to everything, well then, we wouldn’t have a strip.
Stede_Bonnet said, about 1 month ago

My dad’s definitiion was:

If the child dies, it’s “abuse”.
If the child lives, it’s “parenting”.

Thx Dad.
grazer said, about 1 month ago

My dad did this to me once.
Never let me back in either.
I was 21 at the time.
Vigilante de noche said, about 1 month ago

bleeep the bad luck grazer…
Jade said, about 1 month ago

Point made.
Sean Ewing said, about 1 month ago

Just put on a sweat-shirt, Calvin.
bunnyface (bmonk) said, about 1 month ago

God forbid that Calvin wear a sweater or sweatshirt–that’s something you only wear when your Mom is cold…
mroberts88 said, about 1 month ago

margueritem said, about 11 hours ago

Or child services.

Yeah, Dad could call child services……oh, you mean CALVIN call CPS.
mancocapac said, about 1 month ago

Bah, Calvin & Hobbes did this joke years ago!
Bargrove said, about 1 month ago

Winter—
My wife: I’m cold. Turn up the heat.
Me: Put on a sweater

Summer–
Me: Hey let’s turn down the air conditioner. It’s cold in here.
Wife: Put on a sweater
desturbedlio said, about 1 month ago

@ mancocapac

{cricket noises}
margueritem said, about 1 month ago

Anool, thanks for the URLS, the article was fun to read.
billdi said, about 1 month ago

i don’t see how a “few minutes” outside could be cause for a nosy neighbor to call cps – besides that it will have little effect on calvin’s penchant to complain and a big effect on dad’s poll numbers.
Doug Dean said, about 1 month ago

Dad’d better watch his back if he lives in Martha Coakely’s state…