Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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margueritem said, about 1 month ago

She tried not to….
WoodEye said, about 1 month ago

She heard every word!
kreole said, about 1 month ago

Weird grain breads? OH NO!
caucel said, about 1 month ago

Calvin sometimes are very… how says this… annoying? :)
Fer Lefer said, about 1 month ago

You can’t always get what you want…

Bon jour!
WoodEye said, about 1 month ago

But if you try, sometimes you get what you need……
jdoiter said, about 1 month ago

That ungrateful little twit. I’d tell him to take it or leave it and to shut up.
Richard Tatro said, about 1 month ago

Life is full of conflict, isn’t it?
Praxsis said, about 1 month ago

U forgot to say “NOW!!!” LOL
Yukoner said, about 1 month ago

“Oh, this isn’t what you wanted.” Tosses sandwich in garbage. “Tomorrow I’ll see if I can make one you like.”

Bet he catches on in less than a wek.
MontanaLady said, about 1 month ago

Jack Nicholson - “Five Easy Pieces”
LX013 said, about 1 month ago

My mother always did it, how she wanted and I had to say nothing1
margueritem said, about 1 month ago

caucel, annoying is the right word.
margueritem said, about 1 month ago

LX013 my Mother was the same, we ate what she cooked. Luckily. she was a good cook.
♠Lonewolf♠ said, about 1 month ago

Oh, she was listening alright! Just eat it while it’s still on the table.
sjoujke said, about 1 month ago

I never got peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when I was a kid so I eat them now.
Vigilante de noche said, about 1 month ago

Should have given him what he wanted Mom… Thick real thick “Chucky” peanut butter piled high keeping in mind there was nothing said about a glass of milk to wash it down. Peace and quiet!
james the great and ... said, about 1 month ago

Finicky eater! You know how long a dog will not eat a new dog food before it finally gets hungry and starts to scarf down? I’ll bet it’sabout the same for a Calvin.
twinsnake_coatl said, about 1 month ago

No tip for her.
johnnydoc5 said, about 1 month ago

Enjoy it while you can Calvin, when you are in college you look back longingly on those home-cooked meals.
Mr. Patel said, about 1 month ago

wow! Scary eyes! After looking at those, I won’t dare to ask such questions Calvin.
Johanan Rakkav said, about 1 month ago

This little ENFP’s reaching all the way down to the demonic pit of his subconscious for this tantrum. Don’t tolerate it, Mom, or you really won’t ever get any peace.
Dino-1 said, about 1 month ago

I usually do the rundown of what we have and then there’s a decision. If you change your mind after that then I say, “I’ll do that next time or we’ll have that next time you remind me.” I’ve been at friend’s house’s with their kids or their parents where they’ll toss it and start over again. At my house we have family meals, not like in a restaurant, there’s no take backs!
Carmy said, about 1 month ago

Wow Mom, if looks could kill!
Gweed O'Murray said, about 1 month ago

Cut the crust off too.
Lewreader said, about 1 month ago

This ain’t Burger King. You’ll have it my way or you won’t have it at all.
pineapplehoney said, about 1 month ago

You are being rude Calvin….
Grog said, about 1 month ago

Fer Lefer & WoodEye
You took the words right out of my mouth.

sjoujke
I got far too many more than my fill of PB&J sandwiches as well as those process cheese sandwiches as a kid. That’s why I don’t eat them now.
RobinaFox said, about 1 month ago

Ah, Calvin, you forgot the magic word.
snkchmr said, about 1 month ago

sad thing is you see kids talking to their parents like that and getting away with it almost any time you so shopping.
mexdr1958 said, about 1 month ago

Being that this strip is many years old, I can see where the idea for “Kitchen Hell” came from (or whatever the name of that TV show is, where several contestants-cooks work under the orders of one cheff from hell)
paperbucket said, about 1 month ago

Mom, the chuncky part could be broken glass, you know.
gulfcoastgrl said, about 1 month ago

Good idea PaulM. I have a 6 yr. old son that has tried that “‘tude” with me in the past.
jrbj said, about 1 month ago

So what are you all saying? Kids can’t have preferences too? How convenient for you all to relegate him down to the same level as the family pet. You probably put the kid out on the patio before you lock up and go to bed too.
pintcape said, about 1 month ago

tell him if he doesn’t want to eat it then make it himself.that could be a mistake with calvin,lol.
N7326 Foxtrot said, about 1 month ago

Calvin…..the poster child for birth control.
Florchi said, about 1 month ago

A good way to eat peanut butter is to spread it on a slice of apple (yummy & healthy).

I love the way Calvin knows what he wants & demands what he wants…..if he would learn to use some tact (and the magic word) he might even get what he wants. The thesis for this strip (look at Mom’s eyes in panel four), seems to be “making demands in an imperious manner will get you nowhere.”
rshive said, about 1 month ago

Mom heard exactly what you said Calvin. That’s why you got it the way you did.
Puddleglum2 said, about 1 month ago

“Weird grain” breads are the real ‘normal’ (much more nutricious with the germ and bran retained), and I like super chunky peanut butter and jam on toast (preferably open-faced). Cut it any way you want; it tastes the same. However, “To Each His Own”. It’s your funeral, sooner with white bread. :o)
LX013 said, about 1 month ago

Margue: My mother was a good cook when she wanted, but only then!
farmermatt said, about 1 month ago

You have three choices at this point, eat the sandwich, make your own, or go hungry.
Grog said, about 1 month ago

bow, bow, bow.

Wadia want for nuthin? A rrrrubber biscuit?
Richard said, about 1 month ago

When my mother asked if I liked her cooking, my response was “I’m eatin it aint I”.
mjensen9999 said, about 1 month ago

katemonster…exactly!
Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

Calvin should be less demanding and ask politely for his sandwich to be made his way. Whenever you demand anything you will create resentment and the person will NOT want to do it the way you demand.
gimmickgenius said, about 1 month ago

He’s Andy Capp as a child … check today’s strip.
LuvH8 said, about 1 month ago

johnnydoc5 - You consider peanut butter and jelly home cooking? That is so sad, I am sorry.

When my little brother was about Calvin’s age the only thing he would eat was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They had to be made with the peanut butter spread on the piece of bread to the left and jelly on the piece of bread to the right.
He would supervise the making of the sandwich. I usually got the honor of making the sandwich, so I randomly switched the pieces of bread back and forth. He got really upset during the times it was wrong (hee-hee). And then it had to be the jelly piece of bread on top, another opportunity to cause upset (hee-hee).
But he was always fine once it was switched back, and I did cut it the right way or I would have gotten in trouble. Hmm… I wonder why I didn’t get in trouble for messing with him.
ratlum said, about 1 month ago

His behaviour is maybe cute but a fantasy it does not happen that way
Sean Ewing said, about 1 month ago

I know how Calvin feels. I don’t like bread with grains in it either, but my mom buys it anyway (for the record, I’m 16 and don’t have my first job yet)
Shelley Chen said, about 1 month ago

Gosh. What a picky little kid. But I was like that too. :P