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   leftwingpatriot said, 9 months ago

   The making of a wiseguy.
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   pouncingtiger said, 9 months ago

   Calvin has a point, but won’t be productive.
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   BigNate+CalvinandHobbes=:) said, 9 months ago

   Calvin has a point Shaking down mom is work
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   Linux0s said, 9 months ago

   But shaking down Dad is even more work.
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   LX013 said, 9 months ago

   Where is work for such little boys?
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   legaleagle48 said, 9 months ago

   There are simple chores that a boy Calvin’s age can do to earn money, LX013. He could weed the flower bed or water the lawn, for example.
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   Alexikakos said, 9 months ago

   To be pedantic this strip should read 1 of two ways:
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   1) The awkward way:
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   Calvin: “Am I able to have five dollars?”
   Mom: Yes, if you earn it. (or something similar)
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   2) Far closer to grammatically correct:
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   Calvin: “ May I have five dollars?” (italics mine for emphasis on the proper word)
   Mom: (replies as per the strip)
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   Grammer counts even if Gramper don’t think so.
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   (It’s a bad play on words, folks)
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   38lowell said, 9 months ago

   What the #$#%^@ does he need $5 dollars for?
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   Wiseguy411 said, 9 months ago

   @kuren444

   Even given that this strip is 25 years (or so) old, the consideration that Mum does not work because she stays at home is so anti-feminist that it makes even me shiver.
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    ratlum said, 9 months ago

    I guess soliciting or begging is work.
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    ratlum said, 9 months ago

    @kuren444

    Not strange when you consider in those days the parents looked after the kids not the govt.
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    MiepR said, 9 months ago

    @leftwingpatriot

    I always see him as a sociopath, myself.
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    MiepR said, 9 months ago

    @Wiseguy411

    thank you.
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    jkl555 said, 9 months ago

    Does this make Calvin part of the 47%.. ?
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    orinoco womble said, 9 months ago

    @LX013

    Make your own bed
    Tidy your room
    Help set the table (napkins, silverware etc)
    Empty wastepaper baskets
    Feed and exercise your pet
    Dust livingroom furniture as high as you can reach
    Bring in mail and newspaper from the outside mailbox
    Fold clean clothes in laundry basket
    And there’s more.
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