Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 25, 2016

You have to feel bad for Mrs. Wormwood; she was stuck with Calvin in her class for 10 years.

Just a few days ago, his mom was upset that his dad didn’t want to go to the play. Now, it appears, that mom didn’t go either.

A neglected child. Neither one went to see him perform. No wonder Calvin is the way he is.

That must explain the old saying, The show must go on – with or without the onion"

well he did get the important part right.

Calvin should have gone to the toilet earlier. I have a travel motto: “Always drain before you plane.”Teach it to your kids.

Say what you want about that kid, but he always has his priorities straight.

What has always bothered me about this particular strip is that a stay at home mom didn’t go to school to see the little play put on by the kids.

Umm, mom wasn’t there?

One child, and neither dad or mom went? No wonder he is the way he is…

He got stuck in his zipper ? Must have been a little cramped in there !

Technically, Calvin is correct. He just delivered his line to a porcelain audience (which thankfully didn’t give him a standing ovation…THAT would’ve been straight out of “Little Nemo in Slumberland”).

Really sad that his mom didn’t go see him. It’s not like she was working.. I don’t get it.

For this cartoonist not to include the parents in the “participation” part….they blew THEIR lines….

The time is ripe:

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Q: What what can you make from baked beans and onions?

A: Tear gas.

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Q: What’s round,white and giggles?

A: A tickled onion!

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Q: What’s the difference between a viola and an onion?

A: No one cries when you cut up a viola.

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Q: What do you call a hobbit with a healthy appetite?

A: Lord of the Onion Rings.

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Q: Where did the onion go to have a few drinks?

A: The Salad Bar!

That’s all folks…

I always felt bad that neither mom nor dad were there….

That’s all that matters!

xxx

I always went to school plays even if my kid had one line :-p

Why didn’t Mom and Dad go to the play?

Sorry I’m late everybody. A bit of stomach flu and a trip to the hospital delayed my morning commenting.

I feel really bad for Calvin.

You did your part Calvin….

If you don’t want to do something, don’t do it well.

I did a show once where the leading lady kept missing her entrances. One matinee, she missed one where the next line depended on her entrance. The people on stage tried to cover it, and one of them ad libbed, “Uh, yeah, we gotta pull Johnny outta that girl!”.And then he realized what he’d said. :D

WHAT got stuck in your zipper?