Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 25, 2011

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    margueritem  about 13 years ago

    Creative shoveling…

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    rentier  about 13 years ago

    In the town where I life, they made an ice-skating place, it looks like this, what Calvin shoveled!

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    rayannina  about 13 years ago

    That’s what you get for letting him read Family Circus on Sunday mornings.

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    COWBOY7  about 13 years ago

    At least Calvin is shoveling, Dad.

    G’Morning, Grog, Marg & Mike!

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    black_knight15_au  about 13 years ago

    He’s getting paid by the metre!

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    Ooops! Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Hey! He’s short, if you are on your way to work it is early. He probably is just feeling a little disoriented still, honest mistake.

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    rentier  about 13 years ago

    A little roundabout way for reaching work!

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    The Duke 1  about 13 years ago

    Inspired by Family Circus, no doubt!

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    rumplesnitz  about 13 years ago

    Ditto, JFri!

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    ABComic  about 13 years ago

    So what? A little excercise in the morning won’t hurt…..

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    yuvrajhanspal  about 13 years ago

    :p Lovely shovelling calvin!!

    Sometimes i wish my kids, if i have any, would be like calvin.. I would love to have calvin !!!

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    SonyaJ  about 13 years ago

    He’s fighting the snow goonies,dad.

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    rogue53  about 13 years ago

    You’ve got to be more specific in your requests Dad.

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    Charles Evans Premium Member about 13 years ago

    You sent this tiny kid out to shovel snow that’s over his head? Bad Dad, CYS is going to get a call.

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    Dino-1  about 13 years ago

    When I was a kid I wanted to help with the shoveling. My Dad said if I wanted to help I could shovel a path to the car. He had meant for me to shovel from the front door to the driveway so he could get to the garage to get the snowblower out to do the driveway. It had snowed so much during the night that he had parked the car in front of the house by the street when he got home from work and walked through the snowbank. To make a long story longer he went to bed after he talked to me for awhile before tackling the driveway because he was tired after working all night. He awoke to find that I shoveled through the front yard to the car on the street. He laughed so hard he almost wet his pants and told me thanks he needed that.

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    whims  about 13 years ago

    Given the time and effort he must have put into the project compared to what would have been needed to complete the intended task, one has to admire his perseverance and his dedication to principle….

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    ratlum  about 13 years ago

    Do not stop this boy,hes getting a work out that even foot ball players envy.

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    paha_siga  about 13 years ago

    My kids like shoveling, too. They shoveled a path to forest gate so they could go sledding. :) I bought a shovel for them that was originally meant to be kept in car for emergencies - smaller, but a working shovel, not a toy - just the right size!

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    Wiseguy411  about 13 years ago

    With obvious apologies to Family Circus and Ross Bagdasarian …

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    mike.firesmith  about 13 years ago

    It’s to confuse the snowgoons!

    **Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**

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    cdward  about 13 years ago

    At his age, I’d be surprised if he got 10 feet.

    Having said that, my son (a bit older than Calvin) shoveled a path (14” deep snow) all around the house then with a long track with criss-crossing paths circling our very large back yard – so our dog could have some place to run (he’s very small).

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Calvin’s father rarely understands the path that Calvin chooses to take.

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    JudyCuddy  about 13 years ago

    Neither do I Hobbes, but his path usually gives me a laugh or two.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago

    When he isn’t struggling with math problems, Calvin seems like a highly gifted kid who is terribly bored with mundane tasks and must constantly express himself through creativity.

    One feels sorry for Calvin’s father, who doesn’t have much of a sense of humor and doesn’t seem to be able to enjoy Calvin’s “imaginational overexcitability” the way that we do. But then, the fact that his dad is that way, only adds to the humor for us.

    Here is a very brief article on “imaginational overexcitability” in highly gifted kids:

    http://giftedkids.about.com/od/gifted101/qt/imagination_oe.htm

    See whether you think it sounds like Calvin.

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    APPLESCRUFF  about 13 years ago

    My husband gets the snow blower & makes a few long & winding paths in our very large back yard for our dogs. Our older dog ignores the paths & loves to go bounding thru the biggest snow drifts. Our younger dog is a little Diva & if there isn’t a path with a patch close to the house cleared for her, she refuses to go until she has her little patch cleared.

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    GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago

    That’s a nice straight line to the car, Calvin.

    Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

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    Bluewolfmike  about 13 years ago

    If we had ever recieved that much snow, I would have done the same.

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    kpreethy  about 13 years ago

    creativity makes people walk through some distances….LOL

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    rentier  about 13 years ago

    Mike Firesmith

    Confuse the snowgoons, that’s a good idea!

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    NE1956  about 13 years ago

    It’s the journey Dad, not the destination. Sheesh!

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    dimeadance  about 13 years ago

    Calvin’s sense of direction should make him a shoe-in for Congress.

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    cleokaya  about 13 years ago

    A stroll through one’s front yard is a good thing. It gives dad a chance to appreciate what he’s got before facing his workday.

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    hopeandjoy2  about 13 years ago

    A good exercise trail.

    LXO13 Sounds like a creative way to build a place to skate! Better than going round and round.

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    rogue53  about 13 years ago

    If Dad actually makes it to his car following that path, he’ll probably get stopped for DUI-C. But the cops would be correct. He does influence pops a lot.

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    TheAuldWan  about 13 years ago

    I surmise that Ritlan has been prescribed for the lad?

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    jonathan.james  about 13 years ago

    A few years ago I had two good-sized dogd, brothers, and they enjoyed the paths I blew for them when we had significant snow, but it was a little startling to look out and see turkey heads following my paths. Had to keep then clear after that.

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    jonathan.james  about 13 years ago

    Of course, Cal should answer, “I’m almost finished, Dad, just be patient. I’ve even given you a shortcut …” It’s not often the little guy gets to (almost) legitimately determine the path his father will take.

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    Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Calvin is very creative……yes Hobbes that article is Calvin all the way!

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    dahawk  about 13 years ago

    Having a heart condition a few years ago, I was not able to shovel snow.

    I saw a couple of boys working on a neighbors drive. When they were finished and walking down the sidewalk, I yelled at them, “Are you guys hiring yourselves out?”

    “Yep.”

    “How much?”

    “$10 and $15.”

    “What do I get for $10?”

    “We shovel your sidewalk and driveway.”

    “What do you do for $15?”

    “We REALLY shovel your sidewalk and driveway!”

    I hired them for the $15 job, two sets of red noses and ears worked two hours. I gave them a $20 to cover the chuckle. Don’t know what they went on to become in their careers.

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    fran650  about 13 years ago

    rayannina, JFri, rumplesnitz, Wiseguy411

    Please remember this strip was drawn 15, maybe 25 years ago. I seriously doubt that Bill Watterson is guilty of plagiarism.

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    Jonni  about 13 years ago

    Calvin was looking for me! I blend in with snow, good chap that Calvin. Whoo yea

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    alexanderedmonson  about 13 years ago

    He is planning on his excape route from Hobbs when he come home. Shhh! I didn’t say that! Either that or Spaceman Spiff paid his front lawn a visit and is out lining a secret mesage to the world.!

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    bmonk  about 13 years ago

    You want a job done very efficiently, hire a lazy person.

    You want it done enthusiastically, hire Calvin–or get him interested in it somehow.

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    LeStats  about 13 years ago

    What’s his favorite cereal? Sugar frosted sugar something? Blame that…

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Hi fran650

    Where does one draw the line between inspiration and plagiarism? Sounds like an interesting discussion, perhaps for another time. The Family Circus predated Calvin and Hobbes, but Billy left dashed-line “footprints” in curving paths on the ground – he wasn’t shoveling snow.

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    gofinsc  about 13 years ago

    Yes, there is a short-cut up there at the top of the frame. Will save at least four steps.

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    Madruga  about 13 years ago

    I wonder why he’s shoveled that shortcut…to be nice??

    yuvrajhanspal, I often think the same when I read those comic strips..but then I REALLY think about it……..and it gives me the creeps :D

    whims, you’re so right!

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    dahawk  about 13 years ago

    Hobbes, I have seen many instances where a comic strip will incorporate a character from another strip with a funny result. I have never seen one that was uncomplimentary. I’m fairly sure the authors are usually friends and talk to each other and have a good laugh if one gets a good dig into the other. Plus, most are members of the same syndicate (kinda like NASCAR drivers). LOL

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    PetDoc  about 13 years ago

    One of Watterson’s few drawing errors. Tire tracks behind the car with fresh snow every where else!!! oops

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    cats32  about 13 years ago

    ar eyou the real bill waterson or some faker?

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    khpage  about 13 years ago

    Interesting that the car in the driveway seems to be ok, or did Calvin’s parents use the insurance money to buy a new one?

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    dracomancer176  about 13 years ago

    i wanted to do this when i lived in Utah but now im in California what a shame

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    ratlum  about 13 years ago

    Snow man funeral

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    DerkinsVanPelt218  about 13 years ago

    The path looks like a level from Sonic the Hedgehog.

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    Gretchen's Mom  about 13 years ago

    Well, dad, maybe you should have been a little more specific as to how you wanted Calvin to clear the path of snow from the front stoop to the car.

    Meanwhile, why not walk the path your son has cleared for you? It’s not only good exercise but it’ll also make Calvin happy and proud that all the hard work he put into doing this for you wasn’t a waste of his time! (Plus, there’s the added benefit that the walk will warm you up a little bit as you’re driving into work and waiting for the car’s heater to finally kick in).

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    Kerovan  about 13 years ago

    Umm Dad? How are you paying him for this? Flat rate for the job or hourly?

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    JTGAM  about 13 years ago

    Sheesh… Dad is such a party poop.

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    Fogger_man  about 13 years ago

    The shortest distance between two points is a straight (but boring) line. The funnest distance between two points is as abstract as you can get it.

    Enjoy the walk, Dad! You can at least be thankful that there are no snow goons blocking your way out!

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    alan.gurka  about 13 years ago

    Hobbes, thanks for the link about gifted children, etc. I have to disagree on one item, and that is that Calvin doesn’t have imaginary friends. He has real “friends” like Susie, and bullies like Moe, but when his imagination goes into overdrive, it’s based upon real people in his life like his teacher or his parents that he’s escaping from.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago

    Well, Calvin’s parents seem to think that I’m his imaginary friend, but then, they have never read my GoComics postings.

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    Death2100  about 10 years ago

    dad, walk the path, it builds your character!

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