Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 30, 2020

Having a smart aleck kid builds character.

This is pretty close to reality for me. Everyone in my house gets up at 9 or 10, so I’ve started getting up at 6 or 7 to have some alone time before everyone comes down

no Saturday off for me; I’ll be at the grocery store -according to my schedule - 0930-1545; Wednesday was 1200-2000

Some people just aren’t morning people. Believe me, I know, as I’m not one either…

Today DNA testing could shed light on that question.

A good morning is one that you sleep through.

He wasn’t up at 5: AM for cartoons?

He’s got a point, Dad. What’s the use of having a day off if all you’re going to do is work the whole time?

Meh. If it’s the early bird that catches the worm, why’d the worm get out of bed?

I raise three young boys mostly by myself. Wot dis “day off” mean?

Dad, some people just.aren’t.morning.types!

Pop, you only got those things done BECAUSE Calvin was asleep!

Oh lor’, this was my mother. As an insomniac she was usually up by 4 or 5 AM. At 8’30 she’d be screaming, “C’mon, up and at em, the day’s half over!”

Come on, Dad. You’re a lawyer and you can’t spot upcoming talent?

Score Calvin. The old man got defensive. Nothing wrong with getting up early but not exactly something most pat their back for….

It’s Saturday? I’m going back to bed….

I think he’s more like his mother, and his dad doesn’t recognize it.

The battery in my watch died. It can’t be replaced until June 8th because of Covid, so I’m living outside of human time now, between sunrise and sunset. It’s a long day.

I see a DNA test sometime in Calvin’s future…! :D

I agree with Calvin, people that get up all bright and chipper are so annoying.

Dick Van Dyke once thought that he had the wrong baby as well. That is one of my favorite episodes.

6:30? Slacker. I’ve been up since 4:30. Chronic insomnia.

The Calvin’s in the cradle & the silver spoon.

Definitely a morning person here. I’m no more fond of work than anyone else, but I function best early. I’d rather have a busy morning and a lazy afternoon than a lazy morning and a busy afternoon. (And if I am lazy in the morning, I’m likely to be lazy all day.)

kinda like being retired. I work longer hours now (for myself) than I did for my job

US Army TV ad, Circa 1970: “We do more before 6:00 AM than the rest of the world does all day.”

It’s Saturday! I slept in until 7 AM!

I do not understand how my cat wakes me up in the morning on weekdays, but sleeps in on week-ends. Not complaining, mind you.

As a kid, I didn’t understand that getting a bunch of stuff done feels really good, either!

Dad, do like I used to when a certain member of my family would finally drag himself out of bed: “He breaches!” Or “It’s alive! It’s alive!” ☺

I agree with Calvin, when you become an adult you don’t have weekends you just change jobs. On Saturday I do everything I couldn’t get done during the week. When I was a kid I had chores but most of the day I could do what I wanted.

Then who’s your kid, Dad? Susie?

Time to go on Jerry Springer to find out.

At least he’s not accusing his wife of adultery.

Isn’t that the plot of “The Omen” ?

I, too, suffered from a dad who was a morning person. Getting up early is one thing. Being so smug and cheerful about it to those of us who are night owls is just so danged annoying.

Saturday for us is laundry day. We start at 5:30 and finish about 7:30. Then we have the rest of the day free for whatever!

Dad is not making the case for adulthood.

I’m also with Calvin on this one.

Wait a sec, he;s not MY kid, is he??

My Mom told me she got me from Sears and Roebuck’s bargain basement. I’ll bet that is where Calvin came from too!

I’m definitely a late to bed, late to rise person by nature. But when I worked in an office trying to be productively creative, I found it very good indeed to get to work before the distractors… I mean my co-workers :) got there. I could get as much done in the hour before they arrived as I could do in the whole rest of the day.

Morning people are so darned self-righteous. It’s no sin to be an owl.

I know exactly how Calvin feels.

Calvin makes a very good point today.

Am I alone in thinking that Calvin’s line would have been a better punchline?

At least the son is aware of his first name: Calvin! Even if he does not know his last name. And how are the parents going to identify themselves before the US Census Bureau?