Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 17, 2020

Funny, your wife says the same thing when she’s dealing with Calvin.

Calvin’s mood swing from Panels 2-4 is priceless.

The hypocrite strikes again!

Does being wrong build character, Dad?

so much for family meal time as well as a family discussion

How quaint! They have a land line.

My sister says that when people are inconsiderate enough to phone you at dinner time, you shouldn’t answer.

An anagram of “recessive genes” is “Essence grieves.”

That’s why answering machines were invented. Hope it was a tele-marketer.

Ah the old double standards, how I miss them, not!

Just wait for smartphones to happen, Calvin. All your “dreams” will come (ugh) true.

“All of my great genes are recessive!”

That’s definitely too much to ask!

This “show” is set in the 80’s. No cell phones, yet, at least not for everyday people. :D

This strip is from a bygone era. We now always ignore phone calls during dinner time. There’s voicemail.

Otherwise, if we don’t recognize the number, there’s voicemail.

I do not think that Dad’s genes are anything to write home about.

40 minutes! The last meal that took me 40 minutes to eat had peas, and I couldn’t ride my bike until they were gone.

Calvin – Simple answer. Get a DVR. Then you can skip the commercials.

Nowadays, people would have their cell phones on the table near them, monitoring texts, calls and Facebook posts.

My family always ate in front of the TV, so no problem other than which program we would watch. Parents had first dibs.

Dad was an attorney, and he always got up and answered the phone when it (frequently) rang during dinner. “Might be that million dollar client.” Usually it was cousin Henry, the family drunk, needing to be bailed out.

A double whammy for Dad, recessive genes and receding hairline.

Was she really expecting a call? I think she just wanted out of this awkward situation.

I used to hate the old double standard when I was growing up. That was one lesson from childhood that I did not pass on to the next generation. The 4 of us have different times and places in the home where we eat; sometimes at home, sometimes on the way home from work, and very rarely sometimes we all have the same meal.

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Right, Dad, recess is what it’s all about.

Recessive genes are fun. In school during recessive I loved the swings.

Really, a family dinner that lasts for 40 minutes? In my family, they usually lasted for 10 to 20 minutes each night. Love that random phone call!

My husband and I don’t bother to answer the phone much anymore—we let the answering machine screen our calls and if it’s someone we actually want to talk to we call them right back.

Calvin’s backhanded mouthing off can be solved with a simple backhand from Dad to Calvin’s head.

I have a cell and also a land line. Sometimes the cell refuses to work. The landline seldom if ever has a problem. I could get phone service through the cable TV provider but if the power is out – so is the phone on the cable.

Calvin is a child, and as such, has no rights under the law. He is property of his parents. So if he hears “Jump”, Calvin’s only response should “How high, Mom?”. When he is told to sit and the table, Calvin only should respond with “Yes, sir”. Mom and Dad can do anything they want with Calvin, including sending him out to the fields to pick cotton.

well this was back in 1985….didn’t we all?

“All these great genes”? Well, Calvin did inherit your arrogance.

Reminds me of the strip about the robbers. The day after they return home. Mom and Dad are a lot more serious about dinner.

Dad: “Calvin, we have been through a lot, let us just sit and enjoy a peaceful dinner.”

Calvin: “I don’t like this food. Besides my favorite TV show is about to start.”

Mom: “Our television set was stolen, remember?”

Calvin looks like a Democrat the day after the 2016 election

Calvin: “Well, I guess I will finish dinner, then go to my room and review my homework.”

Mom: “Good, I am proud of you for how well you handle adversity.”

What we’ve got here… is a failure to procreate

boy, she couldn’t get up fro the table fast enough. guess she didn’t want to hear anymore of his explaining why Calvin needed to stay seated at the table. also, i have a landline too!

Just wait until every kid (and adult) has a cell phone. Fuggidaboutit!

40 minutes? Try 15 minutes. We tell the host that’s because their meal was so delicious we had to shovel it down. Besides the hockey game just started again.

Yeah. That thing about the recessive genes is a hard lesson…

Notice how Calvin helps his dad built character all the time by providing him with, eh, interesting paradigms.

“Alright, go watch your TV show. You’re Mom set the example.”

Well, the dominant gene will always kick in first.