Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 02, 1989
January 01, 1989
January 03, 1989
Transcript:
Calvin: Shovel, shovel, shovel! Why can't we get a showblower?? We must be the only family in the world that still shobels the driveway by hand! I'm freezing! Dad: It build character. Keep at it. Calvin: Pretty convenient how every time I build character, he saves a couple hundred dollars.
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Me_Again almost 14 years ago
EVIL DAD ALERT!!!
Icalasari over 13 years ago
I had to do the same thing. I actually complained if not enough snow was on the sidewalk. >.> That is impossible to shovel…
yow4zip Premium Member over 10 years ago
Having Calvin as your son builds character.
bmonk about 10 years ago
Not quite the only family that shovels by hand. . . .
tdoug1 over 8 years ago
I am shoveling again the kids have moved out on their own.
Me2times. almost 6 years ago
For some reason I find this strip rather hilarious
MegaCass over 5 years ago
One thing’s for certain – they don’t live in California
Bibleman2002 about 5 years ago
If I was Calvin and his dad said that to me, I would throw a snowball at him just to shut him up
AnthonyVelasco over 3 years ago
Calvin, building character saves money
Me2times. over 3 years ago
My pastor told us about his dad getting a snow blower after he got older and left the house, and I immediately thought about this strip. I sent this to him and he laughed about it, because his dad used to make him shovel the snow until then
FuriosoTheDog about 3 years ago
LOL
TheNerdGuy almost 3 years ago
Why is a six-year-old shoveling snow without help?
Jaythor about 1 month ago
Who has a 6-yr-old shoveling a driveway/sidewalk full of snow???
...... 24 days ago
I mean Calvin isn’t wrong though