Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 23, 1990
June 22, 1990
June 24, 1990
Transcript:
Dad: It's getting dark, Calvin. Time to come in and go to bed! Calvin: But Hobbes and I were catching fireflies. Can't we stay out a little longer? Dad: Ha! First you didn't want to go out, and now you don't want to come in! See, by not watching TV, you had more fun, and now you'll have memories of something real you did, instead of something fake you just watched. Calvin: Nothing spoils fun like finding out it builds character.
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Icalasari over 13 years ago
I wish I had more moments like that
But only a few more. I preferred staying inside and playing games most of the time :P
Xalder over 9 years ago
You’re still alive, right? You can have those moments now, if you make the time…
yow4zip Premium Member almost 9 years ago
He built character and didn’t even know it. Painless.
Zero-Gabriel over 6 years ago
“Character Building”, like a Double-Edged Sword. Careful you don’t accidentally create a Villain (or worse, a Monster…) while trying to build a Hero, or at the very least a Normal Person…
MegaCass over 5 years ago
When Calvin grows up, he’ll thank his dad for the fact that he didn’t grow up to become as boring a person as Jon Arbuckle.
The great papyrus about 3 years ago
Honestly his dad is kinda annoying
noissimbus almost 3 years ago
If having fun builds character, Calvin’s just loaded with it. Unfortunately, Calvin’s definition of fun usually coincides with others’ misery.
alexzinuro 8 months ago
Calvin’s Dad should’ve said, “…‘rather than’ of something fake you just watched”. It sounds clearer this way.