Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

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  1. margueritem

    margueritemGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    LMAO! Go Dad!

  2. Gweedo Murray

    Gweedo Murray said, 6 months ago

    And when you go visiting, leave the kid home.

  3. Praxsis

    Praxsis said, 6 months ago

    Heck no you wanna take the kid, to make sure the relatives don’t want you to make a return trip. LOL

  4. sjoujke

    sjoujkeGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    I can see why he calls it a dorky picture…get a load of his hair.

  5. Pacejv

    Pacejv said, 6 months ago

    Way to go, Dad!

  6. Carmy

    CarmyGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Good plan, Dad!
    He’s probably just sending the cards with photo to Mom’s family.

  7. Andy

    Andy said, 6 months ago

    LOL …. Dad’s really annoyed hehe

  8. Wiseguy411

    Wiseguy411 said, 6 months ago

    Frame three - I used to feel like that for almost 30 years.
    bleeep ties.

  9. Mr. Patel

    Mr. Patel said, 6 months ago

    Calvin, you look intelligent in that get-up.

  10. LuvH8

    LuvH8Genius_badge said, 6 months ago

    But if you dress Calvin up all nice and clean, your relatives might bring their kids over so Calvin can be a good influence.

  11. serenasakitty

    serenasakitty said, 6 months ago

    I’m sure Dad kows Calvin will do something at the right moment to prevent his being used as a good example.

  12. unemandarine

    unemandarine said, 6 months ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Dad is sooo funny!

  13. Calvinator

    Calvinator said, 6 months ago

    Dad needs to lower the tripod - all he’ll get is the top of Calvins head. …and how come Hobbs doesn’t get in on the picture?

  14. jbmetalmonster

    jbmetalmonster said, 6 months ago

    good idea dad, nothing is worse for the wallet than more mouths to feed, especially when uncle max is around

  15. ronaldmundy

    ronaldmundy said, 6 months ago

    sjoujke, it’s not the pic that’s dorky. it’s his clothes.
    at least calvin can read.

  16. jrbj

    jrbj said, 6 months ago

    Dad may be a total dork, but at least he’s honest.

  17. Herocoder

    Herocoder said, 6 months ago

    Lol .. Dad really has some good ideas ..

  18. Dino-1

    Dino-1 said, 6 months ago

    One point for Dad!

  19. JennieMR

    JennieMR said, 6 months ago

    LOL I always love the Dad’s wisecracks. The mom is far too serious, but you can tell that she loves Calvin. Yes, any other mom would have shipped him to Australia. LOL

  20. TimeWeaver

    TimeWeaver said, 6 months ago

    If she dresses him up and fixes his hair, how are the relatives going to see what he looks like?

  21. Grog

    GrogGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    That brings back memmories, but my Dad never said that to me. But I still hate getting my picture taken after all these years.

    If it were Garfield, he might send him to Abu Dabi, JennieMR

  22. Poindexter

    Poindexter said, 6 months ago

    I love Dad’s sarcastic wisecracks. They are the only thing that lets him survive Calvin. And in frame 3…that’sthe way every male feels that has to put on a tie. That’s why they called them “neck tie parties” in the old west.

  23. Ivy0730

    Ivy0730 said, 6 months ago

    Who dares to visit, no one after Uncle Max

  24. Fer Lefer

    Fer Lefer said, 6 months ago

    Dad’s avoiding the Cathy’s strip situation: The inlaws at home…

  25. ♠Lonewolf♠

    ♠Lonewolf♠Genius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Mess his hair back to where it was! Ugh!

  26. Miss.Fit

    Miss.Fit said, 6 months ago

    ahahaha… dad you have a sense of humor…

  27. bald 716

    bald 716 said, 6 months ago

    take calvin with you, but be sure to tell him to act like he usually does, that way you will NEVER have to go visit those relatives you don’t like

  28. Brother_James437

    Brother_James437 said, 6 months ago

    That’s one way to discourage unwanted relatives from comming over to sponge off you for dinner.

  29. Andy

    Andy said, 6 months ago

    btw, I think dad looks somewhat like the dad in the tv series “Alf”…… called Willie Tanner… :o)
    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2488834048/nm0942642

  30. comicsexpert

    comicsexpert said, 6 months ago

    Watterson is the master. I especially like Calvin’s combed hair in the last panel.

    Comics Expert grade: 5.0 out of 5.0

  31. Macushlalondra

    Macushlalondra said, 6 months ago

    If you don’t want the relatives visiting don’t get him all dressed up with his hair combed. Just let him look the way he always does. He’ll make a face for the camera and everyone will see what a brat he is. They’ll stay away in droves.

    Calvin and Hobbes is a great comic to read every day but you sure don’t want to have a Calvin in your house.

  32. Saucy1121

    Saucy1121 said, 6 months ago

    If you want to show what Calvin looks like, he needs to have recently been mauled by Hobbes.

  33. Vigilante de noche

    Vigilante de nocheGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    … I wonder if Dad has the patent/copyrights right to that statement? If not at least he knows how to go about getting them!

  34. benbrilling

    benbrillingGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Smile, Calvin, so we can see your fangs.

  35. LordOfTheExacto

    LordOfTheExacto said, 6 months ago

    “They’ll stay away in droves. Calvin and Hobbes is a great comic to read every day but you sure don’t want to have a Calvin in your house.”

    Ah, but a Calvin in someone else’s house is fun beyond words. I have one like him and the relatives love to visit because he’s both entertaining AND not their problem. I try to get them to take him home with them but they always seem to have some excuse. :)

  36. AJCA

    AJCA said, 6 months ago

    LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! @margueritem, you said exactly what I was thinking of.

    jajajajajajajaja

  37. ratlum

    ratlum said, 6 months ago

    So well said Dad

  38. MrsLukeSkywalker

    MrsLukeSkywalker said, 6 months ago

    Oh, I love Calvin’s pictures as much as I love his snowmen!

  39. LX013

    LX013 said, 6 months ago

    I love Calvin and Hobbes!

  40. thebird55

    thebird55 said, 6 months ago

    Why do mothers always want you to do something different with your hair in a family picture? Wouldn’t it make more sense to look the way you always do? Why try to remember something that never was?

  41. Johanan Rakkav

    Johanan RakkavGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    But what if you always do the same thing with your hair? I did. The problem was keeping it that way.

    The idea of a family portrait is to show you at your best, not at your worst (or at your average even).

    Ah, Calvin, the ENFP Rebel Without a Cause. At least if you were an ENTP, you’d have a cause. :)) As it is, you just don’t want to do it.

  42. Aardvark359

    Aardvark359 said, 6 months ago

    “Dorky” is a funny word.

  43. Sysiphus

    Sysiphus said, 6 months ago

    I remember this scene plucked straight out of my childhood.

    My mom was constantly flashing a camera in our face; boy, am I glad she did. I look at those pictures today and feel a sense of wonder about my childhood.

    Being perpetually six, Calvin has no need for such trivial reminders, though. His life is spread before us, never to be forgotten as it’s recorded on the pages of newsprint, paper, and computer code.

  44. Mac MacChlerie

    Mac MacChlerie said, 6 months ago

    The snowmen strips ARE the best.

    Sick kid…….. love it!!

  45. Neo Blakkrstal

    Neo Blakkrstal said, 6 months ago

    It’s almost as if the artist knows my children