I think Calvin put it nicely in one strip (and here I’m paraphrasing): "They make you sleep when you aren’t tired and get you up when you want to sleep some more’.;-D
In my fraternity days, on one of those cold damp days when the night crawlers come out we had spaghetti for lunch. One guy got served a plate with worms under his noodles. I, as a pledge, got to clean up and paint the dining room.
Recommendation for a great career move: Retire! I can stay up as late as I want and get up whenever I want, and there’s no mom to tell me I’m doing it wrong. (My wife occasionally stands in for her, tho.)
BE THIS GUY almost 3 years ago
They taste pretty good if you put a couple spoonfuls of sugar on them.
meg_grif almost 3 years ago
But the second mouse gets the cheese.
codycab almost 3 years ago
The late kid would prefer breakfast in bed. Also something really sweet.
dadthedawg almost 3 years ago
Wake me, when it’s over…..
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 3 years ago
You can find pizza until midnight.
Bilan almost 3 years ago
Most kids will eventually get to the rise. But getting to the shine is a whole other ballgame.
EasternWoods almost 3 years ago
We used to call KD ( Kraft Dinner ) worms
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
I’ve always noticed that the early worm gets the bird. No, no, not THAT bird…
Jerry almost 3 years ago
That backwards. The early worm get eaten by the bird.
Red33410 almost 3 years ago
What mom says has the following anagram, “sweet Mary, red-hot blighter.”
jvo almost 3 years ago
@Jerry
Not backwards at at all,lol :D
Baarorso almost 3 years ago
I think Calvin put it nicely in one strip (and here I’m paraphrasing): "They make you sleep when you aren’t tired and get you up when you want to sleep some more’.;-D
batmanwithprep almost 3 years ago
The early seagull gets the tourist’s discarded boardwalk fries?
Alexander the Good Enough almost 3 years ago
So if the early bird gets the worm, why’d the worm get outta bed?
M2MM almost 3 years ago
That’s the exact same greeting my mother used on us. :P
PaulAbbott2 almost 3 years ago
Eww, Mom is a pleasant morning person. All pleasant morning people should seek immediate psychiatric help.
Looneytunes65 almost 3 years ago
When I was a child, it seemed like I closed my eyes, and it was morning.
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 3 years ago
Never did grasp the concept of that old saying. After a good rain, worms are available all day.
Dobby53 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
On cold winter mornings, Mom would get us up by reciting “The Cremation of Sam McGee.”
Gent almost 3 years ago
Bleah! You keep the worm. I is going back to sleeps!
jagedlo almost 3 years ago
In Calvin’s case, wouldn’t that be Rise and Whine?
Troglodyte almost 3 years ago
Calvin looks ready to slither back into his burrow!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Yup. My Feelings exactly. The tardy bird gets the crumbs. You decide.
hagarthehorrible almost 3 years ago
Love the dialogues between mother and kid.
wongo almost 3 years ago
But it’s the “second mouse” who gets the cheese !
Bookworm almost 3 years ago
“But mom, if the worm stayed in bed, the bird would be out of luck.”
Redd Panda almost 3 years ago
Our Mum was more succinct … ‘’GET UP!’’
kab2rb almost 3 years ago
Should tell Calvin day of fun activities.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The late bird orders pizza.
Ukko wilko almost 3 years ago
I had a girlfriend who woke up early, believing that should be true.
SunflowerGirl100 almost 3 years ago
I’m betting Calvin is sleepy because he was up half the night doing something like watching forbidden television.
tremaine53 almost 3 years ago
If the Early Bird got the Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs, we might see a different result.
dimndno almost 3 years ago
Early bird gets the worm. Second mouse gets the cheese!
Elder Lee Fox almost 3 years ago
In my fraternity days, on one of those cold damp days when the night crawlers come out we had spaghetti for lunch. One guy got served a plate with worms under his noodles. I, as a pledge, got to clean up and paint the dining room.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Recommendation for a great career move: Retire! I can stay up as late as I want and get up whenever I want, and there’s no mom to tell me I’m doing it wrong. (My wife occasionally stands in for her, tho.)
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Did I say “worm?” I meant ‘Gummi Worm!’
LrdSlvrhnd almost 3 years ago
But the early worm gets eaten.
LeanGrassSneakers(LeanGrassSneakers+T.D) almost 3 years ago
Say, I never know the good part of being early. You just miss out on some valuable sleeptime.
Stephen Gilberg almost 3 years ago
Calvin’s no Charles V, who insisted on a Diet of Worms.
christelisbetty almost 3 years ago
Aw come on Calvin, you pretend to have much worse on your sandwich. when you trying to gross out Susie ,at lunch.
countoftowergrove almost 3 years ago
Calvin channels his inner Bill the Cat.
LenSatic almost 3 years ago
Early worm gets eaten.
einarbt almost 3 years ago
Not if the worm stays in bed.
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 3 years ago
Who Weeps for the early worm?
rgcviper almost 3 years ago
The early bird can have the worm, because neither mornings nor worms are pleasant.