Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 24, 2015

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 8 years ago

    So, a snowman walks into another snowman’s ice cream shop, and he says, “I’d like a snow cone, please.” The snowman behind the counter replies, “Just a minute. Let me get some snow out of the back.”

    Now, for the meaning behind today’s Calvin and Hobbes strip:Possible Interpretation #1: The first snowman is the Syndicate, enjoying the profits of the Calvin and Hobbes series and wanting more. The second snowman is Bill Watterson, who has suffered as a result of having to deal with them.Possible Interpretation #2: The first snowman is Bill Watterson, enjoying the profits of his labors. The second snowman is the Syndicate, which feels that it has suffered at Bill’s expense because he has refused to allow “Calvin and Hobbes” to be commercialized.Posible Interpretation #3: This is a story about Calvin using two snowmen to illustrate the problem of Evil.Possible Interpretation #4: The first snowman is Bill Watterson, enjoying his retirement. The second snowman is Bill’s readers, who are suffering as a result.Possible Interpretation #5: All of the above.Possible Interpretation #6: None of the above.To view the following strips in the archive and help GoComics generate revenue, please click on the blue archive links below. To view the strips directly, click on the images below or stretch them.Rogue snowmen can be a scary thing:Peanuts (January 1, 1952)Calvin and Hobbes (December 27, 1990)Garfield (January 27, 2013)Calvin and Hobbes (December 31, 1990)FoxTrot (February 7, 2003)
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    BE THIS GUY  over 8 years ago

    Cannibalism among snowmen is plague on our society.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Let me guess. These are the Donner snowmen?

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    NormyBates  over 8 years ago

    Please Calvin, spare us the gory details.

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    rentier  over 8 years ago

    And that on Christmas Eve.

    Merry Christmas to everyone!!

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    vanoss  over 8 years ago

    It’s a snow eat snow world

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    Pointspread  over 8 years ago

    He got iced.

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    Egrayjames  over 8 years ago

    It’s already a cold case file.

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    IndyMan  over 8 years ago

    I thought yesterday, Calvin had given up on ‘individual, specialized’ snowmen and would create ‘generic’, everyday snowmen ??

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 8 years ago

    So, a snowman walks into another snowman’s ice cream shop, and he says, “I’d like a snow cone, please.” The snowman behind the counter doesn’t hear him because he’s too busy singing, “There’s No Business Like Snow Business.”

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 8 years ago

    So, the snowman asks the snowman behind the counter, “Do you enjoy this line of work?” The other snowman replies, “It’s a snow job.”

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    OPQRSTV98  over 8 years ago

    Snowbalism,. What a nasty crime.

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    Dr_Fogg  over 8 years ago

    #sharethegift

    Merry Christmas to all ツ

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 8 years ago

    We all Like a Good Sordid Story now and then!

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    neverenoughgold  over 8 years ago

    Ho Ho Ho… Oh Noooooooo…

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    neverenoughgold  over 8 years ago

    One more for the road…What do you call a snowman in the tropics? Lost…

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    neverenoughgold  over 8 years ago

    If you ever get a chance, read Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon. Interesting book based on a true event known as the Christmas Truce…

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    Susie Derkins :D  over 8 years ago

    Law & Order time.

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    bmonk  over 8 years ago

    Reminds me of Frosty’s Autopsy

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