Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 30, 2019

Is Dad going to give Calvin a discount on the fee or maybe just ask fora percentage of the royalties?

6 years of work, and he still doesn’t know how to make the bed without asking a robot for help.

Chalk one up for Dad!

Dad burn!

The robot is a rebel much like you.

I can’t understand why it doesn’t work. It’s made with state-of-the-art Tinker Toys.

You could say you HAVE to have a sense of humor to put up with a spitfire like Calvin.;-D

Your attorney needs to be honest with you, Calvin.

It’s funny ‘cause it’s true…

Calvin the inventor!!! Shouldn’t dad be encouraging him….

Somehow in the midst of all these technical negotiations, Calvin’s bed is still going unmade.

Tinkertoys!!

Calvin, every inventor knows that sometimes you have to give it a swift kick in order for to work, sometimes Dad’s need them too.

That’s a darn good-looking robot for a six-year-old’s efforts! C’mon Dad, give the boy some credit.

Calvin: Dad, I’m inventing a robot.

Dad: You’ve invented a robot?

Calvin’s attorney may have a sense of humour but he doesn’t seem to understand the difference between past and present tense.

Is that what Calvin’s dad does for a living? He’s an attorney?

Dad’s a Patent Attorney… because Watterson’s dad was a Patent Attorney….

I wouldn’t be too sure Dad was joking, Calvin!

Holy crap! What if my new robot turns out to be like Calvin?

How does it stay upright on two wheels? Calvin invented the Segway.

Calvin’s attorney has fur and a long tail and stripes.

It took them 6 years to get pregnant with Calvin??

Calvin should go on Shark Tank.

Tinkertoys and a coffee can. It should work.

" And We Still haven’t Got You Programmed Quite Right Yet . "

Little dope almost has two tinker-toy windmills. Last time I saw one was the late ’40s. (Unless it was just another one of those nuclear testing radiation fallout and strontium-90 laced milk type dreams.)

Dad is a cynic with class.

Huh. Calvin’s six? (unless they’ve been “working” on him since conseption). I’da thunk a little older. ’Splains much: Six year olds are just barely starting to be human most of the time. On average, in my experience.

The parents have done a wonder full job in this six years. We have an amazing robot that entertains and makes the day of millions across the world.

I like the adult sarcasm of Calvin.