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1. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Even a nature documentary is too blaring and sensationalistic for Watterson’s delicate tastes

2. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Bought a dog instead? Bought a dog instead of what?? Bought a dog instead of Calvin?! He really was a light blue special from Kmart

3. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   True. I, like many kids, resented being forced to spend time with my family. But that friend is no longer my friend, and my parents will always be my parents. And now we have far less time to do simple things together like walking the neighborhood

4. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Hobbes would go at any length for a wet smooch

5. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Her neck at the top right

6. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I first saw this strip in an intro to linguistics class when we were learning the difference between semantics and pragmatics

7. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   This is the sweetest strip of them all. It encouraged me to read the rest of the comic. I like to think this moment defined everything else they did together

8. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Calvin and Hobbes look so aged-down in the older strips, they kind of look cuter.

9. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I hate goodbyes… Goodbye, Calvin and Hobbes. And thank you, Bill. I only regret I didn’t discover this sooner

10. almost 3 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

    We never saw Calvin chewing gum all that much, if ever. He liked to identify with it way more than he liked doing it