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Re: Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

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Post by ryantgtg »

the_af wrote: post #31
ryantgtg wrote: post #28

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My wife and I aren’t having the greatest time reading them to our toddler (she’s probably too young for them, but she says she really likes them). Calvin’s parents don’t like him! I don’t like exposing her to parents who are resentful toward their kid. Also, shortly after he retired Bill Watterson ate at my dad’s restaurant. My dad recognized his name on the check, and told him how much of a fan I was. Bill then drew…

I don't get the sense that Calvin's parents don't like him. He is a force of nature and he overwhelms them, but they don't dislike him.

I get the sense that Watterson is sharing his own childhood relationships with adults and author figures. And by and large they aren’t happy, healthy relationships.

His parents regularly debate whose choice it was to have a kid, and despite the exceptional strip shared by another reply to me, for the most part his dad seems happier working than being with Calvin. I definitely didn’t notice or care about this dynamic when I read these as a kid. And I don’t think my daughter will notice or care. But she’s only 3, and I’m cool with sheltering her a bit.

Re: Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

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Post by ryantgtg »

schwank wrote: post #37
ryantgtg wrote: post #28

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My wife and I aren’t having the greatest time reading them to our toddler (she’s probably too young for them, but she says she really likes them). Calvin’s parents don’t like him! I don’t like exposing her to parents who are resentful toward their kid. Also, shortly after he retired Bill Watterson ate at my dad’s restaurant. My dad recognized his name on the check, and told him how much of a fan I was. Bill then drew…

Our 5yo daughter loves looking through our old paperback versions, but we generally won't read them to her yet as the story and comedy is way over her head in most cases. She can grow up reading them over time as I did daily in the paper growing up. One day we'll let her read our first edition color hardcover boxed set. But she probably should start acting a little less like Calvin first.

My daughter loves pretending she has a transmogrifier. She ZAPS us into different creatures.

We read a ton of Get Fuzzy right now. And she’s turning into Bucky. Yesterday while doing yard work she said to me, “hey Pinky, put me in the hammock.”

Re: Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

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Post by owlninja »

redshirtrob wrote: post #94
avalys wrote: post #38

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There are plenty of C&H strips that show his parents love him. This one comes to mind, but there are many others: https://i.redd.it/wgwm23u9k4sx.png Kids are not stupid and you don't need to insulate them from everything that isn't 100% happy, fluffy and wonderful. As a former kid who had loving parents and loved C&H, the only message I remember taking from the strip in this regard was that parents are people too and…

This strip is beautiful. As a parent living with snow on the ground in Ohio, I just lived this experience when my children asked me to go sled riding. Work will be there after they go to bed, but these years will be gone before I know it.

As a kid in Texas reading Calvin and Hobbes, the snow aspect always seemed so magical. I know as an adult it is probably a beating most times, but still fun to think about. We actually got snow in DFW this year and my first actions were to have my kids build a snowman, and then find the steepest hill we could to sled down :)

Re: Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

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Post by atulatul »

anarcat wrote: post #56
every wrote: post #43

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Calvin and Hobbes appear every day in my RSS feed and shall continue to do so in perpetuity...

wait, tell us more! his does that work?

You can also follow the comic on twitter.

https://twitter.com/calvinandhobbes For this it says born on November 18, 1985 :)

https://twitter.com/Calvinn_Hobbes

Re: Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

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Post by andrewem »

andrewem wrote: post #114

Fans of Calvin and Hobbes might like the documentary “Dear Mr. Watterson”, which includes a lot of his art work and interviews with several cartoonists, (though not Watterson).

Addendum: my favorite part was Berkeley Breathed showing a letter he received from Watterson, which has a drawing of Breathed fueling his motorboat by pouring dollar bills into the gas tank. Breathed notes that it’s meant to be commentary on Breathed’s willingness to pursue merchandising to make more money.

Re: Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine

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Post by NiceWayToDoIT »

I typed "pepermint" and got Warning: mysql_connect(): User yingling_sandbox already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connections in /home/content/41/5598741/html/random/calvin_and_hobbes/search.php on line 10 Unable to connect to database! Please try again later.
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