Nothing wrong with dreaming, Calvin. But sometimes a mom just has to say “no”. Just don’t let that keep you from having thoughts and ideas that are a little out in left field!
I’m an attorney, and I once considered getting the lenses that gave me vertical pupils, like a snake’s. I thought it’d be unnerving to people during depositions.“My God, did you see his eyes?! SETTLE! SETTLE!”
My folks finally agreed to let me get contacts when I was a senior in high school, but my dad worried constantly that I would hurt my vision. “You only get one pair of eyes, you know!”
I’ve now been wearing them successfully, with several upgrades, for over 60 years.
I will never forget the ad I once saw that said that you could change your plain brown eyes to hazel, green, or blue. As a brown-eyed girl with low self-esteem, that angered me beyond belief.
I just discovered that kids in China (and elsewhere) are getting increasingly nearsighted and in danger of developing macular degeneration as they age all because they now spend most of their time indoors doing homework. Turns out that young eyes need regular extended periods in sunlight in order to fully develop. So Calvin and Hobbes will hopefully never need contact lenses (to see better at least).
codycab 4 months ago
Mom can already “see” where this is going.
Spacehog 4 months ago
Calvin’s idea is creepy and cool at the same time
californiamonty 4 months ago
I must admit Calvin’s idea does sound pretty cool.
Bilan 4 months ago
But Calvin, the other kids are already avoiding you.
Mediatech 4 months ago
Someone obviously suffers from a lack of vision.
The dude from FL Premium Member 4 months ago
Being “cool” doesn’t work for us anymore, wish it did
ʲᔆ 4 months ago
have you tried using a magic marker?
DorothyGlenn Premium Member 4 months ago
I sometimes think mom or dad are sibling to Frazz and Calvin is his nephew. Or mom has some explaining to do.
Izzy Moreno 4 months ago
Calvin’s right.
Jayalexander 4 months ago
I had a teenage daughter that would get contacts to change eye color for the fun of it.
snsurone76 4 months ago
Does Mom have an at-home job? She’s often seen at a desk, writing or typing something.
BigDaveGlass 4 months ago
You bug your parents enough as it is, Calvin………
old_geek 4 months ago
Born way too soon, Calvin.
C 4 months ago
They aren’t seeing eye to eye
win.45mag 4 months ago
That’s why they invented the " I was cool, once" bumper sticker
Purple People Eater 4 months ago
You shouldn’t tell a boy that age that any part of him is pretty.
Huckleberry Hiroshima 4 months ago
True Calvin. Thus the drugs and affairs and wasted money on strange hobbies.
gokarDun 4 months ago
Born a little too early, Cal…they’re coming to a vision store near you.
BJDucer 4 months ago
Nothing wrong with dreaming, Calvin. But sometimes a mom just has to say “no”. Just don’t let that keep you from having thoughts and ideas that are a little out in left field!
SquidGamerGal 4 months ago
Do they even make contact lens like those?
bbenoit 4 months ago
I suspect Mom was involved in a heist. She stole the typewriter from Wiley’s museum.
JD_Rhoades 4 months ago
I’m an attorney, and I once considered getting the lenses that gave me vertical pupils, like a snake’s. I thought it’d be unnerving to people during depositions.“My God, did you see his eyes?! SETTLE! SETTLE!”
Just-me 4 months ago
That could be sort of fun.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member 4 months ago
Well, maybe if every generation didn’t change the meaning of cool…
david_42 4 months ago
I use to have a pair of cat’s eyes and a red pair with flames around the edges.
fthiel 4 months ago
My vet showed up at a party with cat’s eye contacts on. Very hard to talk to him.
sandpiper 4 months ago
That’s right, Cal. Adults grow out of ‘cool’ and into ‘what the heck?!?’
gozirra2 Premium Member 4 months ago
Any idea what Hobbes is aiming for in last panel?
mckeonfuneralhomebx 4 months ago
Calvins thinking will get him to be a manager of Spencers one day.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 4 months ago
Calvin’s salesmanship needs a little polishing.
formathe 4 months ago
I agree with Calvin, that would be cool.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member 4 months ago
My folks finally agreed to let me get contacts when I was a senior in high school, but my dad worried constantly that I would hurt my vision. “You only get one pair of eyes, you know!”
I’ve now been wearing them successfully, with several upgrades, for over 60 years.
Wren Fahel 4 months ago
I will never forget the ad I once saw that said that you could change your plain brown eyes to hazel, green, or blue. As a brown-eyed girl with low self-esteem, that angered me beyond belief.
mindjob 4 months ago
Next, Calvin will be wanting vampire teeth
ChukLitl Premium Member 4 months ago
I knew a guy with an assortment of glass eyes for any occasion. One had the Marine Corps emblem, another was clear with a black widow inside.
brick10 4 months ago
One can only imagine what his teenage years would be like….
waynemadison 4 months ago
Hobbes can’t be bothered; he’s busy skimming rocks.
Walter the dog 4 months ago
Rerun
Why is this happening? 4 months ago
But Calvin, they have an idea of what’s the LOGICAL choice.
joannesshadow 4 months ago
I can see Calvin working in the film industry, designing aliens and monsters.
ImDaRealAni 4 months ago
Imagine double blood red eyes on Calvin. Or Hobbes.
kamoolah 4 months ago
What can be, unburdened by what has been.
coffeeturtle 4 months ago
I’d end up with an eye infection somehow
Omniman 4 months ago
I’ve always wanted contact mirror shades.
Arghhgarrr Premium Member 4 months ago
I just discovered that kids in China (and elsewhere) are getting increasingly nearsighted and in danger of developing macular degeneration as they age all because they now spend most of their time indoors doing homework. Turns out that young eyes need regular extended periods in sunlight in order to fully develop. So Calvin and Hobbes will hopefully never need contact lenses (to see better at least).
sincavage05 4 months ago
And I thought he wanted “tiger eyes”
Otis Rufus Driftwood 4 months ago
Maybe tell Mom you plan to start a David Bowie tribute act.
rockyridge1977 4 months ago
Cool is cool …….and Mom is Mom!!!!!!
76noos 4 months ago
Calvin’s right about that one. His parents are pretty boring people.