Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 19, 2024

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    codycab  4 months ago

    I don’t know why you bother asking, Calvin. You don’t even take no for an answer.

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    dadthedawg Premium Member 4 months ago

    Dad, explain to him about PG-13…..

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    The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover  4 months ago

    Now tell Dad which offensive movie you plan on watching, and see if he agrees with it.

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    C  4 months ago

    NIMBY strikes again

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    Concretionist  4 months ago

    Calvin is gonna grow up to be Trump, seems like. Except a lot smarter (which is scary!) Heck they even have similar hair…

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    Nuke Road Warrior  4 months ago

    When dealing with governments you have an absolute right of free expression, when dealing with the family, bot so much.

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    Jayalexander  4 months ago

    Noooo! you can’t see Debbie does Dallas.

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    BigDaveGlass  4 months ago

    Tell Calvin it’s character building. That will put him off.

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    M2MM  4 months ago

    Me thinks Calvin is wanting to go see nude statues & paintings and then watch “Babe Vampires Do Dallas” or somesuch film. :D

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    ddl297  4 months ago

    Nah, doubt it’s porn (girls, naked or otherwise? Yuck!) He just wants to listen to the same music the other kids at school hear.

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    einarbt  4 months ago

    Freedom in the US empire what a joke. McCarthy had other ideas.

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    Free or Not? Premium Member 4 months ago

    So….you wouldn’t object the to grooming towards trans-genderism done by the government run schools?

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    tremaine53  4 months ago

    And thus, Captain Loophole was born.

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    rockyridge1977  4 months ago

    Intelligent conversation!!!!!

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    dflak  4 months ago

    I pinned this one.

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    The Fly Hunter  4 months ago

    “Free expression of ideas” is now being suppressed under the guise of “misinformation”.

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    Redd Panda  4 months ago

    Seems like Calvin wants to watch the John Wick series.

    Or go to a trump rally.

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    ccfharvard4  4 months ago

    Wow…supercharged subject nowadays. All I know is, compared to my 1984 high school days, Big Brother has jumped the fence and gotten bigger. That is what I see now, compared to then.

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    sandpiper  4 months ago

    Dad rarely thinks of the possible pitfalls when Calvin asks a seemingly thoughtful question. He never sees the tripwires.

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    gozirra2 Premium Member 4 months ago

    Calvin, you forgot to mention how it builds character! See how Dad likes that being thrown back at him.

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    BJDucer  4 months ago

    I’m betting Hobbes is informing Calvin there is a movie called “Bikini Clad Space Bimboids on Mars” or something similar that he was interested in watching to learn more about the wonders of our universe…..

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    uniquename  4 months ago

    “Now let me explain how the Constitution applies to federal law and not in my house.”

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    mindjob  4 months ago

    He’s heard about Robert Mapplethorpe

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    royq27  4 months ago

    Predating the internet…

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    jim_pem  4 months ago

    Come on, Calvin. Dad is exercising his right to free expression and exposing you to something that you find offensive and shocking. That’s what you asked for, right?

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    bmeaton Premium Member 4 months ago

    The first freedom elucidated in the Bill of Rights is Freedom of Religion, the second is Freedom of Speech.

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    djtenltd  4 months ago

    Doesn’t Calvin’s father know by now that every time Calvin makes some oddball analysis on something, that he wants something??

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    ladykat  4 months ago

    Save your breath, Dad, Calvin doesn’t want to hear it!

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    rugeirn  4 months ago

    Calvin is a great believer in absolute rights. Unfortunately, he has yet to understand they don’t exist.

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    rhpii  4 months ago

    No, as a parent of a minor child the responsibility to choose what is appropriate remains with the parent.

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    Larry S  4 months ago

    YouTube: Rowan Atkinson JUST OBLITERATED The UK Government “He Refuses To Listen” (2012)

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    billdaviswords  4 months ago

    There’s a big difference between free speech and the context of those ideas or the appropriate age for being exposed to them.

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    jrankin1959  4 months ago

    What did you buy, Calvin?

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    lnrokr55  4 months ago

    Wonder what Calvins done ?

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    wconer  4 months ago

    So many haters…

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    Bilan  4 months ago

    The Bill of Rights doesn’t apply to parenting.

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    sobrown51  4 months ago

    I think parental responsibility outweighs the bill of rights until the kids reach a reasonable age.

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    wivern921  4 months ago

    Children dont have the same rights as adults, because they are not expected to understand or face the repercussions of their actions, which is why the juvenile court system is different. Parents need to protect their kids from things they are not ready to see or hear. Think, dropping F bombs in grade school by a teacher. College professors can and do. Second grade teachers should not.

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    John Jorgensen  4 months ago

    I mean, Dad’s not wrong.

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    JoeMartinFan Premium Member 4 months ago

    Calvin…the reason Dad won’t expose you to such things is because you’re simply not ready to process those things. You’re not being taught calculus or Shakespeare in your 1st grade class, are you? It’s not a matter of censorship – it’s a matter of maturity.

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    g04922  4 months ago

    I am thinking Calvin has been experimenting with Porn… “So you wouldn’t object to me being exposed to art, music, or movies that some people would find offensive or shocking, right?” Hehe….

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    jvscanlan Premium Member 4 months ago

    Let’s go over the meaning of the word kid again . . .

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    yangeldf  4 months ago

    this black and white view of the world perfectly tracks for a 6 year old who hasn’t learned nuance and subtlety yet, but grown up political speakers have no excuse, they are either less educated than a first grader or are being intentionally obtuse.

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    currysteph Premium Member 4 months ago

    @Concretionist: Apparently smarter than you since he’s made billions and was elected President, had a very successful TV Show, Golf Courses, Resorts, etc….what have you done

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  4 months ago

    For once Dad is working to build Calvin’s character in a good and effective way.

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    Gamerkillss  4 months ago

    I’ve personally listened to a whole song about osama bin laden, and watched videos of people smoking, Why? I honestly don’t even know

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    willie_mctell  4 months ago

    There’s always “My Ding-a-ling,” Chuck Berry’s sing along. I’m sure he loved to hear the audience singing “I love to play with…”

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    wiley207  4 months ago

    Oh, I know what the last panel is like…

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    Snoots  4 months ago

    “The concept of Freedom is not without constraint. For us to be truly free we must have limits; otherwise we will inevitably infringe upon the freedoms of others.”

    — author has funny-looking avatar

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