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And He Did! (January 6, 1918) Outbursts of Everett True (May 13, 1918)  Hitz and Mrs. (December 31, 1923)  Gay and Her Gang (April 23, 1929)  Oaky Doaks (September 23, 1935)  Dark Laughter (February 6, 1943)  Mopsy Sunday (February 1, 1948)  Those Were the Days (February 28, 1952)  Dinky Fellas (June 14, 1965)  Wee Pals (June 14, 1965) 
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Slammy posted:Those Were the Days (February 28, 1952)
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Crabgrass Support Tauhid's Patreon here. Old School Peanuts (Jul 25, 1952)  Calvin and Hobbes (Feb 11-12, 1989)   Robbie and Bobby (Jul 26, 2019)  (Jul 29, 2019)  Support Jason's Patreon (and see new My Dad is Draculas) here.
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I usually love Crabgrass but this sock thing works as a one-off. Not a serial story. And you know, I remember being a babysitter and never ever having anything close to the issues in Calvin and Hobbes. Which makes me realize Calvin really, really needed some drat counselling.
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readingatwork posted:Calvin and Hobbes (Feb 11-12, 1989) Even as a kid I remember thinking this was pretty uncalled for
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 Maybe you should tell the writers of the strip.
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Cowslips Warren posted:And you know, I remember being a babysitter and never ever having anything close to the issues in Calvin and Hobbes. Which makes me realize Calvin really, really needed some drat counselling. It works in a cartoony 'kid vs babysitter' sense, but irl that would definitely be a 'this kid needs to see a therapist/doctor' wakeup call even before this arc.
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calvin and hobbes was my life when i was a kid, but these days i can’t do more than glance at the pretty art. it’s weird
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Haifisch posted:I think it was only explicitly stated once or twice, but Rosalynn is the only person willing to babysit him. And she gets paid considerably more than normal for it. I mean, the worst babysitting job I ever had was 4 kids, and the oldest was like 12, the younger ones between 5 and 8. And the 12 year old was on the spectrum and hated his younger stepsiblings. I mostly remember us playing Hide and Seek with the twist that if you were found, you got to help find the others. And whoever lasted the longest got to choose who was the Seeker next time. Was dumb, but the kids at least were entertained. Now for Calvin? Best thing Rosalynn could have done maybe early on was actually play with the drat kid instead of working on her homework/calling her boyfriend, etc. I don't ever remember strips of her interacting with him in anything fun?
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Bogor VC refers to the Victorian Cross, with the bar indicating it's the second time he's earned it.
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Julet Esqu posted:
What a fart of a dramatic arc. Cowslips Warren posted:Now for Calvin? Best thing Rosalynn could have done maybe early on was actually play with the drat kid instead of working on her homework/calling her boyfriend, etc. I don't ever remember strips of her interacting with him in anything fun? She plays Calvinball once and is extremely good at it iirc.
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Cowslips Warren posted:Now for Calvin? Best thing Rosalynn could have done maybe early on was actually play with the drat kid instead of working on her homework/calling her boyfriend, etc. I don't ever remember strips of her interacting with him in anything fun? In her last appearance in Calvin & Hobbes, Rosalyn makes a deal with Calvin that if he behaves she'll let him stay up half an hour past his bedtime. They end up playing a game of Calvinball.
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Julet Esqu posted:
Tomorrow: Tara dies of internal bleeding
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Kennel posted:Nancy This is what my Passover seder's gonna look like in two weeks.
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Dodos are more evolved dinosaurs you haaaaack
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The strip where Calvin locks his sitter out of house feels true to life because I did the same thing to my sitter when I was 10.
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Gatto Grigio posted:The strip where Calvin locks his sitter out of house feels true to life because I did the same thing to my sitter when I was 10. Are you still grounded?
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Every time Mars appears is a reminder that DNA Wizard is the most loathsome character in the comic. She's the one who brewed the potion that turned Mars into a hellscape filled with carnivorous plants that eat each other, and it was her crew that brought the dodos to the planet. The dodos are an invasive species and are wreaking havoc on Mars, and DNA Wizard is listening to this with the same lack of concern she had when her mermaid friend was distraught over her body being permanently altered against her will. And she's supposed to be Mars's mother.
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Buni Rhymes with Orange  Get Fuzzy 3/16/01  Brenda Starr 1/31-2/2/46    Smokey Stover 12/24/39  Fnord  Bonus Ad! Be a god in twenty easy lessons!  If you want to cultivate your own Invisible God-Force, check out the teachings of Dr. Robinson's, umm, alternative religious organization, Psychiana.
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Daddy Daze Take It From the Tinkersons  Dark Side of the Horse 
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At one time, folks used to read the comics page for fun and enjoyed the silly antics with a light heart. BUT NOW - WOW! The comics are full of mental illness, child abuse and racism - and folks are still expected to laugh about it!
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Haifisch posted:"And my grandpa lived to 90 and he smoked! What's the big deal with this 'smoking causes cancer' banana oil?" Stupid science and government enriching our bread and fluoridating the water. 
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Surgeon's Tales So far Ester was presented quite young, she often felt like a pre-teen, but early in the book it actually said that she appeared to be 14-15 years old (still even in the text she seemed childish), so I guess we can presume that she's about sixteen now. Karl Bertelsköld is about eighteen, I think. An old book and a historical setting, so better not think about the ages too hard.  The book makes it clear that at this point Karl has become fascinated by Ester (despite seeing her just a few times, even the narrator makes a bit fun of it) and his efforts to find her take much longer than in the comic, as she is kept hidden and madam Sager is very secretive about her until Karl wins her trust. Nancy  Dustin  Mandrake 
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Classic Kevin & Kell (March 6-10, 2000)     It's been a while since Fiona's parents were properly featured in a strip, but as a reminder: they are both from old, noble lineages, and their marriage was arranged to "preserve the bloodline." Which goes a long way to explaining why they're both such stuck-up, insufferable jerks. Also! Mirrors reflecting sunlight onto dark places can and does work (though in real life the strategy is only used for towns that would otherwise not see sunlight for several months a year).
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Arlo and Janis I'm getting mine today!  Tina's Groove Classic (July 8, 2009)  Arlo and Janis Classic (July 8, 1999)  Garfield Classic (July 8, 1989) 
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Gatto Grigio posted:The strip where Calvin locks his sitter out of house feels true to life because I did the same thing to my sitter when I was 10. I remember this one getting Calvin a pretty stern (for the strip) talking-to from his mother about how dangerous it was to do.
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Green Intern posted:She plays Calvinball once and is extremely good at it iirc. ...Are that and I guess Uncle Max are the only times anyone in the strip interacts with Calvin on his terms?
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While kids occasionally do things Calvin would do and more frequently what they dream they could do if he was a real child his parents would have been divorced or drinking heavily. He’s a special needs child and would have to have a large support network to allow his family to stay mentally healthy and help him thrive. However medication is pretty cheap so this would be more likely. 
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BCN Phoebe  Wallace  Curtis 
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Calvin and Hobbes was not supposed to be any more realistic than Peanuts, guys. Haifisch posted:"And my grandpa lived to 90 and he smoked! What's the big deal with this 'smoking causes cancer' banana oil?" To be fair, "scientific eating" in the early to mid 20th century was a horror of processed foods because those were "scientifically created" rather than that nasty unpredictable fresh stuff.
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nishi koichi posted:calvin and hobbes was my life when i was a kid, but these days i can’t do more than glance at the pretty art. it’s weird Same, but I think it's less a quality thing or how I relate to the material, and more that I just read it a hundred-hundred times because that's what you do when you're a kid with a handful of comics compilations. So I'll read half of the first panel and realize I already know every word of dialogue and just move on.
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Strontium posted:Take It From the Tinkersons I'm being attacked
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Mercury Hat posted:I remember this one getting Calvin a pretty stern (for the strip) talking-to from his mother about how dangerous it was to do. Stultus Maximus posted:Calvin and Hobbes was not supposed to be any more realistic than Peanuts, guys.
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I re-read my complete Calvin and Hobbes collection every few years. It's still funny, but the least plausible thing is that Calvin is only 6. And screw the depressing ending. 
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Mercury Hat posted:I remember this one getting Calvin a pretty stern (for the strip) talking-to from his mother about how dangerous it was to do. his parents suck at discipline
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I still quite enjoy C&H but yeah, it was never meant to be taken that seriously. That said I always felt kind of bad that Calvin has no real friends. He really needs a Miles in his life to keep him grounded and channel all that destructive energy. Seeing his relationship with Suzie improve to the point where they're no longer antagonistic would have also been nice. What I'm saying is that Wallace the Brave is Calvin and Hobbes in it's ideal form. Cobalt-60 posted:And screw the depressing ending. lmao
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Mämmilä (July 14, 1990)
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lol @ the Calvin & Hobbes edit. Family Circus  Rose is Rose  One Big Happy  Foob  Compu-Toon  Bizarro 
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Also, seriously, childhood ADHD is a serious thing and medicating a kid for it is not sucking all the joy out of their life. I've got ADHD and my medicine just allowed me to focus on things more easily so I wasn't getting frustrated at mental blocks.
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