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Calvin and Hobbes strip on parenting wins fresh laughs
Original: A quotation from Bill Watterson CALVIN: Your polls are slipping Dad. Better get with it. CALVIN’S DAD: Calvin, being you
A Calvin and Hobbes quotation by Bill Watterson is circulating again. In the strip, Calvin warns his dad that his polls are slipping, and his dad replies that being a father is not an elected position, so he does not have to respond to polls. Calvin then asks whether that means he governs with dictatorial impunity. Readers are sharing it as a sharp, funny take on parental authority.
Why now: People are sharing the classic strip for its timeless, humorous take on parenting and authority.
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- A quotation from Bill Watterson CALVIN: Your polls are slipping Dad. Better get with it. CALVIN’S DAD: Calvin, being your dad is not an elected position. I don’t have to respond to polls. CALVIN: Not elected? You mean you can govern with dictatorial impunity? CALVIN’S DAD:… · wistquotes@friendica.world · 3
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