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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
axbom@axbom.me ("Per Axbom") wrote:

Calvin, ahead of his time.

Calvin and Hobbes comic. Panel 1. Calvin is making a classic snowman with a carrot nose, hat, pipe in his mouth and rock for buttons. Hobbes (arriving): What’s this? Calvin: A generic snowman Panel 2. Calvin continues explaining. Calvin: I used to make original snowmen, but it was time-consuming, hard work. So I said, heck, this is crazy! Panel 3. Calvin: Now I crank out crude imitations of what’s already popular! It takes no time or thought, and most people don’t care about the difference anyway! Panel 4 (final panel): Hobbes (contemplating while looking at the snowman): So cynical. Yet so practical. Calvin: And what good is originality if you can’t crank it out? The comic characters explained if you are unfamiliar: Calvin and Hobbes is an American daily comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson and syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. The strip centers on Calvin, a six-year-old boy characterized by his imagination and behavior, and Hobbes, his stuffed tiger, whose status alternates between a toy and a sentient companion depending on perspective.