Its really fuckin funny to me that dad is a 100% serious normal man except for just constantly bullshitting every single answer to anything hes ever asked
Just like completely fabricating an alternate nonsense reality for his like 8 year old child
He's a patent clerk, which is alluded to in a couple of comics. Watterson thought it would be funnier when the joke is specific, and gave him the same job as his own father. Write what you know.
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Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 60 pts · 28d
Its really fuckin funny to me that dad is a 100% serious normal man except for just constantly bullshitting every single answer to anything hes ever asked
Just like completely fabricating an alternate nonsense reality for his like 8 year old child
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 28d
On another hand, I suppose that when Calvin finds out the truth, this teaches him how to critically think, hah.
EarMaster@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 28d
It builds character…
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 28d
Made funnier by the comic showing that he’s a patent lawyer.
mmmm@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 28d
Makes me wonder if his job was in sales or politics
addie@feddit.uk · 28 pts · 28d
He's a patent clerk, which is alluded to in a couple of comics. Watterson thought it would be funnier when the joke is specific, and gave him the same job as his own father. Write what you know.
wjrii@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 27d
Patent lawyer, and also an avid cyclist.
OddBob212@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 28d
I love the way Calvin pokes a big hole in Dad's story there at the end and suddenly it's "Welp, time for bed"...
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 28d
!explainlikeimcalvin@sh.itjust.works
luthis@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 28d
Did Calvin grow up to be a flat earther?
OddBob212@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 28d
Now I'm trying to imagine the stories he told his kids when he grew up.
Isa@feddit.org · 3 pts · 28d
Thanks for the laugh! 🥹
FishFace@piefed.social · 1 pts · 11d
We stuck the comics with Calvin's dad's bullshit on the kitchen cupboards because my dad did (does?) the exact same thing!