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Topic: I wonder what Bill Watterson thinks of this?
Puffy Treat
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posted January 20, 2008 11:38 AM
Bummer. Lio's kind of a modern day member of the Addams family.
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calaban
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posted January 20, 2008 11:42 AM
Perfectly dark.
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The White Whale
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posted January 20, 2008 12:01 PM
Wow that's hilarious. I'm going to go read some Calvin and Hobbes now.
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Phanto
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posted January 20, 2008 12:29 PM
Ouch.
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C3PO the Dragon Slayer
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posted January 20, 2008 12:47 PM
I was never fond of Lio. His humor was always far too much about fantasizing about teaming up with monsters to overpower adults. That, or the stupidity and drunkenness of the adults. It's an inaccurate portrayal of children. *laughs*
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martha
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posted January 20, 2008 01:22 PM
That is in poor taste. I, too, would be curious to know what Watterson thinks of it.
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Tara
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posted January 20, 2008 02:02 PM
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SoaPiNuReYe
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posted January 20, 2008 02:08 PM
I thought that was pretty funny.
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Kwea
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posted January 20, 2008 02:57 PM
So did I.
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Enigmatic
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posted January 20, 2008 03:48 PM
Lio is a very hit and miss comic strip for me. Sometimes it's pretty funny, but at least half of the time it's a repetition of the exact same formula, which has a freaky monster instead of a punchline. --Enigmatic
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romanylass
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posted January 20, 2008 04:14 PM
We thought it was funny.
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BlackBlade
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posted January 20, 2008 05:16 PM
I think Watterson would get a chuckle out of that. I certainly did.
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rivka
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posted January 20, 2008 05:33 PM
quote: Originally posted by BlackBlade: I think Watterson would get a chuckle out of that. I certainly did. Ditto.
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Puffy Treat
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posted January 20, 2008 06:22 PM
Adding in: I personally liked the strip.
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The White Whale
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posted January 20, 2008 06:24 PM
I don't think it's in poor taste at all. Sure it's dark, but that's just how dark humor rolls.
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plaid
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posted January 20, 2008 09:39 PM
Huh. C&H stopped in 1996? That's... a long time now. (wikis) And The Far Side stopped in '95.
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Samprimary
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posted January 20, 2008 10:10 PM
quote: Originally posted by plaid: Huh. C&H stopped in 1996? That's... a long time now. (wikis) And The Far Side stopped in '95. I remember that time! It was about the era that comics pages really began to suck in my lifetime.
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Tara
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posted January 21, 2008 12:09 AM
I don't think it's in bad taste, it just makes me sad.
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Juxtapose
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posted January 21, 2008 05:34 AM
Taken with the Watterson-style trees in the background, I think it's more of an homage.
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Pepek
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posted January 21, 2008 07:04 AM
Un-lurks My childhood ended the moment I discovered there was no more Calvin & Hobbes to be had.. Sad day.. This comic strip still makes me smile though. -PepekRe-lurks
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Orincoro
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posted January 21, 2008 07:36 AM
Wow, has it REALLY been since 95??? I remember the last day that comic ran. I was so sad. If you all remember, Calvin's final line was "let's go exploring!"
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Starsnuffer
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posted January 21, 2008 07:52 AM
For Calvin and Hobbes fans: http://www.s-anand.net/calvinandhobbes.html#19851119 You can search for strips with certain words in them by typing in the search bar, clicking on the current strip will take you to the next one with that same search word in it. (I add this explanation not because I think you're stupid, but because it took me a while to figure it out exactly...)
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The White Whale
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posted January 21, 2008 08:54 AM
Starsnuffer, AWESOME site! Thanks! This strip here became my family motto while I was growing up. We actually have it framed.
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Dobbie
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posted January 22, 2008 07:07 PM
Did anyone see the Calvin and Hobbes sketch on "Robot Chicken"?
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calaban
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posted January 22, 2008 07:34 PM
quote: Originally posted by Dobbie: Did anyone see the Calvin and Hobbes sketch on "Robot Chicken"? quote: Originally posted by Lisa: Mars is amazing!
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HollowEarth
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posted January 22, 2008 07:41 PM
It's linked two posts up from yours.
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Primal Curve
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posted January 22, 2008 07:53 PM
quote: Originally posted by romanylass: We thought it was funny. Resistance is futile.
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