▲ 158 ▼ 20 July 1989 (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by dailycomic@sh.itjust.works [B] to c/calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ogy@fedia.io 25 points 1 month ago (2 children) I've never understood this about some people. If you want to be together, why don't you suggest to do things others like - not just stuff you like? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 23 points 1 month ago* It does seem like that would be a sensible approach Though there are times when its also really nice to share the things you love with people and enjoy them together permalink fedilink source parent [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm impressed he went in! His family's lack of interest didnt stop him from doing it anyway. Maybe the last panel should have showed him having a great time rather than remaining focused on them, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mmmm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Doesn't quite take away that he dragged all of them to that place in the first place, though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake, just that they didn't want to swim. I guess you could read it that way, but IMO that's not intrinsic to the comic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake The comic two days prior implies otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Hah!!! Good sleuthing. I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, this has always bothered me about these, it's a family vacation. Unless they do his thing at one point, then her thing later, and maybe something more Calvin specific, and we just don't see the others. Also, he forgot his bicycle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 23 points 1 month ago* It does seem like that would be a sensible approach Though there are times when its also really nice to share the things you love with people and enjoy them together permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 child) I'm impressed he went in! His family's lack of interest didnt stop him from doing it anyway. Maybe the last panel should have showed him having a great time rather than remaining focused on them, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mmmm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Doesn't quite take away that he dragged all of them to that place in the first place, though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake, just that they didn't want to swim. I guess you could read it that way, but IMO that's not intrinsic to the comic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake The comic two days prior implies otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Hah!!! Good sleuthing. I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, this has always bothered me about these, it's a family vacation. Unless they do his thing at one point, then her thing later, and maybe something more Calvin specific, and we just don't see the others. Also, he forgot his bicycle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mmmm@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) Doesn't quite take away that he dragged all of them to that place in the first place, though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake, just that they didn't want to swim. I guess you could read it that way, but IMO that's not intrinsic to the comic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake The comic two days prior implies otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Hah!!! Good sleuthing. I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, this has always bothered me about these, it's a family vacation. Unless they do his thing at one point, then her thing later, and maybe something more Calvin specific, and we just don't see the others. Also, he forgot his bicycle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 child) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake, just that they didn't want to swim. I guess you could read it that way, but IMO that's not intrinsic to the comic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake The comic two days prior implies otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Hah!!! Good sleuthing. I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, this has always bothered me about these, it's a family vacation. Unless they do his thing at one point, then her thing later, and maybe something more Calvin specific, and we just don't see the others. Also, he forgot his bicycle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (2 children) I didn't get the impression that they were unhappy to be near the lake The comic two days prior implies otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Hah!!! Good sleuthing. I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, this has always bothered me about these, it's a family vacation. Unless they do his thing at one point, then her thing later, and maybe something more Calvin specific, and we just don't see the others. Also, he forgot his bicycle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Hah!!! Good sleuthing. I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, this has always bothered me about these, it's a family vacation. Unless they do his thing at one point, then her thing later, and maybe something more Calvin specific, and we just don't see the others. Also, he forgot his bicycle. permalink fedilink source parent
