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In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. But in the VERY long term, I know which will make better memories.

Bill Watterson

Hey Susie Derkins, is that your face, or is a ‘possum stuck in your collar?
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Faces People Possums
Calvin: Isn’t it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it’s weird that we have a physiological response to absurdity.
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Appreciating Giving Thinking
You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.
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Congratulation Cynically Expect Manipulate Nothing Taught
What a stupid game! You must have cheated! You must have used some sneaky, underhanded mindmeld to make me lose! I hate you! I didn’t want to play this idiotic game in the first place! I knew you’d cheat!
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Cheat Game Idiotic Lose Play Sneaky Some Undermanned
I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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Common Ignore Plenty Sense
Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.
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Best Friend Friendship Inspirational
Everyone knows that! Hobbes: I’m looking it up. Calvin: You do, and I’ll look up that 12-letter word you played with all the Xs and Js! Hobbes: What’s your score for ZQFMGB? Calvin: 957.
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Everyone Knows Letter Played Score Word
Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything.
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Architect Form Function
Hobbes: Jump! Jump! Jump! I win! Calvin: You win? Aaugghh! You won last time! I hate it when you win! Aarrggh! Mff! Gnnk! I hate this game! I hate the whole world! Aghhh!
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Really Running Stupid
It’s going to be a grim day when the world is run by a generation that doesn’t know anything but what it’s seen on TV.
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Generation Running World
It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Done Hard Surprising
Of course, REAL zombies never get the giggles when they look at each other.
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Looks Other Real Zombie
It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.
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Beautiful Life Success
There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do.
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Clever Funny Time
Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.
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Snow Winning
Now if a joke is in bad taste or it’s not funny, okay, that’s awhole different thing, but how you craft a joke is really what the writer’s job is, and I don’t think that technique should be subject to any editorial constraints.
BILL WATTERSON

Craft Different Editorial Joke Taste Technique

In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. But in the VERY long term, I know which will make better memories.

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