Thursday, July 01, 2004

calvin & hobbes

Was sort of bonding with an old friend about Calvin & Hobbes comics. Reminded me of some of my favorite lines from them. Damn, even the BCS Coordinator likes C&H.

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Calvin: Somewhere in communist Russia I'll bet therse's a little boy who has never known anything but censorship and oppresion. But maybe he's heard of America, and he dreams of living in this land of freedom and opprtunity! Someday, I'll like to meet that boy... And tell him the awful truth bout this place!!

Dad: Calvin, be quiet and eat the stupid lima beans.

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Calvin [to parents]: What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?

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Calvin: Do you believe in devil. A evil being with the purpose of doing only evil things and ruining the world?

Hobbes: I dont think mankind needs that kind of help.

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Calvin: Reality continues to ruin my life.

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Calvin: That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I DEMAND euphoria!

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Calvin: I wanted to be a neo-deconstructivist but my Mom wouldn't let me.

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Mom: What would make you DO something like this??

Calvin: Poor genetic material?

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Calvin: Life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be.

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Hobbes: "So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they're already met?"

Calvin: "Right. We should take pride in our mediocrity"

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Calvin: 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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Calvin: I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realised that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity. With a little practice writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! Want to see my book report?

Hobbs: 'The dynamics of interbeing and monological imperatives in Dick and Jane : a study in psychic transrelational gender modes.'

Calvin: Academia here I come!

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Calvin: I have a hammer! I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! Ah, it's great to be male!

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Calvin: I think life should be more like tv. I think all of life's problems ought to be solved in 30 minutes with simple homilies, don't you? I think weight and oral hygiene ought to be our biggest concerns. I think we should all have powerful, high-paying jobs, and everyone should drive fancy sports cars. All our desires should be instantly gratified. Women should always wear tight clothes, and men should carry powerful handguns. Life overall should be more glamorous, thrill-packed, and filled with applause, don't you think?

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Misha at Thursday, July 01, 2004

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