Calvin & Hobbes

To me, Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip by Bill Watterson, always seemed to possess a golden quality in the humor department that no person—yes, not even Jay Leno— or thing has ever matched. In one strip, for example, Calvin, a six-year old with a large imagination, is taking a test, when he sees the problem, “When did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock?” To this, he responds, “1620,” and then adds underneath, “As you can see, I’ve memorized this utterly useless fact long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.” Calvin then looks up, and says, “They say the satisfaction of teaching makes up for the lousy pay.” Whether it’s the moral or everyday issues that Calvin humorously deals with or the way that the characters of Watterson’s world playfully fights with each other, Calvin and Hobbes can have anybody, especially me, laughing out loud.