I was making my evening commute homeward, when I saw on the back of the van ahead of me a familiar-looking outline. Yes, it was lovable Calvin - but rather than urinating on some logo or another - the boy does seem to have a weak bladder - he was knelt, quite reverently, before a cross - next to which, in Holy Gothic font, were the words ‘Every Knee Will Bow’.
I was struck by the seeming incongruity of the lovable scamp, the modern-day Dennis the Menace, in the humble pose, and wondered what possessed the owner of the van to place such a sticker on their vehicle.
I find those Calvin stickers usually slapped on the back of vans with handicapped tags. I’m not sure what the connection is.
There was a van with handicapped tags and huge Jesus decals all over it that used to park outside of my dorm a couple years ago. It had Calvin on one side and huge, I mean bigger than life size, decals of the outline of Jesus’ head with thorns and all. Truly, awfully tacky.
Of course, Jesus wants you to violate copyright laws. Things like this of course make me think: “Ah, an immoral person is driving in front me. Better watch out!”
Is that kid really supposed to be Calvin? My nephew told me he is, but I never saw Hobbs, so I just figured he was a all-American scamp-type figure. You see him all over the place, but I know he’s not licensed.
Yes, but I read somewhere (no cite, sorry) that Watterson’s basically given up on bringing cases against these yahoos. Whenever he shuts someone down, somebody else springs up.
