- cross-posted to:
- explainlikeimcalvin@lemm.ee
- cross-posted to:
- explainlikeimcalvin@lemm.ee
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Man, this one is going to be so confusing for younger generations who have no idea what “Sears” and “k-mart” are
I am not American and have never been anywhere close to either of these stores and have no fucking idea what a blue light special or whatever is.
The good thing about comedy though is that anyone with half a brain can understand the context clues and laugh. The joke isn’t about k-mart or sears.
Very true lol
To be fair, they are still around in a heck of a lot of places.
As old abandoned building husks slowly deteriorating in a very late-stage-dystopia sort of way.
I think K-mart still exists, in Australia (I think run by a different company), and to a lesser extent in the rest of the world.
Sears is full on dead, though.
This has long been one of my favorites
It’s a thing of beauty!
I’ve been enjoying Calvin & Hobbs since they were originally published, yet, this is the very first time I’ve seen this episode.
Does the fediverse have any Explain Like I’m Calvin communities?
There is an explainlikeimcalvin community on lemm.ee
Edit: it’s empty at the moment
Instance agnostic link: !explainlikeimcalvin@lemm.ee
I guess we should start posting there.
I really miss r/shittyaskscience on Reddit.
Be the change you want to see in the world. Post a question there and see what happens!
If you actually need explanation:
Sears: think Walmart but without a grocery section LONG before Walmart. Used to be catalogue only. Big box warehouse basically
K-Mart is cheap, shitty Target, basically. Always felt that way to me, anyway.
So the joke is that most normal babies come in a kit from the Sears catalogue (or box store) but Calvin was a cheap, Store-Brand deal that’s almost as good for half the price!
Explain like I’m Calvin is a community like Explain Like I’m Five. Only instead of providing a simple easy to understand explanation, it’s explained in a silly nonsensical (and incorrect) way. Much like how Calvin’s dad often explains things to Calvin.
I misread what was said as explain THE Calvin
Yours is much funnier
I always thought that if I were to ever have kids I would have been a dad like Calvin’s.
Well, it’d be great fun for you and your (sometimes imaginary) friends, but it’d make you an awful parent that completely sells off the trust relationship with your child for a few giggles. Ask me how I know. Don’t take Calvin and Hobbes as actual parenting advice.
Calvin’s dad says the things parents think about saying to their kids sometimes, but the good ones don’t actually say them out loud.
Honestly, I’m just not sure why Calvin would get upset
Lay away is actually a lot better that credit
