• NessD@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    7 months ago

    That’s super kind and probably made the kids day. ❤️

    Just a fun fact: There is no merchandise for Calvin and Hobbes. At least no official and legal merch. Bill Watterson never wanted to take away from the impact of the comic strip so he never authorised any merchandise except for a few compilations and calendars. Everything else is bootleg.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      16·
      7 months ago

      I have so much respect for Watterson for doing that. He could have made millions from licensing deals, but chose not to, purely for artistic reasons.

      The Hobbes in this story was custom made by the boy’s aunt, which I hope Watterson would be fine with :)

    • BougieBirdieEnglish
      9·
      7 months ago

      My buddy has a homemade Hobbes doll that his mom made in the comics’ heyday, it’s like his most prized possession.

      Still technically a bootleg, but very sweet all the same

  • littleblue✨@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    7 months ago

    Reminds me of the last time I traveled with checked bags, only I was watching the locator while the agents feigned ignorance.

    • yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Would you mind expanding on this? When you say you were watching the locator, did you have like one of those Apple air tags in your bag or something else?

      • littleblue✨@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        Yep. A fresh Tile in each of our bags and one secretly on our teen while he thought he was being allowed to roam around Rome on his own. 🤪🤫 We watched as both bags moved around JFK, flew to Rome, then moved around that airport, and then flew back to JFK. 🤬🌋☠️ Things were missing from them when we got back home, and thankfully the Italian airlines reimbursed a few hundred for the stolen items (heirloom clothing from late relative, etc.== irreplaceable, ofc), but no one at any point admitted fault. Fuck airlines, full stop.