Bill Watterson, Something under the bed is drooling (1988).
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Calvin: That's the problem with nature. Something's always stinging you or oozing mucus on you. Let's go watch TV.
— Bill Watterson on Nature
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About Bill Watterson
William B. "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5 1958) is the author of the comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes.
About Bill Watterson
William B. "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5 1958) is the author of the comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes.
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