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Calvin goes to a florist to get a valentine bouquet. The worker comments on what a sweet little boy he is. Calvin doesn't see what he's looking for. When the worker asks if he had something special in mind, Calvin replies he was hoping for a dumpster he could root through.

Transcript

I'd like to get a valentine bouquet for a girl I know. What a sweet little boy you are! Come see what we have. Is this all? Did you have something special in mind? Sort of. Do you have a dumpster out back I could root through?

Collected in

Calvin and Hobbes
p. 45
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 56
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 59
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 59
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