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In his bedroom, Calvin tells Hobbes there's no delaying the inevitable. He tells him to get in the car. Hobbes asks where they're going. Calvin tells him the same place they go every summer, camping on some desolate rock at the end of the earth. Calvin says that's how Dad likes to unwind. Hobbes asks "With everyone complaining". Calvin says Dad likes to watch them all suffer.

Transcript

Well, there's no delaying the inevitable. Let's get in the car. Where are we going? The same place we go EVERY summer: camping on some desolate rock at the end of the earth. AGAIN? Yep. This is how Dad likes to unwind. With everyone complaining? Right. He likes to watch us suffer.

Collected in

The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
p. 102
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
p. 107
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 149
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 278
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