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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world

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Crossposted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15180063

Original article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/17/415198926/boy-who-lost-stuffed-tiger-at-airport-finds-tiger-stayed-very-busy

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[-] NessD@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month 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.works 16 points 1 month 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 :)

[-] NessD@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Oh he definitely would be!

[-] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month 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

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I have the kind of job that takes me to all sorts of places around the world every now and then. Obviously my kids would like to come with me. Obviously they can't.

So instead we have an agreement: They get to select one plushie each to come with me, and I take pictures of what they're doing.

So I have pictures of them:

Sitting on front of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
Eating tacos at T.J. Birria Y Mas in Houston
At an airport playground in Amsterdam
Enjoying a business class meal onboard Thai Airways
Playing in a tree in a park in Singapore
Getting a hug from our crewing manager at the head office
Watching the screens attentively in the instrument room of a survey ship
On a beach in Galveston, TX
Having a pizza in Doha

Every time I come home, the first thing on the agenda is to see these pictures. My kids'plushies are among the most well traveled plushies in the world.

A thought just occurred to me. If I made "passports" for them, obvously pretend, but with picture and everything, do you think customs and border agents around the world would stamp them for me? EDIT: My kids and I will be making passports for one plushie each. Let's see if they get stamped in Saudi Arabia on my next trip.

A couple of examples I found in my gallery:

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Try it? I think you'd need to have a fast explanation (I.e. elevator pitch) because the customs people are usually a little overworked.

Some might refuse, perhaps even all of them. But try it, might even get a taste of group psychology.. if a few agents stamp, will other agents, seeing real stamps, decide more easily to stamp as well?

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 6 points 1 month ago

"Could you please stamp these as well, for my kids to see?"

If they refuse that, I don't think anything else would work either.

[-] ZeroTemp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This is adorable! My kids would love that. Thanks for the idea!

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month 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.ml 3 points 1 month 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?

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month 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.

[-] JoShmoe@ani.social 7 points 1 month ago

This is too pure to be real. Is that boeing?

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Added links to the post body.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yes it is, it is a 737 it looks like NG but is hard to tell for sure. Southwest only flies the 737. But I don't really see how that is relevant to a lost Hobbs.

[-] Akagigahara@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That reminds me so much of Felix the Bunny. It is so adorable

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