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The '''traffic safety poster''' contest was a contest that [[Calvin]] entered to win $5. Calvin entered the slogan "Be careful or be roadkill". His parents suggested the slogans "Before you cross, look each way and you'll get home safe each day" and "[[Bicycle|Cyclists]] have a right to the road too you polluting maniacs! I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!" [[Hobbes]] did the artwork for $2.50 of the prize money. Calvin told Hobbes to illustrate it with spaghetti sauce. Calvin dreamed about him becoming famous for winning when, in reality, he realized that [[Susie]] won. He tried to get his dad to call the school board to give him the $5. [[Image:C&H Traffic Safety Poster Daydream.JPG|350px|thumb|right|[[Calvin|Calvin's]] daydream.]]
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The '''traffic safety poster''' contest was a contest that [[Calvin]] entered to win $5. Calvin entered the slogan "Be careful or be roadkill". His parents suggested the slogans "Before you cross, look each way and you'll get home safe each day" and "[[Bicycle|Cyclists]] have a right to the road too you polluting maniacs! I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!" [[Hobbes]] did the artwork for $2.50 of the prize money. Calvin told Hobbes to illustrate it with spaghetti sauce. Calvin dreamed about him becoming famous for winning when, in reality, he realized that [[Susie]] won. He tried to get his dad to call the school board to give him the $5. [[Image:C&H Traffic Safety Poster Daydream.JPG|350px|thumb|right|[[Calvin|Calvin's]] daydream.]]It didn't work.
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Revision as of 16:47, 15 March 2011

The traffic safety poster contest was a contest that Calvin entered to win $5. Calvin entered the slogan "Be careful or be roadkill". His parents suggested the slogans "Before you cross, look each way and you'll get home safe each day" and "Cyclists have a right to the road too you polluting maniacs! I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!" Hobbes did the artwork for $2.50 of the prize money. Calvin told Hobbes to illustrate it with spaghetti sauce. Calvin dreamed about him becoming famous for winning when, in reality, he realized that Susie won. He tried to get his dad to call the school board to give him the $5.

File:C&H Traffic Safety Poster Daydream.JPG

Calvin's daydream.

It didn't work.