Mr. Watterson,
Very clever, holding out till the last minute so you can squeeze out all the goodies you can. Well played, sir. Turns out your silence was the masterstroke strategy in this little chess game of ours.
So you win, and here's the new offer for coming to my interview of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes author Nevin Martell at MoCCA Thursday evening:
– a Metrocard for transportation;
– a donut, flavor your choice;
– a large* bottle of Poland Spring water;
– a cup of coffee;
– a copy of "Landscape Painting for Fun and Profit" by Martin Pendergrass;
– a Conair Pivot Rechargeable Mustache Trimmer; and
– Forty dollars, cash money; AND…
– a copy of "The Complete 'Nancy' Comic Strips, Vol. 1, 1908-1909, "The Origins of the Lamp Post Gag";
– a large* bag of Red Vines licorice twists; and…
– I will relinquish "Tom the Dancing Bug's" title as "Best Comic Strip Ever"**, thus defaulting the title to runner-up "Calvin and Hobbes."
Act now, Bill, or I'll open this offer up to J.D. Salinger, Harper Lee, Thomas Pynchon and Todd Bridges. And believe me, one of them will take me up on it.
* large-ish
** Source: The Internets