Talk:Calvinball
Rules edit
It's not a game with no rules, Calvin makes them up as he goes. ... When asked how to play, Watterson states, "It's pretty simple: you make up the rules as you go." --AnWulf ... Ferþu Hal! 21:41, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Kept. See archived discussion of June 2008. 08:16, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
Phrase "To play Calvinball with..." edit
I have heard more and more people (since 2016-2017 or so) use the phrase "playing calvinball with" in reference to a specific sport/game/set of rules to mean barely following the established rules and introducing new rules arbitrarily without much thought. I am a new editor, so I was wondering (1) if this is worthy of inclusion on wiktionary; (2) if this would go in the Calvinball article or be its own article; and (3) how one would format it
here's an early use of the phrase: https://seekingalpha.com/article/274343-playing-calvinball-on-monetary-policy
some more examples:
- https://warontherocks.com/2018/01/cyber-calvinball-whats-missing-trumps-national-security-strategy/
- https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/symposium-six-humpty-dumptys-playing-calvinball
- this video, at :39 (spam filter won't let it through but it's youtu(.)be/TbuD-6BbnQw?t=38
it might be a bit early to include it, as most uses of the phrase require a parenthetical to explain what they mean, but I have heard it quite a lot more in speech than i've seen it written. let me know your thoughts