Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
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LX013 said, 11 months ago
Sundaypeace!
Gweedo Murray said, 11 months ago
Chase scene comin’ up !
flammable_feline said, 11 months ago
I love it! Especially the first two panels… Calvin leaving in a sulk with a saxophone… hilarious… poor Dad though..
grazer said, 11 months ago
Parental busyness and childish boredom do not mix well.
cleokaya
said,
11 months ago
Define useful Dad. Calvin never has problems with finding ways, they just differ from Mom & Dads.
WestwoodGryphon said, 11 months ago
I thought it really was possible- Just not in a huge BOOM.
A slow smoking, then suddenly you’re on fire.
h2oman said, 11 months ago
What’s going through dadd’s mind in the second last panel ? Gun, knife, choke hold, rope ???
The Swordfish said, 11 months ago
Could be any one of those.
1MadMan said, 11 months ago
I can always count on Calvin for a good Sunday chuckle.
mrprongs said, 11 months ago
“A slow smoking, then suddenly you’re on fire.”
That’s not spontaneous.
TheSkulker
said,
11 months ago
Such a diabolical mind is almost wasted on comic strips. Can you imagine it turned to world domination? C&H warfare?? We could cut our military budget to a fraction!
MrBillT said, 11 months ago
Poor dad, and he just wanted a dachshund…….
Ray C
said,
11 months ago
mrprongs says:
“A slow smoking, then suddenly you’re on fire.”
“That’s not spontaneous.”
I think it is, Mrprongs. That’s exactly what happens to oily rags stored in a small space, for example. One definition: the chemical process of both spontaneous heating and subsequent spontaneous ignition.
Spontaneous means “happening without apparent external cause,” not necessarily rapidly.
I love Calvin’s vocabulary. He may get bad grades, but he’s not stupid.
PNutMcCracken123 said, 11 months ago
lol
eGx)InFeSteD said, 11 months ago
Funny everyday!
Wildmustang1262 said, 11 months ago
YOWZA! HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAA…
JonD17 said, 11 months ago
RayC, thank you for saving me the effort of being “useful” and posting that explanation of spontaneous. I loved Physics in school and spon. comb. was one of my favorite phenoms. Calvin is obviously trapped in an “underchallenging” environment.
Dale Garratt
said,
11 months ago
Oh dad, why couldn’t you just once play along with Calvin and enjoy the joke?!
Mowgli-Chiara
said,
11 months ago
MrBillT says:
Poor dad, and he just wanted a dachshund…
LOL i had forgoten, Calvin’s dad said that once LOL
davidbee_m said, 11 months ago
I like the way you think Calvin…