Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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  1. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Max says, very tongue in cheek.

  2. wndrwrthg

    wndrwrthgGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    “Better stay away from him
    He’ll rip your lungs out, Max
    I’d like to meet his tailor”.
    R.I.P. Mr Zevon

  3. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    pouncingtiger says:

    wndrwrthg, nice were-tiger touch.

    ~That’s not a tiger, that’s Wonder Warthog. (Eat pie, pig!)

  4. pouncingtiger

    pouncingtiger said, 9 months ago

    wndrwrthg, nice were-tiger touch.

    Calvin should put up a sign on his door saying, “Beware of Tiger”.

  5. corpuskevin

    corpuskevin said, 9 months ago

    It’s pretty smart of Calvin setting limits right away. After all, who is this stranger? He only knows what his parents have said about him. And their history of trustworthiness, is less than perfect. Potentially two dads in the same house, how horrifying.

  6. rshive

    rshive said, 9 months ago

    Just laying out the ground rules.

  7. Yukoner

    Yukoner said, 9 months ago

    In many cultures it is a great insult to pat a child on the head. Even in this culture it is condescending. I don’t think Max is going to score many brownie points. (I don’t like him already.)

  8. c00k13m0n5t3r

    c00k13m0n5t3r said, 9 months ago

    And you’d better be careful with your spleen, too, Max.

  9. Yukoner

    Yukoner said, 9 months ago

    Tabbylynn, belated best wishes.

    When you do become a teacher be the very best. Both you and the kids deserve it. I say this after 35 years in the profession, most of it as a school administrator. And yes, I’d do it again in a heartbeat - greatest vocation on earth.

  10. Wildmustang1262

    Wildmustang1262 said, 9 months ago

    Uh-Oh! Be careful what you say. OOPS! :-$

  11. Carmy

    CarmyGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Watch your back Max.

  12. jiko

    jiko said, 9 months ago

    he must be very unstable.

  13. bald 716

    bald 716 said, 9 months ago

    calvin might have a snowball or two hidden in his room too uncle max

  14. Ash

    Ash said, 9 months ago

    Yukoner, as soon as I saw him touch Calvin that way I thought, “Uh-oh. Who gave you permission and don’t treat children like pets.”

  15. Calvinator

    Calvinator said, 9 months ago

    I wonder who Max got to run the used car lot while he is away?

  16. Macushlalondra

    MacushlalondraGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    I know I hated it when I was a kid to be patted on the head. It is condescending. Max is off to a bad start.

  17. musicnut1986

    musicnut1986 said, 9 months ago

    Max didn’t pack for a long stay. He is carrying only a duffel bag. This should give Calvin some comfort.

  18. green_engineer

    green_engineer said, 9 months ago

    Poor Max is completely oblivious to the world of gocomics and what the readers think of him right now!

  19. DigitalFrog

    DigitalFrogGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    More appropriate would be a handshake, preferably with a joybuzzer

  20. JanCinVV

    JanCinVVGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    So Max ruffles the kid’s hair and tries to greet him and Calvin cops an attitude. Somehow this is Max’s fault??? All I see is an uncle trying to be friendly and a spoiled brat behaving the same way he always does. Amazing how that always seems to surprise Calvin’s parents.
    Musicnut1986: In panel 1 Dad’s carrying a suitcase.

  21. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    What an airhead. We all know that Calvin hasn’t grown in inch in years.

  22. grazer

    grazer said, 9 months ago

    That godawful walrus mustache doesn’t really help matters much.

  23. Radical-Knight

    Radical-KnightGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Mandibles of death and a killer’s eye. Better keep a low profile, Max.

  24. JonD17

    JonD17 said, 9 months ago

    margueritem says:
    pouncingtiger says:
    wndrwrthg, nice were-tiger touch.
    ~That’s not a tiger, that’s Wonder Warthog. (Eat pie, pig!)……
    Marg, WW’s comment is a riff on Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London

  25. grammahotsho

    grammahotsho said, 9 months ago

    Is Max from the Squatley’s of Buzz Sawyer?

  26. dicktheassrancher

    dicktheassrancher said, 9 months ago

    kudos JanCinVV, i’m guessing you’re a teacher?, cop?, social worker?, health care professional?
    again, thanks for the voice of reason amongst all these bleeep comments

  27. Leonardeuler

    Leonardeuler said, 9 months ago

    I wonder what kind of boy Calvin will be when he is a teenager.

  28. Northwoodser

    Northwoodser said, 9 months ago

    If my kid greeted anyone that way he wouldn’t be able to sit for a week.

  29. Robin Boyd

    Robin BoydGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    “kudos JanCinVV, i’m guessing you’re a teacher?, cop?, social worker?, health care professional?
    again, thanks for the voice of reason amongst all these bleeep comments.”

    Word.

  30. salimbag

    salimbag said, 9 months ago

    Touching the head is indeed an insult in some cultures, much of SE Asia comes to mind, but is respectful in others. For example, among the Masai it is expected for an adult to touch a child’s head upon greeting. Children quietly wait until a hand has been placed on their head before they then respectfully speak to an adult, just like Calvin, right? (anthropologist)

  31. Cameloo

    Cameloo said, 9 months ago

    Calvin is still only up to there waists. How much shorter could he be?

  32. SlyGuy54

    SlyGuy54 said, 9 months ago

    Calvin is too funny.. not exactly the most polite but humorous.

  33. txmystic

    txmysticGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Max’s mustache suggests he could have a future in porn…

  34. krob47

    krob47 said, 9 months ago

    Is it Uncle Max or Uncle Mario The Plumber?

  35. mariolink42

    mariolink42 said, 9 months ago

    hobbes is gonna kill me =o

  36. mariolink42

    mariolink42 said, 9 months ago

    eek! he scares me!

  37. Burgundy2

    Burgundy2 said, 9 months ago

    LOL Krob47 - I was wondering why he looked familiar…

  38. Burgundy2

    Burgundy2 said, 9 months ago

    JanCinVV - I hear ya - I’ve seen lots of kids whose parents don’t seem to get what spoiled brats they’re raising.

    Salimbag - thank you for the interesting insight. Would that I could get my cub-scouts to act like the Masai children!

  39. oldlegodad

    oldlegodadGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    Love yo hoe!!

  40. si_rat

    si_rat said, 9 months ago

    salimbag says: Touching the head is indeed an insult in some cultures, much of SE Asia comes to mind, but is respectful in others. For example, among the Masai it is expected for an adult to touch a child’s head upon greeting. Children quietly wait until a hand has been placed on their head before they then respectfully speak to an adult, just like Calvin, right? (anthropologist)

    Well you are wrong about SE Asia, or even most part of it. Of course people don’t go touching uninvited in most cultures.

    Touching head implies one is bigger/grater than the other in general. Of course, I can touch your head salimbag ;)

  41. Tabby Lynn

    Tabby LynnGenius_badge said, 9 months ago

    id be afraid of hobbes.

  42. Gweedo Murray

    Gweedo Murray said, 9 months ago

    As a kid I was probably too dumb to know better. I guess it depends who’s doing the patting, and how hard.

  43. foxglove16

    foxglove16Genius_badge said, 9 months ago

    I read once that Watterson purposely never named Calvin’s mom and dad, and that this series really made that hard to keep up. But I have to say these strips w/ Calvin’s uncle have always been my favorites.

  44. cleopv154

    cleopv154 said, 9 months ago

    better watch when you wink Max!!!!!!

  45. rikkixbelle

    rikkixbelle said, 8 months ago

    i love it when i get to pick up relatives i havent seen for years!

  46. rikkixbelle

    rikkixbelle said, 8 months ago

    i love it when i get to pick up relatives i havent seen for years!