Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, 6 months ago

Dad messes with Calvin’s mind again…
cleokaya said, 6 months ago

Hey marg, welcome back. Dads, they know everything. Don’t they?
Margueritem said, 6 months ago

Hey, Cleo, how are things going?
RHoney said, 6 months ago

kewwlllllll!

I like the new interface of the site.. nice overhaul!!

“so dad, why does the moon rise up in da night then; and its not hot for sure!”

Gotcha!

:P
Yukoner said, 6 months ago

Marg, good to see you back.

Dad sounds more like hot air than solar wind.
lulubean said, 6 months ago

I just wanted to,as my first post ever, say how much I love the new site set up.

Works so much better than the old and is easier to read.

I may have to crack and pay up.
JFri said, 6 months ago

This dude’s a regular Bill Nye, the Science Guy!! NOT!!!
grazer said, 6 months ago

We see where Calvin gets his warped imagination.
LX013 said, 6 months ago

Dad always has so seldom explanations!
Ivy0730 said, 6 months ago

Sometimes Dad’s explainations creative and brilliant…
but as to the fact of scientific’s sake….Dad should work on it1
Greeneyed Texan said, 6 months ago

Calvin’s weird Dad is about to get in trouble again. Love this comic. Reminds me of my own weird family.
Leonardeuler said, 6 months ago

Finally I understand a lot more about nature. Thanks dad, I love these alternative explanations.
green_engineer said, 6 months ago

At least Dad got one thing right…hot air does rise. But honestly his explanation is way better. I’m sure Calvin would appreciate that in later years!
madampresident said, 6 months ago

The moon is filled with helium and rises in the night. but because space is cold the helum molecules suck in and the moon sets.
PTui2 said, 6 months ago

Actually, as everyone knows, the Earth rotates on its axis. The sun and moon are in stationary orbit on opposite sides of the world so it only LOOKS like the sun and moon are rising and setting. The moon would melt if it were on the same side as the sun, and the sun would freeze if it were on the same side as the moon. Hope this explains things in greater detail. (Carl Sagan would be proud.)
luanataylor said, 6 months ago

i love the new look, please put more of calvin and hobbes on it for me. could not have done better. it is pretty
LX013 said, 6 months ago

Calvin and Hobbes should never end!
pschearer said, 6 months ago

I used to work with a guy who did this sort of thing to his kids all the time.

“Daddy, what does that “NO OUTLET” sign mean?”
“It means there’s no electricity in the houses on this block.”

“Daddy, where do Fritos come from?”
“They grow on trees.”
“No they don’t!”
“Sure they do. Look on the bag: ‘Plants in 9 states’.”
uma7c said, 6 months ago

Love the overhaul!!! its way cool!
FishStix said, 6 months ago

And now I’m all confused.
Richard said, 6 months ago

We should never again have cause to wonder as to where Calvin gets his ideas.
humormehere said, 6 months ago

The problem with this is that they stop asking questions sooner or later.
TheInquisitor said, 6 months ago

At least he’s not teaching him creationism.
billrad said, 6 months ago

My kids loved it when I did this. They learned important things, not about science, but about humor, timing, and how to keep a straight face. Of course now that their minds are quicker than mine, they do it to me all the time. Turnabout. I’m just glad I love it as much as they did.
skiwoods said, 6 months ago

Dad sorta reminds me of when Hobbes “knows it all”.

Observation; Dad looks like like he’s going #1 in the first cell…
RinaFarina said, 6 months ago

I really don’t like Calvin’s father… but then I never did… could it be because my father was somewhat like that? he told us that chocolate milk came from brown cows…
bald 716 said, 6 months ago

for sure dad is going to try to convince calvin he knows a lot , but he forgets how smart calvin is
RinaFarina do you mean to say that chocolate milk doesn’t come from brown cows…. oh the humanity
Illusionzone said, 6 months ago

…And heat expands but cold contracts – which is why the days are longer in the summer but shorter in the winter….
TapiocaHead said, 6 months ago

I like the new makeover of the website …. more user friendly …..

Ohh man ….. that’s a bag of wind, Dad!
dirtyfrank10 said, 6 months ago

I learned so much from Calvin and Hobbes when I was a kid. Like how to do math from Hobbes. “We say the answer is ‘y’ as in ‘Why do we care?’”
grammahotsho said, 6 months ago

Kids sometimes know when they’re being spoofed. I loved it when it would thunder and my dad would say, “That’s the devil rolling potatoes in his cellar.”
Melody Campbell said, 6 months ago

What? I was almost believin’ Dad.

Hey Dad’s aren’t supposed to do that…they should always tell the truth :) Don’t they?
grammahotsho said, 6 months ago

I do believe in creationism.
StradMan37 said, 6 months ago

It’s NO WONDER that Cal gets every question wrong @school - between Dad’s ”Words Of Questionable Wisdom” & Hobbes’s “Makes Sense To ME” answers for his homework, the poor boy’ll NEVER get outa Grade School……..
♠Lonewolf♠ said, 6 months ago

I do this with my son. He’s 13 and already trying it with me. I just love it!
Leonardeuler said, 6 months ago

Why is mom yelling at dad ? Good grief, don’t tell me she doesn’t agree with dad’s explanations. She should know better !!
N7326 Foxtrot said, 6 months ago

I would love to hear dad explain daylight saving time to Calvin.
Silverpearl said, 6 months ago

Creation is the best way to go. I’d hate to think all you funny people were just accidents. LOL
pookid54 said, 6 months ago

That’s what I was taught, too!!!
Wildmustang1262 said, 6 months ago

We all know all about the sciences. If we have no sun, this Earth will become deeply coldest and if we have no moon, the gravity which hold everything on the grounds of this Earth will shatter everywhere. So this Earth needs the sun to balance the temperatures with cold and hot and the moon for gravity to keep holding everything and us on the grounds. Does that make sense?
dasandman said, 6 months ago

love it when dad starts blowing hot air… (unfortunately my dads a scientist so i never got this kind of treatment)
Shikamoo said, 6 months ago

You’ve got to love Calvin’s dad! He’s a riot. But Calvin is so gullable, it’s not fair to string him along. That’s Hobbes job! LOL
Shikamoo said, 6 months ago

grammahotshot and silverpearl: You’re right, but you can’t win an argument on this kind of forum. Keep believing though!
Coffee-Turtle said, 6 months ago

and I used to wonder where Calvin got his wild imagination from…???
pomy2191 said, 6 months ago

this is my first post although i have been reading comics here for a long time and i love calvin n hobbes(who would not:)

back to the comic,that theory actually makes some sense..dont know why mom has to shout about it!
Howabominable said, 6 months ago

@ Honey R - the moon doesn’t rise at night, the earth sinks. Since the sun is no longer there to warm it up, the earth cools and sets, making the moon look like it’s rising in the sky!
jwsemones said, 6 months ago

Now I know why young people think the world owes them something.
J0D0 said, 6 months ago

just keep in mind that the opposite of gravity is levity…
Macushlalondra said, 6 months ago

I think it’s cool that Dad gets one back on Calvin for all the trouble Calvin causes him. Look at what Calvin does to Susie too, so when Hobbes or Dad or even Susie put him on it’s payback time!
Koolcoman said, 6 months ago

Jfri, bill nye the pizza guy is more like it…
lol, anyways, hi everyone lots of new people here along with me ( i just dont really like the gray face with a question mark ) i’ve been reading this strip for a while now and i decided to join. YAY