Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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  1. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Like falling over the edge of a cliff, perhaps?

  2. tenaciousr

    tenaciousr said, 5 months ago

    Serendipity?

  3. wolfbyte36

    wolfbyte36 said, 5 months ago

    It’s like a sudden relization that your about to feel pain as you hit bottom. Reality hurts doesn’t it Calvin.

  4. rshive

    rshive said, 5 months ago

    Poor Hobbes is an innocent victim.

  5. wolfbyte36

    wolfbyte36 said, 5 months ago

    And to think …I used to do stupid stunts like this… Let me tell you it may be fun and exciting at first because of the adrenaline rush you feel … but in the end if you crash and burn and get hurt you’ll be paying the price in the future as you get older.

  6. corpuskevin

    corpuskevin said, 5 months ago

    Somehow it seems to be more than just a hill. And I would have thought Hobbes would have jumped off at the start. I seem to remember him doing that with a sled ride of doom.

  7. Yukoner

    Yukoner said, 5 months ago

    Calvin has a point about things going by faster and faster, especially as one gets older.

  8. Ivy0730

    Ivy0730 said, 5 months ago

    Calvins going deep! A meaningful sleding today!

  9. arundhati chaudhuri

    arundhati chaudhuri said, 5 months ago

    calvin’s just awesome!!!! together they’re mind-blowing…. the most refreshing thing any day is a comic strip of calvin n hobbes!!!!

  10. LX013

    LX013 said, 5 months ago

    We need someone, who catches us and saves us from the
    abyss, bevore we get lost!

  11. Richard

    Richard said, 5 months ago

    That is what it is all about, we just have to take some lumps now and again.

  12. sullivanmc

    sullivanmc said, 5 months ago

    And me on the verge of marriage!…

  13. Leonardeuler

    Leonardeuler said, 5 months ago

    Talking, talking, talking,………. Stop talking Cal if you don’t realy have anything serious to say !!

  14. Seberk

    Seberk said, 5 months ago

    Such charming drawing, such juxtaposed commentary, this entry in the series is an absolute classic!

  15. 3hourtour

    3hourtour said, 5 months ago

    …we just keep ‘repeating’ our same mistakes…

  16. bald 716

    bald 716 said, 5 months ago

    but at calvin’s age , who really cares about consequences

  17. rayannina

    rayannina said, 5 months ago

    Don’t worry, Calvin – I’m sure it’ll hit you in a moment …

    (I’m with you, LX013.)

  18. Macushlalondra

    MacushlalondraGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    I hope you wake up safe in your bed before you crash guys.

  19. Mike

    MikeGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    This is almost identical to another favorite comic of mine that Bill Watterson drew except the dialog referred to “Ignorance is Bliss”. I believe the last frame Calvin states “Careful, we don’t want to learn anything from this”.

  20. Wildmustang1262

    Wildmustang1262 said, 5 months ago

    wolfbyte36 said, about 7 hours ago

    And to think …I used to do stupid stunts like this… Let me tell you it may be fun and exciting at first because of the adrenaline rush you feel … but in the end if you crash and burn and get hurt you’ll be paying the price in the future as you get older.

    Apparently, you just deserve it that you had something to do stupid stunts till you get older and you pay the huge price! Tch! :-/ :-)

  21. grazer

    grazer said, 5 months ago

    This is one of my favorites!—among the many classics we fans get to choose from.

  22. djgary321321

    djgary321321 said, 5 months ago

    Ivy0730Lcsq
    Calvins going deep! A meaningful sleding today!

    Ivy0730,

    Every once in a while Watterson shows why they are named Calvin and Hobbes

  23. ♠Lonewolf♠

    ♠Lonewolf♠Genius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Love Hobbes’ expressions looking over the edge of the wagon. Good thing he is made of soft stuffins………Ha-ha!

  24. SQUIDBREAKER

    SQUIDBREAKER said, 5 months ago

    its like being a look out for danger ahead, and testing the danger out for yourself to see if you survive the fall after the slight period of rapture in the air. Seized up in the moment so to speak, then back to reality. “LOOK OUT!’

  25. LX013

    LX013 said, 5 months ago

    Often we know, what we could have done better, but are not able to change something!

  26. JonD17

    JonD17 said, 5 months ago

    Ya man, Calvin is right about things going by too fast. They are about to hit Warp Speed in panel 5!!!

  27. pouncingtiger

    pouncingtiger said, 5 months ago

    Calvin and Hobbes … … good to the last drop.

  28. ben_david

    ben_david said, 5 months ago

    That’s Life.

  29. soeinto

    soeinto said, 5 months ago

    calvin, brash, irrasional and never to the point, i miss being his age_

  30. pookid54

    pookid54Genius_badge said, 5 months ago

    …..dying.

  31. Richard

    Richard said, 5 months ago

    people should be married, why should they be happy.

  32. bleepingdeadalien

    bleepingdeadalien said, 5 months ago

    “And then one day you’ll find,
    Ten years have got behind you,
    No one told you when to run,
    You missed the starting gun…”

  33. aelwero

    aelwero said, 5 months ago

    I have to disagree with most of you, sorry. The simple truth is that most of us, as we acquire “wisdom” stop taking these wagon rides… we choose safety and security over living. Sure, there is always the chance of breaking your neck on the way down, but taking those wagon rides of death are what life’s all about. I’ll take 20 years of having fun over 80 years of being safe and boring any day of the week, and twice on friday!

    I’m 35, I have arthritis in both knees, I’m starting to gain weight because I never watch my diet, walking up a flight of stairs is a painful thing to do, and living every day to the fullest is catching up to me. I’m paying the price for all the wagon rides I take, but I’m still gonna go down that hill every chance I get.

  34. grazer

    grazer said, 5 months ago

    Life’s journey is not about arriving at the final place safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting…..
    “Holy crap…whatta ride!”

  35. Carmy

    CarmyGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Whee!! Do it again, do it again!!

  36. marvee

    marveeGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    The drawings perfectly fit the commentary - and life!

  37. beentheredonethat

    beentheredonethat said, 5 months ago

    i agree with aelwero, i am a little older with something different sore every week, but i jump on that wagon every day. i also have taught 1 daughter the same, life is short, give it all you got every day, leave it all in the ring.

  38. yyyguy

    yyyguyGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    aelwero, you could be describing me (though i’m past 50 and have gained the weight). i’ve done many things over the years and, although i’ve slowed down some, i refuse to come to a complete stop. i’ll take experiences where i can find them, and continue to surprise people who don’t think someone my age and size “could do something like that!” living well is the best revenge!

  39. Shikamoo

    ShikamooGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    Calvin just keeps hitting the nail on the head of life, but he just doesn’t get it that he’s a living example of what he is talking about. Perfect! lol

    Right Carm! WHEEE!

  40. Ladywolf17

    Ladywolf17 said, 5 months ago

    Tell me Wildmustang1262 haven’t you done stupid stunts or things as a kid. Don’t rag on wolfbyte36 cause he’s my dad. And pain doesn’t bother him. If you haven’t done anything wild crazy or stupid then you don’t know what it is to truly feel alive.

  41. grammahotsho

    grammahotsho said, 5 months ago

    Yep, a little pizza knee, arm, chin… it heals!

  42. krisch

    krisch said, 5 months ago

    its like.. hurtling down towards the earth.. can’t get any more here-and-now than that..

  43. penchurosh

    penchurosh said, 5 months ago

    its like eve of an exam!!!!watsay???

  44. comicgirl1000

    comicgirl1000 said, 5 months ago

    all i can say is OW!

  45. comicgirl1000

    comicgirl1000 said, 5 months ago

    hobbs looks like he well throw up … or down

  46. PTui2

    PTui2 said, 5 months ago

    “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may…”
    And when you no longer can,
    Remember what your life has been,
    And ALWAYS “seize the day”.

  47. Comic-Nut

    Comic-Nut said, 5 months ago

    I always wondered … just how does Calvin live through all these calamities … to continue repeating them with a different oratory later. I have never seen any sign of injury in this kid … and I’ve been following Calving and Hobbes since Bill started this comic ages ago.

  48. gossamer49

    gossamer49Genius_badge said, 5 months ago

    As my 7th grade Math Teacher always said : “It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s that sudden stop at the end”. LOL

  49. fencingfoil101

    fencingfoil101 said, 5 months ago

    jeez, everyone’s so deep….repeat after me: it’s just a comic, i’m just a comic junkie. the whole reason i read comics is to not learn anything whatsoever.

  50. Johanan Rakkav

    Johanan RakkavGenius_badge said, 5 months ago

    I don’t know if anyone will read this at this late date, but what lesson one would naturally learn from this situation largely depends on one’s temperament. And usually, a person of a particular temperament would assume that his lesson was the only lesson worth learning. The answers above illustrate this point in spades.

    Few Sunday strips by Bill Watterson show his brillance better than this one, leaving it open-ended as he did.

    The lesson I got? Being an ENFP like Calvin, I tend to come up with the same uncomfortable ambiguity he does. :)