Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, 5 months ago

I’ll bet Mom can hardly wait…
wolfbyte36 said, 5 months ago

nightie night Calvin.
Ladywolf17 said, 5 months ago

Sleep if I let you.
Gweedo Murray said, 5 months ago

Mom can start lifting weights now in preparation..
gimmickgenius said, 5 months ago

Little does he know he’ll be six years old forever.
Leonardeuler said, 5 months ago

Happy dreams, Cal !!
cleokaya said, 5 months ago

Mom is all prepped and ready for action.
Ladywolf17 said, 5 months ago

I am the monster that lies in wait under your bed. so go to sleep, I dare you. GGGGRRRR!!!
green_engineer said, 5 months ago

At least a hulking surly teenager doesn’t say much!
Johanan Rakkav said, 5 months ago

Calvin, you’re an inspiration to ENFPs everywhere.
odwa said, 5 months ago

hee… what a rebel, i think Calvin is just cool like that
Johanan Rakkav said, 5 months ago

Hey, ladywolf17, if you read this, welcome. Some answers for you:

1) I think you did the right thing in your self-defense.
2) My favorite cartoon strip character is Tumbleweeds, only it’s out-of-print and not on this site.

http://www.tumbleweeds.com/funnies.html

3) On this site? I’m Calvin’s “good side” (as created by his transmogrifier).
4) And just for the record, I’ll be 50 in early July.
5) I certainly remember Pogo from my youth. Loved it.
6) Anybody remember Gordo? (I’d be the cat from that strip.) Loved that too.
7) Lesson from that Sunday strip when C&H ran off the cliff? I’d have to agree with “dying”.
comicgirl1000 said, 5 months ago

ladywolf nice picture
Coffee-Turtle said, 5 months ago

I don’t know how parents do it… really
bald 716 said, 5 months ago

sadly some kids don’t outgrow the terrible two’s til they are 20 something
scrummys said, 5 months ago

we named our son whilst in utero ‘calvin’, even though we didnt know the sex of the baby till he was born.
luckily he was a boy! we kept the name calvin.
he is 2 & 1/2 years old now, and boy does the name suit!
Doctor Toon said, 5 months ago

With teenagers, the problem isn’t in getting them to go to bed, it’s waking them up.
Macushlalondra said, 5 months ago

Tell him one more word and you’re going to tape his mouth shut with duct tape!
blazedancer said, 5 months ago

he sounds just like my little brother.
if my brother is like calvin now at age four, I wonder what he’ll be like at six
g6793 said, 5 months ago

doctortoon: That’s the truth!! ;)
JonD17 said, 5 months ago

Surly, without a doubt……. Hulking, I don’t think so, unless he means “skulking” ( sorry Skulker, no harm intended, bro.)
lateformyfuneral said, 5 months ago

C-T posted
“I don’t know how parents do it… really”
Neither do I, and I’ve been down that trail more than once. You’d think by now the human race would have given up on having children. They’re such a nuisance, such an expense, and, according to the wisdom of the following generation, we always did everything wrong. Why do we keep trying?
musicnut1986 said, 5 months ago

lateformyfuneral, like each generation, we think the previous generation knows nothing and everything under the sun was discovered by and is unique to our generation. This appears to apply more to the western way of thinking and is not as prevelent to the near and far eastern way of thinking.

Having said this, I can’t amagine what a hell-raiser Calvin would be as a teenager. Luckly for his parents, he always remained six years old.
Silverpearl said, 5 months ago

When they give you grandchildren - you get your revenge. Spoil them and give them back to their parents!! LOL
anobium625 said, 5 months ago

I tried the “get your revenge by spoiling the grandchildren” line on a friend. “It doesn’t work,” she replied sadly, “when they live with you.”
musicnut1986 said, 5 months ago

Hey grazer, yesterday did you mean ‘65 Chevy Nova? That was also known as the Chevy II. Chevy did not have the Nova model in 1955. Let me know if i’m wrong.
scottsilby said, 5 months ago

Eat your wheaties, man.
Carmy said, 5 months ago

I love how Mom didn’t even say a word. She just picked him up like a football. TOUCHDOWN!
prasrinivara said, 5 months ago

Well doctortoon, Calvin’s mum is also well-practiced in that area–as Calvin always has trouble waking up on any of the “five mondays” of the week.
corpuskevin said, 5 months ago

What happened to bath time?
StradMan37 said, 5 months ago

Mom’s got nothing to worry about - Calvin AND the whole family had the plug pulled on them 14 years ago, so no Terrible Teens are lurking ‘round the bend.

They’re ALL stuck in Cartoon Suspended Animation 4-ever!

Bummer………..guess I’ll just hop on over to mycomics-dot-com & read a great Li’l Boy & DOG strip called Red and Rover - next best thing, I ‘spose.
SQUIDBREAKER said, 5 months ago

See Calvin, your mom should have walked you through the ten commandments before she let you watch TV on Saturday! But the TV should be used with caution . It can be very VERY misleading.
Next time, Dad will take over the reigns I am sure.

Cause don’t let Ms. Wormword get involved in that lesson, unless both your parents in the classroom.
ratlum said, 5 months ago

not so loud calvin Hi
pomy2191 said, 5 months ago

haha! the look on mum’s face is enough to shut calvin up from his tantrum
ratlum said, 5 months ago

Calvin not so loud Hi
Tabby Lynn said, 5 months ago

anobium625 I also have a friend who’s grand kids live with her. they are her life but she is sad because she doesnt get to be Nana she is more of mom then Nana she cant ship them back home.

lateformyfuneral and musicnut1986 i am that “younger generation” and i believe you, when you say parenting is hard. I’m 19 and i don’t have any kids, but I’ve helped raise several kids. it is hard work and the youth of today doesn’t release it.

Mom sue knows how to handle Calvin. up you go and into bed. lol ive done that with kids before. lol
grammahotsho said, 5 months ago

Calvin, teenagers get lots of surprises. No car for you, you’re grounded, mow the lawn…

I agree that Tumbleweeds was absolutely hilarious - God help me!
grazer said, 5 months ago

If Calvin grows into that mouth he’s gonna be 8 feet tall.

………….

musicnut1986,

Good eye! I meant to say ‘55 NOMAD–not Nova. My senility is beginning to show.

Thanks for the catch.
Ladywolf17 said, 5 months ago

Thank you Rakkav and comicgirl1000 for your comments. About living with grand parents, my dad had to live with his grandparents when he was a kid and he was raised in the tradition of the old ways and also in the Marine Corps style, so while he may be stubborn, proud, and sometime hard to get along with, with his discipline that he nows passes on down to me, we will always find a way to survive no matter how bad or hard it may get.
Ladywolf17 said, 5 months ago

To doctortoon, I Don’t even know what sleeping in is. My dad always has me up by 5:30 or six o’ clock every morning. At first I hated waking up so early, but now I’m so used to it, that sometimes I’ll wake up before him, make breakfast, with coffee, and then wake him up. Never waste the day doing nothing my dad would tell me. And to think with all the things that need to be done, alot of teenagers are still bored and won’t do anything but waste their day complaining.
ggwwtt said, 5 months ago

Why do we keep bothering with kids?

Hormones. pure and simple.
BC13 said, 5 months ago

If Calvin ever did grow up, he’d probably grow up to be a Dr . Evil or Mini-Me
N7326 Foxtrot said, 5 months ago

We had two boys close together. Not Calvin times two, but Calvin Squared!
Yukoner said, 5 months ago

Calvin, you’re right. You can do anything you want and if you’re smart, right now you will want to go to bed.
Leonardeuler said, 5 months ago

Hi Piper N7326F, isn’t two times two equal to two squared ??? I’m not that clever in math, but sometimes ……
musicnut1986 said, 5 months ago

2X2=4=2 squared.

Grazer, ahhh a ‘55 Nomad, Chevy’s iconic 2-door station wagon. If yours was stock it had a 265 cubic inch small block with a 2-speed powerglide automatic or a 3-speed manual with a column shift.

If Calvin had of become a teenager, I could see him with a ‘55 - ‘57 Chevy but with a larger later model small block motor. Or a warmed-over late 80’s Mustang. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

What cars do some of you picture Calvin terriorizing his neighborhood in if he had of become a teenager with a drivers license?
Richard said, 5 months ago

I still say that mom needs to consider that Calvin will choose the rest home for her when she is in her dotage….shady pines???
unemandarine said, 5 months ago

Here’s the thing Calvin: you’re not a teen ager yet.
primacyofreason said, 5 months ago

scrummys said: “we named our son whilst in utero ‘calvin’…he is 2 & 1/2 years old now, and boy does the name suit!”

Same here. Our Calvin is seven now and is still the spitting image of his namesake in many ways, though much more sensitive. His unruliness peaked around age six. He’s becoming calmer and more disciplined as he gets older (thank goodness).

Mom has the right idea, taking Calvin upstairs without speaking. When you respond, it just opens up another opportunity for them to argue the point with you.
Dberrymanal1 said, 5 months ago

What a kid! If I had dared talked to my mother that way when I was his age, she would not have just put me to bed, she would have given me the spanking that I would have never forgot! Come to think if it, you never see brats like Calven or Dennis the Menace get spanked by their parents. Is the media anti-spanking? I would not be surprised! Most of the media is run by liberal dumb-heads!