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   Margueritem said, 3 months ago

   I feel your pain with the soggy suit, Calvin. And yes, it is better to just dive in and get it over with.

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   johnnydoc5 said, 3 months ago

   Hobbes, you were right, don’t worry. Calvin’s way is no good at all, his feet would be numb by the time he even got halfway in.

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   Carmy said, 3 months ago

   Relax, you all will get used to it soon enough.

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   LX013 said, 3 months ago

   Some prefere to go in sloly, others don’t worry to do it quick, so each one is right, how you like it!

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   stormyluv said, 3 months ago

   i’m for the pull the bandaid off quick type thing. jump on in and get it over with. lol

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   LX013 said, 3 months ago

   I like hanging ears of Hobbes in the last panel!

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   BC13 said, 3 months ago

   I always go into the water slowly when it’s cold. I also peel the bandaid of slowly, too.

   Love Calvin’s comeback in the last panel. And Hobbes ears are drooping some. That may not have happened had he gone in slowly.

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   green_engineer said, 3 months ago

   Reminds me of a time when I was taking my time getting into an ice cold pool on holiday, and my sister very thoughtfully decided to push me in and get it over with.

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   BinaryWiener said, 3 months ago

   Calvin, it’d be much worse if there were leeches in the lake. Trust me. :o)

   green_engineer: I hope you pulled her in afterwards!

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    Sebastian Van Uytfange said, 3 months ago

    I like to take it slow too. Unfortunately the local swimming lake is packed with annoying water-splashing and/or mud-throwing kids. Much like Hobbes here.

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    LX013 said, 3 months ago

    Hobbes will get problems by drying his furcoat!

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    baslim_the_begger said, 3 months ago

    The scene: in the shallow water off a beach on Corsica
    The players: myself and 3 other attendees at a meeting (3 of us from California, 1 from Sweden)
    The 3 of us from California were commenting on how warm the water was, compared to California beaches, but only slowly moving out to deeper water. I dived, because I am a band-aid off fast type.
    There was still reluctance to get more wet.
    I grinned.
    They cried out No, don’t!
    
    Much splashing all around!
    Then I moved out a little further and found the cold water – yeeps! and back to the shallows!

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    carpetinwater9 said, 3 months ago

    Ninth frame: CANNONBALL!!!!!!

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    Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago

    It’s better to just jump in and have a few seconds of discomfort before you get used to the water than that slow little by little thing which takes forever. Same with bandaids.

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    Lewreader said, 3 months ago

    There is a little masochistic pleasure going in slow

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    ♠Lonewolf♠ said, 3 months ago

    When I was little, I had to get used to doing it quick and getting it over with. My older brother made sure that’s what I liked. So that’s the way I am now!

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    cleokaya said, 3 months ago

    I too jump in and get it over with. Swimsuits do cling an make you cold. I prefer skinny dipping.

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    Wildmustang1262 said, 3 months ago

    How can Hobbes get soaked soooooooo WET after he jumps in the water? Put Hobbes in the washing machine to rinse the wet soak out of his!

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 3 months ago

    Calvin out in water and wearing a swim suit? I thought Calvin would be skinny dippin’.

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    rudy996 said, 3 months ago

    aaaaahh chicken soup.

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    sjoujke said, 3 months ago

    Calvin will have to be content with the fact that he will dry out alot faster than Hobbes.

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    grammahotsho said, 3 months ago

    Don’t go swimming alone. And don’t go swimming with HOBBES!

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    pibfan868 said, 3 months ago

    I wade in or dip my feet in first, and that’s my mid-life choice. Before that I was a jump in first, find out later person!

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    Just plain Steve said, 3 months ago

    A heated swimming pool, that’s *my* mid-life choice!

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    Dawn said, 3 months ago

    I dip my foot in then go back and sit down on the beach in the shade. Don’t have to worry about a wet bathing suit that way. And I’m not brave? like Cleo!

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    grazer said, 3 months ago

    Oooo, I remember that freezing water well!
    We kids could hardly wait for the snow to melt so we could take our first brave plunge of the season.
    There was no right or wrong way to avoid the pain.

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    ratlum said, 3 months ago

    I hate guys or gals that jump in and spoil the long delightful joy of getting wet very slowly

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    Melissa Tempke said, 3 months ago

    Oh, Hobbes!! You are something else!! lol

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    Saucy1121 said, 3 months ago

    I prefer the jump in quick solution. However, since I usually swam in the lower Chesapeake Bay, it was qualified by jump in quick AFTER a look around for jellyfish.

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    Zippy007 said, 3 months ago

    The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

    Proverbs 27:12

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    Zippy007 said, 3 months ago

    The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

    Proverbs 27:12

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    mntim said, 3 months ago

    You think Patton ever read that Bible passage? Doubt it. One of his sayings was, “Never take counsel of your fears.” He was a jumper-inner. Of course, he spent four years at West Point learning how to jump in. I say, wait four years, then jump in.

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    Johanan Rakkav said, 3 months ago

    And yet, Calvin, you are still alive in the last panel.

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    lightartsteacher said, 3 months ago

    If you are swimming the the warm waters off Hawaii, or in the Balinese islands, Pulai Seribu, or the coast of of Okinawa, Yes! jump in! If it is the Californian seaside, or Texas near Corpus Christie ,inch in or even better, don’t go at all. Freezing!

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    Terri said, 3 months ago

    My take? Do half-and-half. I’d be timid to jump straight into frigid water, but halfway through the experience, I’d take the plunge. This is pretty much how I handle life situations, by the way. Take your time; there is no rush…but you do have to face it sooner or later.

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    Johanan Rakkav said, 3 months ago

    Jungian psych is at work again here. Calvin, a P, keeps his options open until the very last second; Hobbes, a J, heads straight for the goal. Both approaches have their merits, but neither makes the water any warmer. :)

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    corpuskevin said, 3 months ago

    In South Texas, the water is always in the mid to upper 80’s this time of year. In lake or gulf. It must be nice to cool off that way.

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    Comic-Nut said, 3 months ago

    Oh, tigers and cats just love the water. Watch Discovery or the Learning channel and look at some of those tigers wade in and swim. As much as cats don’t like getting soaked, there are a few that just love it.

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    catlady1 said, 3 months ago

    Some of my cats love the water. I have one who will follow me into the shower. Another one runs and hides as soon as he hears the water running.