Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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  1. vibjyor

    vibjyor said, 3 months ago

    If this is the way Hobbes makes up rules, no wonder he scored ten billion.

  2. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Calvin ball is the best!

  3. Crooky

    Crooky said, 3 months ago

    Hobbes is a genius! I love the way he thinks ;-)

  4. cleokaya

    cleokayaGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Just get it figured out, as I sit here alone and unwanted.

  5. Yukoner

    Yukoner said, 3 months ago

    Watterson has an incredible imagination. Who else could dream up such a scenario?

  6. 4deerinmyyard

    4deerinmyyardGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    You can’t say “You can’t do that” in Calvinball.

  7. darien koh

    darien koh said, 3 months ago

    that’s lame

  8. sjoujke

    sjoujke said, 3 months ago

    Wow - nice bunt Hobbes.

  9. Ladywolf17

    Ladywolf17 said, 3 months ago

    Calvinball Our newest favorite past time.

    Calvin and Hobbes got game, do you?

  10. Johanan Rakkav

    Johanan RakkavGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    They haven’t developed Calvinball yet.

    These are, however, fascinating vingnettes into proto-Calvinball.

  11. TexasProudCowgirl

    TexasProudCowgirl said, 3 months ago

    I love Calvin’s expressions in the last two panels :)

  12. carpetinwater9

    carpetinwater9 said, 3 months ago

    Hobbes Rule: Do what ever it takes to be a winner

  13. Richard

    Richard said, 3 months ago

    I use Calvinball rules in golf.
    Aaah, endless mulligans.

  14. LX013

    LX013 said, 3 months ago

    Watterson realy has an ingredible imagination, it’s great to invent so many stories and never get boring!
    When I was a little girl, my brother invented every day a new story for me and they were very interesting too, I wanted to listen for ever and ever. Now I look to Calvin and Hobbes, it’s never ending too!

  15. Macushlalondra

    MacushlalondraGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    I’m not so sure it’s Calvin ball but Hobbes ball since he makes all the rules in his own favour.

  16. Carmy

    CarmyGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    I wonder why Hobbes never got signed up in the Major Leagues.

  17. rotateclockwise

    rotateclockwise said, 3 months ago

    Man, reminds me of watching the kids playing out back. Funny.

  18. aleansinclair

    aleansinclair said, 3 months ago

    This isn’t Calvinball. They’re not wearing masks.

  19. Drekas

    Drekas said, 3 months ago

    :sigh: friendship is priceless

  20. kamikazewatermelon

    kamikazewatermelon said, 3 months ago

    That face in the last panel…just about sums up calvin.

  21. ♠Lonewolf♠

    ♠Lonewolf♠Genius_badge said, 3 months ago

    You need to grow taller, Calvin.

  22. N7326 Foxtrot

    N7326 Foxtrot said, 3 months ago

    Hooo-ray for Calvinball the answer for most of lifes little problems.

  23. madampresident

    madampresident said, 3 months ago

    I’ll bet you anything that some of Watterson’s “stories” are remiiscent of his own childhood.

  24. farmermatt

    farmermatt said, 3 months ago

    How did Calvin score the one run?

  25. grazer

    grazer said, 3 months ago

    farmermatt said: ”How did Calvin score the one run?”

    LOL—boggles the mind doesn’t it??

  26. Kerovan

    Kerovan said, 3 months ago

    There are only two permanent rules to Calvinball, and it is a sport played today ever since Bill Watterson invented it.

    Rule #1 Make up the other rules as you play.

    Rule #2 No rule can be used more than once in a game.

  27. johnnydoc5

    johnnydoc5 said, 3 months ago

    Nah! That is too close to baseball to be calvinball.

  28. grammahotsho

    grammahotsho said, 3 months ago

    My brother taught Hobbes how to play!

  29. Joe Allen Doty

    Joe Allen Doty said, 3 months ago

    I have never seen a rubber baseball bat; but, I have never seen a stuffed toy tiger “metamorphose” into a 6’ tall walking on its hind legs real tiger nor speak either.

  30. ratlum

    ratlum said, 3 months ago

    I think Hobbes is fair
    Thats the way to make it more fun
    Make the rules as you go Calvin does this to

  31. BC13

    BC13Genius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Calvin might make a good manager some day. I think he’s got the lungs for giving the umpire an ear-full.

  32. bald 716

    bald 716 said, 3 months ago

    this is the kind of pickup game where you make the rules as you go, makes for more fun

  33. OldHipster

    OldHipster said, 3 months ago

    Heyyyyyy, maaaaaannnnnnn, I sit here alone tooo. But I ain’t unwanted.

    Ya know?

  34. Josh

    Josh said, 3 months ago

    [i]There are only two permanent rules to Calvinball, and it is a sport played today ever since Bill Watterson invented it.

    Rule #1 Make up the other rules as you play.

    Rule #2 No rule can be used more than once in a game.[/i]

    You forgot rules 3 and 4

    Rule #3-You have to wear a mask

    Rule #4-No one can question the masks

  35. RinaFarina

    RinaFarina said, 3 months ago

    @Kerovan;

    I have to ask about rule #2 - does it apply to rule #1? (which is, after all, one of the rules) and to rule #2 itself? (ditto)

    If you think about this, either:

    you will come up with some very interesting applications of mathematical logic;

    or:

    you will get a very bad headache. Just take whatever helps your headaches, and STOP THINKING ABOUT CALVINBALL RULES!

  36. Stuart Gathman

    Stuart Gathman said, 3 months ago

    I can sometimes get people involved in a very playable metagame. One player (rulemaker) makes up the rules, and writes them down, but doesn’t show them to the others until the game is over. The other players begin to play (with no idea of the rules), and the rulemaker is umpire - calling plays illegal (quite often at first) and awarding points as required. The other players attempt to figure out the rules by trial and error - the fastest study gets the most points (by whatever scoring method was invented). The rulemaker scores based on the difference of the highest score and the average score. (Rulemaker is encouraged to create rules that are decipherable to a small subset of players - preferably one.)

  37. bluetopazcrystal

    bluetopazcrystal said, 3 months ago

    LX013 said, about 11 hours ago

    Watterson realy has an ingredible imagination, it’s great to invent so many stories and never get boring!
    When I was a little girl, my brother invented every day a new story for me and they were very interesting too, I wanted to listen for ever and ever. Now I look to Calvin and Hobbes, it’s never ending too!

    My daughter and her Dad had the same thing for bedtime stories. They both took part. It was very entertaining and Hillary didn’t object to bedtimes. I’d recommend it to any parent or guardian.

  38. TapiocaHead

    TapiocaHeadGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Hobbes, my man!

  39. Shikamoo

    ShikamooGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    I think Calvin is heding for a stroke with that red face! Hobbes better know how to do CPR!

    Great drawing, Bill.

  40. Destiny23

    Destiny23 said, 3 months ago

    TerryLonewolf said,
    “You need to grow taller, Calvin.”

    Trouble is, Hobbes’ height is a figment of Calvin’s overactive imagination. So no matter how tall Calvin grows, Hobbes will always be twice as tall!

  41. MisngNOLA

    MisngNOLAGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    We used to play our own version of Calvinball in K-Mart until they got mad at us cheering everytime a blue light special came up.

  42. Comic-Nut

    Comic-Nut said, 3 months ago

    Hobbes; that was so cool! LOL! Poor Calvin … his imaginary best friend keeps best’ing him. LOL.

  43. Dino-1

    Dino-1 said, 3 months ago

    I just love Hobbes! His facial expressions are great too.

  44. comicgirl1000

    comicgirl1000 said, 3 months ago

    haha