Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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cleokaya said, 2 months ago

Dad no, oh please dad no!!!
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

Calvin, don’t give Dad ideas
Margueritem said, 2 months ago

Dad has that look on his face……
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Hey, Michael Jackson, Calvin’s father, don’t drop Calvin into the ‘BIG PIT!
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

Puddleglum, that sure would be the pits.
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Yes, as soon as Calvin hit bottom, he would take off and say, “See you later, alligator”!
grazer said, 2 months ago

Read the sign, dad….
DON’T FEED THE ANIMALS

—and that includes little bigmouthed snacks.
vibjyor said, 2 months ago

From the look on Dad’s face it is difficult to believe whether ‘we’ will go home.
sjoujke said, 2 months ago

There was a moment…..!
rricchhterr said, 2 months ago

go to yesterday, Puddleglum
4deerinmyyard said, 2 months ago

Well, if they’re not going to throw anybody to the alligators, there’s nothing to look forward to watching.
iamtxmilady said, 2 months ago

When my girls were small, my best friend and I took them to the zoo. They would not behave, kept running around and wouldn’t listen. Finally I had enough. I told them that if they did not straighten uo, I was going to donate them. They stopped dead in their tracks and asked what I meant. I explaineds that the zoo had never had to buy food for the alligators. that parents who had had enough, could donate their unruly children to the food fund. Now, both my friend and I had done volunteer work at the zoo and knew the head of the reptile house. He told the girls that what we said was true. We no longer had a problem with them.
watcha said, 2 months ago

Eish, I don’t think Calvin knew how close that was.
Dino-1 said, 2 months ago

I was just reading the last comments on yesterday’s comic. Did a couple people have a hard day at the office? I suggest a yoga class or a day at the spa!
Mike B said, 2 months ago

Ever notice that Lio never goes to the zoo!!
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

“As soon as we throw you in, Calvin.”

Given the way Calvin’s imagination works, iamtxmilady just might have the right tactic for him.
Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

Calvin already petting a Hobbes at home, the zoo is less allure to him anyway!
watcha said, 2 months ago

Thanks Dino-1, after reading those comments, especially the ones from the intellectual leader of the Calvin & Hobbes comic pages, Anthrocynic, I had the urge to post another nonsensical comment for the day.
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

I was told by those that know these things.There’s only one thing worse than the self-appointed Humanitarian.5. a person who professes ethical or theological humanitarianism.

It’s also said only a professing Humanitarian would every use the title , having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.

Me say it ? To horrific .
heebiejeebies said, 2 months ago

hmmm, to think of it, i will contemplate the same thing…..
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

Those pit Gators should thank their lucky stars. That Dad didn’t drop our little buddy .
All Calvin seen was one steamer trunk , four suitcases , three briefcases , six pair Mans dress shoes , assorted Ladies handbags & ah pair of 6 inch heel knee high Ladies boots.
carpetinwater9 said, 2 months ago

They must of left Hobbes in the car.
Florchi said, 2 months ago

When is the last time we saw Hobbes?
cryptomaniac said, 2 months ago

@Puddleglum2 from yesterday:

Just joking about the exoneration - a little dig at all those “pay attention to the comic, you!” types. Anthrocynic and Groversfather are perfect examples.

Wonder why these highbrows waste their valuable time (which as Anthro the humanitarian so kindly pointed out, could be better spent searching for friends) in reading our comments and commenting upon them?

Back to tigers - my little background info is that there are at least five distinct sub-species, the Siberian and Sumatran among them. In India, Royal Bengal (as the largest are called here) tigers are mostly found in the forests known as the Sunderbans in the east, on the border with Bangladesh.

The tigers at Periyar would be Bengal tigers, but not large enough to be called Royal, I think.

So much for my half-baked knowledge.

Wonder which sub-species Hobbes is?
N7326 Foxtrot said, 2 months ago

Tigris Stuffedsus Polyester?
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

watcha said,
“…after reading those comments…, I had the urge to post another nonsensical comment for the day.”
Apparently, you resisted the urge. I don’t see the nonsensical comment you had the urge to post.
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Ronshua said,
“I was told by ‘them’ that know these things…”
Who are they that know these things? “The Shadow knows (laughter follows)”, but who else knows? Are they the proverbial ‘they’, as in “They say that…,” etc.?
watcha said, 2 months ago

Puddleglum2, you just put a huge smile on my face.
SQUIDBREAKER said, 2 months ago

Is Calvin’s last name ‘Erwin’?
Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

iamtxmilady, that’s hilarious! I wonder if you could even use that story at home when they misbehave. “We can always take you back to the zoo and…”
Willcar1 said, 2 months ago

My wife says her parents had a little trick for when she was being cranky. There was a big, nondescript warehouse in their town and the parents said that was the “Children Exchange Building” where parents could trade in their kids for better behaved ones. It was probably kind of mean, but effective. My wife says she often wondered where the “Parents Exchange Building” was…
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Ronshua said,
“Those pit Gators should thank their lucky stars…”
I doubt that you are an astrologer, since you have more inclination toward matters of a theological and biblical nature, so I assume you are using “lucky stars” as a figure of speech.
Ronshua also said,
“All Calvin ‘saw’ was one steamer trunk, four suitcases…etc.”
“…and a partridge in a pear tree.”
By the way, an antique steamer trunk (among other things) might be valuable. If Calvin has his transmogrifier, his father could drop him gently into the alligator pit where Calvin would transmogrify those alligators into harmless, or even helpful creatures who might assist Calvin in retrieving all the items of value.
BC13 said, 2 months ago

What a sick little mind Calvin has. Take him to see the tigers before you consider going home. If he’s still bored with that, then take him home. What a waste of the admission fee it would be, though.
kirbydude said, 2 months ago

“Does anyone get thrown in?” “No.” “When do we leave?” “Hmmm…..Uh, pardon?” “Me and my big fat mouth.” “Gave me a brilliant idea.” “Huh? Wait….NO!” “Oops.”
cleokaya said, 2 months ago

Iamtxmilady- It would have been interesting to go inside your child’s head for a few moments, just to see the images that must have been flooding through their little minds. LOL
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

I don’t read every comic on this web site, but of those I do, NONE elicits so many responses as C & H.
I wonder why that is.
cryptomaniac said, 2 months ago

Good one, N7326 Foxtrot! Er, now I’d like to make that at least six distinct sub-species…
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

watcha said,
“Puddleglum2, you just put a huge smile on my face.”
That was my intention. A chuckle to go with the smile wouldn’t hurt, either. “Laughter is the best medicine.”
By the way, (to get the ‘comic’ into this) since Calvin’s head is so big compared to the rest of his body, his smile would always be of the ‘huge’ variety.
The last time I saw Calvin with a (huge) smile was in the panel just before the helium-filled balloon carried him away. (Calvin often gets carried away in other respects, too). I was impressed with Calvin’s smile at that time. Usually his smile is more ‘cynical’.
(Pardon me, Anthrocynic for the parentheses, but they do come in handy to close parenthetical remarks).
Hoomi said, 2 months ago

Calvin would not transmogrify the alligators into something harmless. He would transmogrify himself into an alligator, and wait for someone to chomp on.

I believe Hobbes’ species is actually the Royal Plush Bengal Tiger. He does always seem to keep the upper hand on Calvin…
bald 716 said, 2 months ago

the alligator would definitely throw calvin back out
uniqueka said, 2 months ago

I agree with bald 716
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

cryptomaniac said,
“Wonder which sub-species Hobbes is?”
N7326 Foxtrot said,
“Tigris Stuffedsus Polyester?”
Carolus Linnaeus, the Father of Taxonomy, might accept that designation in the Regnum Animale kingdom.
Tigris is a river in Iraq. It is called Hiddekel in Genesis 2:14 and Daniel 10:4. Hiddekel is the ancient name of the Tigris and the river of Eden which flowed eastward to Assyria. Hiddekel means “rapid”, and is descriptive of Hobbes in the recent Calvinball episode.
Comic-Nut said, 2 months ago

For those that suggest to children that they might become food for the zoo, or “exchanged”, that is rather cruel to a child … even if I do find it amusing. LOL!
Ever wonder how artists like Watterson, Larson, Adams and others get their ideas. Probably from the initial parts of their childhood.
Then there are those problem children who grow into adults, carrying similar psychological problems and attitudes with them, who don’t vent their frustrations in a healthy manner. Guess who these children become …?
cryptomaniac said, 2 months ago

@Susan001

You haven’t been to Pibgorn and Big Top - methinks those are the biggest draws
bmonk said, 2 months ago

In the case of Pibgorn and Big Top, it’s that a community of sorts has evolved. Here a similar community might be developing, but still has its problems and seems to lack a certain critical mass, if not certain critical posters. However, there are lots of C & H fans out there–so have fun and ignore the critical troglodytes!
MisngNOLA said, 2 months ago

Comic-Nut, politicians?
jtpozenel said, 2 months ago

The silent third panel was a great idea. We can use our imagination. I can see “Hmmmm” in a thought balloon over dad’s head.
Stede_Bonnet said, 2 months ago

Susan001 said, about 1 hour ago

I don’t read every comic on this web site, but of those I do, NONE elicits so many responses as C & H.
I wonder why that is.
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By it’s very title “Calvin & Hobbes”, Waterson sets up a classic clash of cultural philosophies. While most of the comments suggest that most readers view the strips on only the most basic, inane level, there are often deep themes, wisdom and social commentary contained in common, everyday settings. What better fodder to generate ongoing chatter on a daily basis.

At least, that’s what keeps me interested.
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

bmonk,
Speaking of critical troglodytes, it seems that Calvin often fits into that category. Since he is the protagonist in the cartoon, maybe his demeanor, disposition and temperament have rubbed off on our ‘problem children’. Should we threaten them the way iamtxmilady did with her ‘unruly children”? Your suggestion to ignore them is probably better.
bpshand said, 2 months ago

Wow, I went to a C&H comic strip and a soccer game broke out.