Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, 2 months ago

Many cats share your view, Hobbes.
yyyguy said, 2 months ago

not beer cans!!!

hi marg good to here from you.
spoilerman said, 2 months ago

Maybe just set the can down and run Calvin?
pouncingtiger said, 2 months ago

Hobbes’ behavior is uncanny.
Gweedo Murray said, 2 months ago

CAN I have some ?
kpeiyin said, 2 months ago

Oh my my, Hobbes…
mroberts88 said, 2 months ago

I think Hobbes wants something.
cleokaya said, 2 months ago

You are a feline with a supposedly advanced snifter. As soon as the opener pierces the can you should be able to identify pineapple over fish.
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

I swear that out car can tell it’s tuna before I open the can. Whenever I start to make a tuna sandwich he’s there as the can is being taken from the cupboard. He does not react this way for salmon, shrimp, crab or any other canned product.

It’s uncanny.
tbree said, 2 months ago

I had a cat that could hear a plastic yogurt container being opened from the other side of the house, while he was sleeping. And yes, he Loved yogurt. He would climb my leg to get to it.
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

I’ve long wondered how cats would react to yogurt cream.

Hobbes’ hearing apparently works at longer distances more quickly than his smelling (which makes sense, actually).
sjoujke said, 2 months ago

Pineapple Express!
Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

LOL
Lewreader said, 2 months ago

How do they know before I take out the can opener???
LX013 said, 2 months ago

Sorry, no tuna!
watcha said, 2 months ago

I don’t think Hobbes cared if it was Tuna or Pineapple - he just needed an excuse to thrash Calvin!
LX013 said, 2 months ago

I think, he wants to pounce on Calvin, but he loves tuna too!
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

That’s Hobbes story and he’s sticking to it .
Leonardeuler said, 2 months ago

A tuna sandwhich with pineapple ??? Hm, hm, not so bad after all.
N7326 Foxtrot said, 2 months ago

My cat can sleep thru a collision with another planent and hear a refrigerator door open on Pluto.
carpetinwater9 said, 2 months ago

Pow!
pearlandpeach said, 2 months ago

my cats ultra favorite is Lamb baby food . I swear that cat knows I have it when I am driving in the driveway.
MisngNOLA said, 2 months ago

My cat Joey can tell the difference between the rustling of deli wrap on bologna and that on ham. For the bologna, he doesn’t show up, but the second I start to make a ham sandwich he’s there doing kitty yoga to prove to me that he’s cute enough to get some ham.
comicgirl1000 said, 2 months ago

that looks like it hurt
Avolunteer said, 2 months ago

Cats are funny like that! we have cats and have had dogs, but it is the cats who know when it’s tuna (even before the can is pierced!)!!
grazer said, 2 months ago

Can openers are why tigers became an endangered species.
shadowrider95 said, 2 months ago

i had a cat that loved carmel apples [the part left on the stick ] and butter pecan ice cream, no other flavor jus B.P.
Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

Sometimes when I’ve been unable to locate all of the cats (just want to make sure they’re present and accounted for) I will rattle the can opener. That makes them show up. If that doesn’t work I will open up the catnip.
avinandan said, 2 months ago

Why are you guys discussing silly cats? Does no one have a ferocious tiger as a pet? ;)
♠Lonewolf♠ said, 2 months ago

Avinandan–OK here you go!

My tiger gets the can open himself. LOL
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Come on, people; “put a lid on it”. :o)
No, go ahead. Have your pun.
BC13 said, 2 months ago

Sorry, Charlie.
Wiseguy411 said, 2 months ago

Brilliant BC13
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

I love these one-shot strips that don’t follow a story arc. Today’s is hilarious!
LMAO
dianecliff said, 2 months ago

When the tuna comes out the crowd appears. I used to have a cat that loved salsa and red wine. He only got one drop of the wine.
shakeswilly said, 2 months ago

A stuffed tiger who loves canned tuna, makes sense somehow…..
bald 716 said, 2 months ago

wow, that hobbs is quick and calvin didn’t hear him coming
tbree said, 2 months ago

We discuss cats because we all know they are really little tigers inside. And I have the claw marks in my arm to prove it.
anobium625 said, 2 months ago

A great many years ago my mother made me two sandwiches, one peanut butter and jelly and the other tuna. Unfortunately, she slapped the pieces of bread together up and down instead of sideways. Tuna and jelly–at least apple jelly–is edible. Tuna and peanut butter is not (personal tastes may vary).
JanCinVV said, 2 months ago

I always wondered how Calvin explains the mess Hobbes makes of him to Mom.
Josh said, 2 months ago

Too bad Watterson didn’t do any more of these, but I guess it’s hard to give this joke in a different way
Gene Strattmann said, 2 months ago

I’m just happy to see Calvin opening a can of pineapple for himself instead of junk food.

About cats and can openers, my cats have never been fed anything I had to open with a can opener (just the food with the pull off lids) yet they come running when I break out the can opener to open anything.
kab2rb said, 2 months ago

I have a cat and dog. The cat doesn’t do like Hobbes and ram me down. But when I open a can they both think its tuna. I do not have tuna and oil only tuna and water.
The dog also likes first thing in the morning milk, although weaker milk not vitumn D type, and not very much.
The dog is worse then the cat on begging and has good ears. Our cat we sometimes call baggy cat likes to take plastic sacks with handles and works it around his head and will walk around with the plastic sack on.
Coffee-Turtle said, 2 months ago

@Macushlalondra how many cats do you have to keep track of?
Guilden_NL said, 2 months ago

My parrot would have been just as happy with either one. Of course, she would demand melted cheese if it were the tuna.
musicnut1986 said, 2 months ago

What a mess, pineapple chunks and sugar juice everywhere!

My question is this - Why is Calvin opening a can of pineapple? Kids normally do not like fruits or vegetables on their own. It should be the only thing kids normally will eat, mac ‘n cheese.
ratlum said, 2 months ago

Tbree
My cats name is Tigger Too but you described him so well ,when you spoke of your cat
GretchensMom said, 2 months ago

YUKONER: I know what you mean. The same thing applies to my dog. I can open a can of soup, vegetables, etc., and she pays absolutely no attention to me whatsoever. But let me START to open a can of her Science Diet wet dog food and she’s right there at my feet, whining and begging for it!!!!! HOW DOES SHE KNOW?!?!?!? She’s got excellent hearing so I guess she can tell the difference regarding the cans being opened but they all sound the same to me!!!
algurka said, 2 months ago

Is that canned laughter in the soundtrack I hear?
cholldekkgher stenst... said, 2 months ago

Whenever I go to the can, it never sounds quite the same.