Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, 2 months ago

One hacksaw, coming right up!
Yukoner said, 2 months ago

Hobbes “saw” that one coming.
MrPoppers said, 2 months ago

I’d love to hang around for the next few days and see what developes, but it brings back a “flood” of unwanted childhood memories of my own!
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

“Does Your Mother Know?” - ABBA (1979)
Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

Yukoner said,
Hobbes “saw” that one coming.
Hack…(cough)! That’s my reaction to your pun.
No, seriously, it’s a ‘cut’ above the rest…well maybe not quite THAT good.
If Hobbes doesn’t give Calvin the hacksaw, it’s looks as if Margueritem will…and no wonder; she’s always ‘cutting in’ to be first in line to post.
We’re getting ‘flooded’ with puns, MrPoppers!
EarlWash said, 2 months ago

Hey, mom…SURPRiiiiiISE!!!
wndrwrthg said, 2 months ago

And as we all know Calvin went on to play for the University of Tennessee and then the L.A. Rams.
kreole said, 2 months ago

As a retired plumber, I’m looking forward to the next strip.
imaginarypet said, 2 months ago

When in doubt, grab the hacksaw.
LX013 said, 2 months ago

What a surprise will it be?
Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

This particular Toboggan Slide of Death is gonna go downhill real fast.
Wildmustang1262 said, 2 months ago

The water from the faucet will burst up the ceiling like Old Faithful geyser. Be prepare to wear the raincoat!
Ronshua said, 2 months ago

“If I had a hammer , I’d hammer in the morning ”
Leonardeuler said, 2 months ago

Within a few minutes the bathroom will be transformed in a “Water-loo station”.
Herocoder said, 2 months ago

Calvin has quite the grasp on the concept of fixing the faucet .. but the idea of using a hacksaw is not the right direction .. kids these days are so misguided ..
baslim_the_begger said, 2 months ago

This should convince Dad to lock up the tools… Most toolkits do come with either a lock, or a hasp to use one with a lock.
unemandarine said, 2 months ago

Yes Calvin, mom will be surprised… And Hobbes, stop with the attitude and help the kid!
Leonardeuler said, 2 months ago

Unemandarine: it’s not a good idea Hobbes should help Calvin. Little kids should learn from their own experience.
Vonnegut said, 2 months ago

bmonk said, about 5 hours ago
No, that’s a faucet. What comes out of it is water, not sewage…

I thought that too but there’s a lot of verbal diarrhea spewing forth just the same. Maybe someone just ate a bad pun. Let’s hope they get “well” soon!
scbaguru said, 2 months ago

Did Hobbes remember to turn off the water? I know Calvin didn’t . It’s gonna be a big surprise for mom…
Lewreader said, 2 months ago

When all else fails, get a bigger hammer
Calvinator said, 2 months ago

After this is done - he’ll fix the bad connection in the breaker box.
Dino-1 said, 2 months ago

It’s so pretty here in the Northeast with the changing of the leaves! I know that means snow and ice are not far away but it still made for a scenic drive this weekend. Happy Autumnal Equinox!
The only thing I remember getting in big trouble for was in the kindergarden bathroom, me and my friend soaked papertowels in the sink with soap and water and stuck them all over the wall mirror. We got punished both ways that day at school as well as home. I still think everyone over reacted. We both had real sore bottoms but the worst was we weren’t allowed to have any contact with each other at home or in school for two weeks! The good old days when they could paddle you in school!
jrbj said, 2 months ago

And after they’re finished fixing the bathroom faucet they can move on to the really big stuff and fix the kitchen faucet as well. And lets not forget the toilet. There’s all kinds of neat things to fix there.
Richard said, 2 months ago

The tv is next.
♠Lonewolf♠ said, 2 months ago

I’m glad we haven’t “cut” out all the puns here!!
Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

I sure hope they have rowboats because they are sure gonna need them.

Oh yeah, Dino, I well remember those “both ways” punishments. I’d get in trouble at school and have to write sentences or stay after or something but it was nothing compared to what happened when my mother found out.
somebodyshort said, 2 months ago

My son wasn’t this bad. He thought he could do corn on the cob by running hot water over it in the sink, so he plugged the overflow, put the corn in and turned on the hot water, went to his room for a minute to watch tv and fell asleep. When I got home it was raining outide and in the family room ha ha. I rushed upstairs to see where the roof was leaking and found the sink running cold water !!
Tabby Lynn said, 2 months ago

I bet hobbes walks away… if not he should have, its for his on safety that he doses so.

HI marg lol
Stede_Bonnet said, 2 months ago

Confidence is a poor substitute for common sense. Still, I do admire this kid’s pluck!
BC13 said, 2 months ago

Is the handle too big? After Mom’s experience with Calvin and the saw a few days ago, you would think the toolbox would be locked and put way out of reach. Even parents never learn. Perhaps it will “sink” in this time.
skiwoods said, 2 months ago

I saw this on the 3 Stooges once.

Hey Moe, Give me the hacksaw, Nyuck, Nyuck!
Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

So professional! LOL
d0e8r said, 2 months ago
New motivation for dad to get his honey-dos done quickly…

The slight irritation of fixing a faucet would be miniscule compared to having to:
- Replace the bathroom tiles because of flooding
- Buy a new sink because it cracked under Calvin’s weight
  *Pay for mom’s visit to a therapist-psychiatrist
  *Repair the main sewer system
All of the above.
grazer said, 2 months ago

Something very simular to this forthcoming disaster happened to me—except I was in my 50s visiting my widowed mom at the time.

It all started with my attempting to make a simple adjustment on the toilet float and it ended up with my having to call in a plumber and buying a whole new toilet.

God’s speed, Calvin!
Susan001 said, 2 months ago

I predict that Mom’s expression will match somebodyshort’s avitar.
Thank you, Edvard!
LX013 said, 2 months ago

It looks realy professional!
bald 716 said, 2 months ago

i never asled my mother if it was okay either

try this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9wD8O8nRGI
yyyguy said, 2 months ago

Does Your Mother Know? - Gordon Lightfoot

(much better than ABBA)
cholldekkgher stenst... said, 2 months ago

And as Curly once said in another episode (or maybe it might even be the same episode, only later on) “No wonder the water won’t come out, this pipe has a bunch of wires stuck in it!”
ratlum said, 2 months ago

Handy men always have a hack saw in their tool box for times like this
Aardvark359 said, 2 months ago

Calvin is obviously not a “qualified” repairman. His pants ride too high and his shirt too low even when he bends over. That’s no way to “crack” into the professional repair biz!
Gene Strattmann said, 2 months ago

Looks like the begining of a long drawn out disaster series again..
SQUIDBREAKER said, 2 months ago

Calvin needs to find the mem brain within.

A.
BC13 said, 2 months ago

He hasn’t got the butt crack for it.
Clif3 said, 2 months ago

Please, somebody warn Calvin to close the upstream water valve!
Annie Smith said, 2 months ago

She’s going to look like my husband, just home from having surgery, did when he saw me coming through the living room with the hack saw as I was repairing the leak under the bathroom sink. Works just fine–only had to cut off a few inches of pipe to get in the replacement.
Dino-1 said, 2 months ago

When Mom and Dad were working the man came to install the new circuit breaker box in the basement. Mom told me I needed to keep an eye on him while he was working. I guess she thought he might rip off something in the basement? That was the first time I ran into the giant buttcrack! I thought I’d die! I remember trying to figure out how to tell the guy but I figured he must feel the breeze and didn’t care a bit. I explained the whole thing to Mom when she got back and told her she owed me big time for that one!
OldHipster said, 2 months ago

And remember, there is no time like the present to talk about your safety equipment. Always read and understand (even if they are in a some kind of foreign language) and wear the latest safety googles when dealing with high pressure equipment that could knock you on your keester!!!

Ya know?
bmonk said, 2 months ago

Clif3 said, about 4 outcries ago

“Please, somebody warn Calvin to close the upstream water valve!”

But where’s the fun in that??