Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

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Margueritem said, about 1 month ago

LOL!
yyyguy said, about 1 month ago

there’s one in every crowd!
Fer Lefer said, about 1 month ago

I’m on Susie’s side, but I can understand Calvin, too.

Indeed, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO SUMMER?!
EarlWash said, about 1 month ago

Calvin, you’re brusin’ for a lobotomy somewhere else.
vibjyor said, about 1 month ago

Learning all sorts of important things … ! He already knows what is lobotomy for a start.
LX013 said, about 1 month ago

Lobotomy stitches!! Hi, hi.
kreole said, about 1 month ago

VIBJYOR—-good one!
sjoujke said, about 1 month ago

He really knows how to compliment a gal.
Yukoner said, about 1 month ago

But does Susie understand what he has just said?
Carmy said, about 1 month ago

I think that went over Susie’s head.
tamsin said, about 1 month ago

Oh I’ll bet Susie got it… next up will be a punch fest at the bus stop
Susan001 said, about 1 month ago

When I was a kid, I always felt depressed around mid-August when the back-to-school sales started.
Nowadays, they start in early July! Reckon most parents feel like Calvin’s mom.
BC13 said, about 1 month ago

I’m with Yukoner. She doesn’t look like she understood Calvin’s remark.

Love Calvin’s face in the first panel. I don’t think I met anyone quite like Suzie when I was a kid.
watcha said, about 1 month ago

Neither do I understand - will someone please explain?
vibjyor said, about 1 month ago

Lobotomy (Greek: λοβός — lobos: “lobe (of brain)”, τομή — tome: “cut/slice”) is a neurosurgical procedure, a form of psychosurgery, also known as a leukotomy or leucotomy (from Greek λευκός — leukos “clear/white” and tome). It consists of cutting the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain. Lobotomies have now fallen out of use, as doctors use various drugs and psychological therapies to treat mental illnesses.

I had to look up that one. In fact I had to look up what ‘bangs’ meant too !
xanny28 said, about 1 month ago

I agree with Calvin… Susie scares me… something is wrong with her…definitely lobotomy… or brainwashed.
Muchadou said, about 1 month ago

bangs (USA) = fringe (UK, Oz, NZ, etc.)

Dunno what they’re called in Canada. wink

Brow warmers?

Mxx
hagarthehorrible said, about 1 month ago

BW, that is too harse a word to be used with reference to sweet little Susie. Calvin’s vocabulary seems to be superficial.
Superfrog said, about 1 month ago

I’d rather have a full bottle in front of me, than a full frontal lobotomy.
stupendousman6 said, about 1 month ago

It always seems ironic to me that calvin is by far the smartest in his class (Yes, even smarter than susie) when He’s the only one that thinks he is
prasrinivara said, about 1 month ago

Tamsin, they’re AT the bus-stop–but you’re right, Susie is probably thinking a little like Ben “Thing” Grimm–“it’s clobbering time!”
Trisha Evenstar said, about 1 month ago

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!
Coffee-Turtle said, about 1 month ago

LOL!!! Caught me off guard!! Ha!
cleokaya said, about 1 month ago

I looked upon the first day of school with dread and began counting down the last days of vacation at least 30 days out.
Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

Ever see “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”? That’ll explain about lobotomies.
BC13 said, about 1 month ago

Muchado
Canadians call them bangs, too. The Canadian Government would probably say it’s due to cultural contamination.
Aardvark359 said, about 1 month ago

I don’t think they use stitches anymore… they just drill a tiny hole and then insert one of those “In the Egg Scramblers” by Ronco! Instant lobotomy!
Willcar1 said, about 1 month ago

Bangs is how your hair grows when you eat bullets.
TapiocaHead said, about 1 month ago

Are bangs still a hair style? Ohh my.
jenn74 said, about 1 month ago

I am studying medical terminology in college right now and thought that this cartoon was so cute! I sent it to my instructor and posted it on the online discussion board for that course.

Yes, us Canadians use the word bangs:)
grammahotsho said, about 1 month ago

ROFL!
jrbj said, about 1 month ago

I heard once that they actually go in through the eye socket and then do their slicing and dicing. I that event there would be no visible stitches.

Then too, what a shame it is when someone is acting positive, healthy and, gee whiz, normal, and she is taken down for it. We live in a sick, sick world and Calvin, being a product of it, fits right in.
Ushindi said, about 1 month ago

Aardvark359 You sure brought a smile to MY face - I dug around in my kitchen cupboards and finally found my Ronco In-The-Egg Scrambler (dated 1978 on the bottom). Takes 6 “C” batteries (My ex-wife used to buy me funny kitchen gadgets).
Richard said, about 1 month ago

Susie has no clue, she is saying that to impress.

I’d rather have a bottle in front of me
than a frontal lobotomy.
bandz said, about 1 month ago

Susie comes home from school in an unusually happy mood, even for her. Her mother asks why she’s so happy. Susie blushes and says, “Today at recess, Calvin kissed me.” Her mother is surprised and says, “I didn’t think Calvin would do a thing like that. How did it happen?” Susie says, “It wasn’t easy. But three other gils helped me catch him and hold him down.” That’s an old joke, but, nah! Susie would never stoop to that.
cholldekkgher stenst... said, about 1 month ago

It went over her head
And she was sitting down, too
I once had a lobotomy
But it made me horny
And I got tired of honking
Leonardeuler said, about 1 month ago

Good one, Bandz !! Even it’s an old joke.
Hugh B. Hayve said, about 1 month ago

Sorry I’m late!
N7326 Foxtrot said, about 1 month ago

I live in the Atlanta area. We went from summer to winter in a week. Some places.have spring and fall. We go from too hot to too cold. Indeed, what happened to summer
ratlum said, about 1 month ago

When it comes to Susie I remember lots of them
Calvin in this case would fit in with most of us boys
Just plain Steve said, about 1 month ago

Nice one, Hugh!
rdh288 said, about 1 month ago

If I remember correctly, this is the original Suzy strip
mroberts88 said, about 1 month ago

I KNEW IT, THEY BRAINWASH KIDS….BUT I WAS TOO SMRT TO FALL FOR IT!
Vonnegut said, about 1 month ago

Perhaps Calvin is unstuck in time. It’s been known to happen…
marvee said, about 1 month ago

I agree with ratlum. Girls loved school, but might deny it. Boys said they hated it, but probably enjoyed at least part of it. The most common whine during the summer is “I’m bored!” School is better than that.
marvee said, about 1 month ago

BTW, bangs cut straight across like Susie’s have never gone completely out of style. They may not be as common as they once were and aren’t becoming on everybody, so it’s personal choice. Hair sytlists call that part of your hair “bangs” no matter how you cut it.
misvicki said, about 1 month ago

i love this comic
fbmce said, about 1 month ago

To eliminate confusion, why not call ‘bangs’ ‘forelocks’?

They have been so called among the equestrianistas for eons with no confusion.

And, holding to the dictionary description thereof, Susie’s DO fall forward between her ears.
GretchensMom said, about 1 month ago

As smart as Susie is, I don’t think Calvin’s “lobotomy” comment went over her head. I think she just can’t believe how fast it took him to rain on her parade of excitement regarding the first day of school!

P.S.: Marvee … I’m one girl that NEVER looked forward to going to school … and I’m not just SAYING that either!!!!! One of the top 5 or 6 happiest days of my life was the day school let out for me for good!!!!!
james the great and ... said, about 1 month ago

Do you think Susy Derkins will grow up to be a nerd or a teacher?