Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes

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  1. margueritem

    margueritemGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Are you implying that Mom is a less than stellar cook?

  2. Fer Lefer

    Fer Lefer said, 2 months ago

    Mom:
    1.- He is Calvin, OK?
    2.-You gave him the outfit.
    3.- Spinachs are his Nemesis!

  3. Mishka

    Mishka said, 2 months ago

    Eating in his superhero suit is not a problem.
    Not eating is.

  4. johnnydoc5

    johnnydoc5 said, 2 months ago

    I have a stomach of steel. It is quite the luxury.

  5. Gweedo Murray

    Gweedo Murray said, 2 months ago

    Hey! If the suit enables him to stomach broccoli and spinach, then so be it.

  6. sjoujke

    sjoujkeGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Mom didn’t say “please”.

  7. Grog

    GrogGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    I needed my taste buds removed. I had them put back after I started doing my own cooking. Vegetables were over-cooked, but was better than the meat, (also over-cooked) which tasted like shoe leather.

    I like broccoli. I wish I got it when I was a kid.

  8. thebird55

    thebird55 said, 2 months ago

    Give him credit for wanting to dress for dinner.

    A lot of people here pick on mom unnecessarily, but today she’s got it coming.

  9. Johanan Rakkav

    Johanan RakkavGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    I don’t think so, thebird55. Even a superhero ought to honor his faither and mother…especially after he implies that only a super digestive system could, er, stomach his mother’s cooking.

  10. Carmy

    CarmyGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    First he disobeys Mom and then he insults her cooking? I don’t think it’s Mom that has something coming.

  11. ♠Lonewolf♠

    ♠Lonewolf♠Genius_badge said, 2 months ago

    But he is what, 6 years old? Anyway you can get them to eat without going overboard, so be it. And this IS pretty harmless.

  12. Johanan Rakkav

    Johanan RakkavGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Calvin? Harmless?!? BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!

    Oh. Pardon me. Maybe it’s the late hours that are getting to me. ;)

  13. masood4ever

    masood4ever said, 2 months ago

    Calvin you do not have a steel stomach XD

  14. RavennaAl

    RavennaAl said, 2 months ago

    Maybe Calvin could loan his outfit to the Foxtrot gang, Tofu burgers….Yuch!

  15. jbmetalmonster

    jbmetalmonster said, 2 months ago

    hey if thats what it takes 2 get the kid 2 eat then why not?
    i’m on calvins side w/ this 1

  16. Tanya

    Tanya said, 2 months ago

    I’m on the fence to be honest… :D

  17. TapiocaHead

    TapiocaHead said, 2 months ago

    East your Tortellini, Calvin!

  18. tonytiger29

    tonytiger29 said, 2 months ago

    Oh the things we wish we could take back as parents after we realize too late the pandora’s box we’ve opened.

  19. Macushlalondra

    Macushlalondra said, 2 months ago

    Calvin’s mom needs to learn how to cook. My mom didn’t like cooking and her food wasn’t the most exciting in the world but it wasn’t bad. Only when she cooked liver and spinach (and I asked her if she HAD to make that gakky stuff to put the two together in one meal so only one meal is a disaster instead of two) did I flat refuse to eat.

  20. mblase75

    mblase75 said, 2 months ago

    It’s been years, and I still giggle inside at the phrase “stomach of steel.”

  21. vldazzle

    vldazzle said, 2 months ago

    My mom’s cooking was so bad that she once served burnt peas in the TV dinners on Thanksgiving. I took over the cooking when in 7th grade (back in the 1940s).

  22. pibfan868

    pibfan868Genius_badge said, 2 months ago

    I couldn’t stand cooked canned veggies or fruit cocktail, so I made arrangements with my folks by the time I was 9. I took up making the fruit salad, and got my own celery and carrots rather than eat canned peas or spinach or succotash.

  23. Puddleglum2

    Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

    Mom didn’t say “please” outright, but she did say “OK?”. Perhaps that implies please. She also said, “Do as I asked you”, which is gentler than do as I ‘told’ you.

  24. DDFENCE EMET First

    DDFENCE EMET First said, 2 months ago

    Would that be stainless steel or is it subject to corrosion?

    That difference could mean ulcers.

  25. dsom8

    dsom8 said, 2 months ago

    Calvin may be 6 in that he attends st grade, but his attitude and behavior covers every age from 2 to 17.

  26. Wiseguy411

    Wiseguy411 said, 2 months ago

    I was lucky. Liver was the least expensive type of meat when I was a kid. So we had it often. I could take the liver - I still do. My brother could not stand liver. I could not stand boiled (steamed) spinach. We traded. It worked out well. Mostly, desert was fruit cocktail.
    We hit the trifecta at least once a week.

  27. LiamC

    LiamCGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

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  28. Puddleglum2

    Puddleglum2 said, 2 months ago

    Since Stupendous Man has a stomach of steel, Calvin is just showing his mettle (metal) in resisting his mother’s efforts. That’s another one of my ‘baaaad’ puns. I feel kind of sheepish about posting it. :o)
    If Calvin and Mom were both reasonable, they might ‘iron’ out their differences, but I guess it’s not a ‘pressing’ matter for them to come to an amicable conclusion.

  29. GrinsToYa

    GrinsToYa said, 2 months ago

    Stupendous man better have a butt of steel if mom really gets ticked off.

  30. bald 716

    bald 716 said, 2 months ago

    so why not let calvin eat in his costume?

    stupendous man needs to be ready to fight crime at a seconds notice and he doesn’t have time to go get his super hero suit on, he might forget his cape and crash into the window frame when he tries to take off

  31. Dino-1

    Dino-1 said, 2 months ago

    Loosen up Mom! They’re only small for such a short time. My granddaughter’s been wearing her Tigger costume on and off since last Halloween. She wears it around the house and loves wearing it to bed since it’s like her zip-up fuzzy pajamas. She would have worn it out for Thanksgiving but she didn’t mention she wanted it until were almost at our destination.

  32. daphygirl

    daphygirl said, 2 months ago

    Calvin, your mom’s cooking probably isn’t as bad as you make it out to be, my brothers complain about their food even when it is good, unless it’s pizza.
    And mom, what’s wrong with letting stupendous man eat Calvin’s dinner, you already know that Calvin isn’t going to eat it and if stupendeous man will, well that’s just stupeneous.

  33. pouncingtiger

    pouncingtiger said, 2 months ago

    Be careful what you say, Calvin. That might be your last dinner.

  34. Coffee-Turtle

    Coffee-TurtleGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Able to stomach mom’s cooking in a single serving!

  35. Susan001

    Susan001Genius_badge said, 2 months ago

    It’s tough being a kid with such humorless, unimaginitive parents.
    What the hell is wrong with Calvin wearing his costume at the table? It isn’t as though the Queen of England was a dinner guest!

  36. mrslukeskywalker

    mrslukeskywalker said, 2 months ago

    Oh, let him eat in his suit that you made him. Take a picture, talk super hero, and do something motherly for a change. Her food always looks like it came from a can, for dogs… store brand!

  37. Grog

    GrogGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    We didn’t wear costumes at the supper table when we were kids and letting Calvin do it wouldn’t set a very good example.

  38. Ivy0730

    Ivy0730 said, 2 months ago

    LOL

  39. thebird55

    thebird55 said, 2 months ago

    My earlier comment wasn’t directed at what mom said, but her attitude. Look at her face in the fourth panel. She could say the exact same words with a smile. Or, at least, a smirk.

  40. mrprongs

    mrprongs said, 2 months ago

    But you’re Stupendous Man. Not the costume.

  41. medamo

    medamo said, 2 months ago

    Mom giveth and mom taketh away. Too bad the menu wasn’t as well received as the costume!

  42. katdreams

    katdreamsGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Mom may not be the best cook in the world, but remember, Dad’s cooking is far worse.

  43. ratlum

    ratlum said, 2 months ago

    Calvins doing the right thing but I bet he gets hungry very soon after meal time

  44. lindz.coop

    lindz.coopGenius_badge said, 2 months ago

    Show me a 6 year old that doesn’t insult his mom’s cooking. I wouldn’t eat anything at that age – I’ve, of course, made up for it in later life.

  45. Sean Ewing

    Sean Ewing said, 2 months ago

    I’m with Calvin on this one because if he’s only willing to eat his mom’s sub-par cooking while wearing a superhero costume, he can go right ahead as far as I’m concerned.