Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 06, 2015
Transcript:
Calvin: "Look at this! Mom got me a book from the library" Hobbes: "That's nice" Calvin: "NICE?!? It's SUMMER! I only get three short months to goo off! I'm not going to waste these precious days reading BOOKS!" Calvin: "Summers are for vegetating! That's why the tv shows are reruns and the movies are sequels!" Hobbes: "No wonder the flies come out" Calvin: "Heck, everyone KNOWS it's not entertainment unless you can sit in the dark and eat"
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
I thought the movies were sequels because Hollywood can’t come up with any new ideas.
Linux0s almost 9 years ago
Actually the book is “The Art of Goofing Off”.
Miny Boy almost 9 years ago
We have squeals because Hollywood can’t make anything original good, at least some sequels are good.
Ol Skool almost 9 years ago
one day Calvin, you might discover that getting lost in a good book is a great way to go one a journey, AND you can do it any time of day
orinoco womble almost 9 years ago
I always used to look forward to endless reading in the summer. That’s why I used to volunteer to sit and watch the waterbath canner. Sure I was stuck in a hot, steamy kitchen with no AC, but I could read between batches—and I wasn’t out in the hot humid Midwestern sun, picking veggies.
phylum almost 9 years ago
it was the best of times it was the worst of times..it was the age of…oh never mind…go for it calvin…
bluram almost 9 years ago
Has anybody noticed how Hobbes can just ignore our little buddy? Flies, what flies?
Reppr Premium Member almost 9 years ago
You can tell the strip is 20 years old. What school gets a three month summer break any more?
Hobbes Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Mom should have checked out a Calvin and Hobbes book for him.
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Sheesh, Calvin – where did you think the TV and movie producers got THEIR ideas from? (At least the originals, before the sequels and re-runs…)
rshive almost 9 years ago
Clearly the book is not Hamster Huey.
Strod almost 9 years ago
A strip from 1995 and they are already complaining that “all the movies are sequels.”
Max Starman Jones almost 9 years ago
Now, now, let’s not bee too hard on the movie industry. In the past 20 years, they got creative. Now they also have “prequels.”
Ken in Ohio almost 9 years ago
But Calvin, what about sitting under a tree with a pile of brand new comic books? (Or even old ones, for that matter.)
kab2rb almost 9 years ago
Calvin you are right about reruns. Actors take the summer off and do as you have fun and play. Book reading is when you want some quiet time and you are not quiet but active boy.
Godfreydaniel almost 9 years ago
Movie producers will keep re-booting their franchises until the audiences decide to give ’em the boot…….
Poollady1 almost 9 years ago
Glad to see Hobbes (the voice of reason) is back
supersnoopy19 almost 9 years ago
i hate flies my house full of and my trash can haha
ACTIVIST1234 almost 9 years ago
But Calvin, if the book is “Tom Sawyer”, you might find a new imaginary friend.*And if it’s “The Jungle Book”, Hobbes might do the same. Summer is a great time for hanging out with new friends.
Number Three almost 9 years ago
Unlike Calvin, I love to read.
I mostly read fictional and humour stories. A favourite book of mine is “Of Mice and Men” I read that in school and loved it.
Saw the 2 movies as well.
xxx
Hobbes Premium Member almost 9 years ago
@Number Three: You saw the two movies…. Oh, I get it – you saw the movie “Mice” and the movie “Men.”
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
Ha ha ha… I love to read!
First the comics; then the comments…
Susie Derkins :D almost 9 years ago
And you got 12 more years to become smart and your wasting it on goofing off.
Mary McNeil Premium Member almost 9 years ago
You CAN sit in the dark & eat with an E-reader.