Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 24, 2020

Try dissecting Hobbes — and see if you survive.

Catch a frog, Calvin.

should’ve dissected the vacuum bag outside

Umm maybe medical school? That is if they actually let you in.

Calvin’s mother is always repressing his talents.

At least he picks inanimate objects for his surgical practice. :)

The first time I got into a vacuum bag was an intense learning experience. Plus I got an extra bath. These days, I mostly use a shop type vacuum that has a filter over the sucker-device and theoretically collects the dirt in the barrel. Being so tight I squeak when I walk (and it’s not JUST my knee joints), I dig the filter off and clean it several times before I discard it. That early experience was the beginning…

At least he did not turn on the bag after opening the bag.

That would make you an engineer, not a doctor, as the vacuum isn’t alive

As the time passes by, I have less and less sympathy for Calvin. He is behaving either as as idiot or as a psychopath. Selfish to the bone. I used to love him, less and less now days…

You’re about to be surgically removed from the family.

Someone is living in a vacuum….

Some things are best left un-dissected.

I can imagine years down the road: “I could have been a surgeon, but my mom thwarted my attempt to become one!”

Don’t feel to bad. Even the best surgeons get in dutch trouble if they operate on their Moms rug.

They need a sign on their wall: “Calvin is not allowed to learn surgery.”

Or maybe a list would be better. The header would say “Calvin is not allowed to” and then they could just write things on the list as they came up.

I still don’t understand how one makes a vacuum cleaner. By definition, doesn’t a vacuum already have nothing in it?

One person’s surgery is another person’s aahh!

Parents should be more encouraging.

Say, isn’t that a Eureka canister Model 6996A?

Perhaps common sense is more important than surgery.

Well that sucks…

Engineering. Mechanical and Electrical.

“Dissect” dad’s lawnmower. He’ll love that when he goes to put it back together and parts are missing.

Quick, tell her you were looking for your homework.

It’s important to do your dissections in the right place. Outside.

You can learn a lot by dissecting the waste streams of a society . . . and the vacuum cleaner bag is a great place to start.

Ummmmmmmmm….

I love how the Mom reacts by screaming in horror. If we had to go the stock scream route, I think this one would be appropriate: https://www.sounddogs.com/media/fastpreview/Sounddogs-Preview-10295497.mp3

I’d really like to know what Calvin grew up into. Is his last name Fauci? I never heard.

If you want to dissect a dirt bag, I suggest a street gang member.

You don’t dissect a machine. You disassemble it. You dissect something that was living. You don’t perform surgery on a machine. You repair it.

Calvin at that time was traumatized and confused about himself for life as he was told a short time later, “Stop doing that. You’re a dirty dirty little boy.”

That’s the unkindest cut of all, Calvin!

The old fashioned way – student loans.

It’s been years. but Spacedman Spliff is back !!

Vacuum is so 20th century!

Well, nobody can say the strip sucked.

Only way to learn is by maming mistakes and correcting it. Mom should show some patience.

lol