Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 26, 2009

For the sake of your sanity, Dad, stay down there.

Dad, if you dont go up, it will come down on you !

Well, Calvin has a good idea in hiding it, although I think mom and dad are going to notice something when water is going down the stairs, and the bathroom is an indoor swimming pool. However, on the good side, indoor swimming pool (until someone opens the door) on the bad side, water damage, and no bathroom.

That is a tough hide, mroberts. And a indoor swimming pool in the bathroom isn’t all it’s kicked up to be.

Every time I see Calvin in action, my kids look better and better.

What about the water slide on the stairs?

Hobbes tries to help, he had an idea!

Calvin is looking rather pail; in fact he seems quite flushed.

The water is almost up to Calvin’s waist. I don’t think the door is gonna hold out much longer.

This reminds me of Frank Spencer.

Water will flow over Dad!

actually Dad- the sooner you get up there and take stock of the situation, the better… you should know by now…

whats next?????????????????????????????????????????????????????

How high’s the water, mama? Two feet high and risin’. How high’s the water, papa? He said it’s two feet high and risin’.

Johnny Cash, early 70s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91OIaPRrDts&feature=related

Poor Calvin he knows he’s in it deep! His face in the last frame says it all.

“Calvin, what are you doing?” All Dad gets are ‘blank stairs’.

“Calvin, what are you doing?” “Break It To Me Gently!” - Brenda Lee

“Is everything all right?” JanCinVV, As you said a few days ago, “When will they (his parents) ever learn’? - Kingston Trio

panel 2 “Green door, what’s that secret you’re keeping?” - Jim Lowe

I hear parents tell their kids “I hope when you grow up, you have a kid just like you.”

Makes me wonder what horrible things Calvin’s Mom and Dad must’ve done to deserve him!

Happy, that others wait impatiently for the next strip, like I do!

In panel 3, Dad’s not ‘railing’ at Calvin yet, but he will when he ‘flushes’ Calvin out.

In panel 4, “Don’t Let the Rain Come Down” -Serendipity Singers There will be no serendipitous discovery in this instance.

Susan001, Maybe Calvin’s hair has been matted down from all the water spraying around the bathroom. Even so, it’s rather surprising in one sense, since this obviously is a ‘hair-raising’ experience for Calvin.

Wasn’t Calvin downstairs in yesterday’s cartoon?

right about now Calvin should consider getting some religion

Shouldn’t they be bailing into the bathtub?

It looks like it’s raining in there!

Ah, Calvin, will you ever learn?

Who’ll stop the rain? Have you ever seen the rain shinin’ down on a sunny day?

As a matter of fact, I have, BC13.

Creedence Clearwater Revival, isn’t it BC13 ??

It’s a gusher!

The final warning that Dad should investigate? Panel Four. Calvin telling him not to. I’m glad Dad lost the “your turn” argument. He’s so much wittier than mom…..

“The tide is high but I’m holding on … ”

panel 2 bathroom door water tight. Open the door and you get a waterfall down the stairs.

Johnnydoc, I figured. It is coming to that point though.

Dad looks concern d Cant wait to see his looks when he gets upstairs

The sink is spraying water, that’s why Calvin’s hair is wet and it looks like it’s raining.

When the answer to “Is everything alright?” is “FINE! DON’T COME UP!” it’s a signal to the parent to ascend the stairs as fast as their legs will carry them. You always know that “Fine” is hiding something the kid doesn’t want you to know about!

maybe it’s already been said, but if Hobbes will flush the toilet enough times, Calvin could make his escape

Now, you did want a swimming pool the size of your bathroom, right?

run dad run,lol.

Well, there goes the carpet…

hey! look on the bnright side calvin! it isn’t a LARGE leak, if so say goodbye to the furniture

a father’s concern

dad always loses to mom.