Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 12, 2010

They infiltrated long, long ago….

We’ve had our eyes on you margueritem >8-P …

and it was a great BBQ Calvin tyvm

Aliens have already infiltrated Southern California. They’re inhabiting Los Angeles (better known as L.A. which makes them L.A.-ens).

Pouncingtiger….L.A.-ens……………..LOL!

good one!!!

Kingsford is an alien?

I think Congress is living proof that aliens have infiltrated the highest levels of government. After all, they don’t seem to live on the same planet at the rest of the American people.

Great imagination!

Good morning, Fer Lefer!

You are very optimistic Calvin… :)

They came, they saw, they infiltrated.

It worse that that “THEY’RE KLINGONS”, Jim.

There are no high-levels in our government.

With government stooping so low…I agree.

….As Carmy said…They came, they saw, they ignited.

It could be worse. As Calvin and Hobbes discovered (and for that matter, the inhabitants of Pandora), *we* could be the space aliens infiltrating something or other. Some of the best sci-fi (both funny and serious) starts from that premise.

Calvin’s right. Our government is made up of space cadets.

Boy is Susan smart!!!

In truth, if aliens from another planet observed humans on Earth, they’d run like hell and warn all other intelligent life forms to stay away. We probably have a universal quarantine around us and don’t know it.

Why does Suzie dare to ask? For all that she knows it could be buggers, maggots or crawley, creepy things…

Ain´t she supposed to be smart?

gad! they’ve been in my backyard too!

as cute as this is, i would have enjoyed his snowmen better these last few days……

That’s why I switched to a gas grill. There were too many voices coming out of those briquets

Susie is not smart, she has been conditioned by Calvin. Think about it.

And I thought he would have some kind of Valentine in the bag and shout his love for Susie to the class. Stupid me.

I will not make a political comment…I will not make a political comment…I will not make a political comment…!!!

They came, they saw…they bar-b-cued?

according to M I B there are many aliens here on our planet

everyone, i posted my noodle incident theory on yesterday’s strip. please take a look at it.

FishStix said: “Even Calvin recognizes that we have a space cadet at the highest level of government!”

Ain’t that the truth…

Aliens have no interest in infiltrating our government. Trying out for American Idol perhaps, but government, no.

Veni, vidi, barbecuci.

just goes to “show” , Calvin can “tell” and great story!

FishStix – when this was drawn the space cadet at the highest level of government was Ronald Reagan, so yeah i agree with you.

Aliens have taken over the government? Calvin is revealed at last as a tea-bagging Republican. A real cartoon character. The only difference is that Calvin is funny instead of demented.

Susie is a none believer , she might not get to meet the Aliens when they come to ask Calvin all about the inner workings of our society

Will someone, anyone, please acknowledge the noodle incident? For the love of man, please make it go away!

We presently have one as our sitting President. That’s why his public speeches all sound the same…..

When this strip first ran in 1988, my favorite TV show at the time was “War of the Worlds” (The first season of which is available on DVD). Aliens were sure infiltrating us in that show!

“Aliens in the highest level of our government” would explain the thought pattern reflected in “It’s never worked before, so why wouldn’t it work this time.”

please share your thoughts on my noodle incident theory!

Suzie needs to have a better imagination.

Don’t feel like the lone (midi)ranger!

Could be the noodle incident, and as you described, ninmas–but the best stories are the ones you make up from hints, not a full narrative.

If uncaring is the opposite of love, it is also the opposite of hate. That doesn’t make sense to me. Uncaring is indifference. It’s neutral between love and hate. It has no feelings one way or the other.

It’s interesting that someone added the ranking House and Senate Republicans to the tags, even though they’re nowhere close to the top 18 in the line of succession to the Presidency. Funny what passes for “top levels of government” these days.

Boy, does Calvin have THAT right!

Ninmas,

Your “noodles incident” theory may be the real thing or may be bogus. Who knows? Who cares?

The genius of Bill Waterson is that there are as many “noodle incidents” as there are Calvin and Hobbes fans.

Bill Waterson probably never fully conceptualized the “noodles incident”, he left it floating in the air. He will never publish it under any circumstance…

It would lose its magic quality if he did.

So, who cares about your “noodles incident” theory? I have mine, and each one of us has his/hers.

Stop whinning and asking for attention, you spoiled selfish brat!

2010…the year we make contact. UFOs land here!

rac0308 said,

“That’s why I switched to a gas grill. There were too many voices coming out of those briquets”

Imagine how I feel when I’m trapped inside with them decorating my tree. Oh my gosh, do you think Santa is ………….

mexdr1958: it was just my theory. it isn’t the noodle incident, and everyone has their own theory, i was just expressing my thoughts. but you have no right to call me a “spoiled selfish brat” just because i made an assumption. i just thought it would be cool if we all shared our theory just for fun. i realize the whole thing is a mystery, just trying to unearth it.

Ninmas,

I called you that for posting about your “theory” and demanding, twice, that everybody acknowledges you.

Sorry, no dice.