Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 17, 1988

Transcript:

Calvin: I got a hit! Safe! Ok, that was a single. I have a ghost runner here now, so I can bat again. And my ghost runners who were on first and second base are now on second and third, right? Hobbes: Nope. They're both out. Calvin: Out?! Hobbes: My ghost outfielder tagged your ghost going to third, and threw to my ghost second baseman. It was a brilliant double play. Calvin: That never happened! Hobbes: You've got two outs. Calvin: Well, my ghost on first just stole home, so I've got another run! Ha ha, Smarty! Hobbes: Yeah, Well, all my outfield ghosts just ran in and beat the tobacco juice out of him. Calvin: Ha! The ghost umpire just suspended all your ghosts for eternity. They're out of the game. Hobbes: Hmph! If my ghosts don't play, I don't play. Calvin: You forfeit the game then! You lost automatically if you quit! Hobbes: the ghost growd supports me. They're "Boo-ing" you! Calvin: Sometimes I wish I lived in a neighborhood with more kids.