The furious expression on his mom’s face in that panel is one of the funniest depictions of rage I’ve ever seen, and has stuck with me ever since I was a child.
When I was in Navy boot camp, the other recruits complained about the food, and how much worse it was than what their mothers made. I actually thought the Navy food was pretty good by comparison.
Attack of the Green Blob Monster That Came To Dinner. I wonder if he should call a Hollywood movie producer if they are interested in buying the rights to the film.
Send him to a clinic that studies such an oddity. They’d get 70 or 80 years of invaluable research, his parents would have a tidy stipend for providing the subject and maybe many children would be saved a whole hockey sock full of anxiety and sorrow!!
Heh, “What goes down must come up.” I remember Huckle Cat saying that in the 1994 “How Things Work in Busytown” CD-ROM game when he would end up going down a trapdoor in a factory and then back up another trapdoor.
Apparently a child has to eat something eleven times before it becomes ‘normal’ to them. But I’m not sure any of this actually went into Calvin’s mouth!
Considering how much time Calvin likes spending outdoors wandering with Hobbes, my guess is the Army might be a better fit. Can you imagine him stuck on a boat for months at a time?
BE THIS GUY Premium Member 4 months ago
I think your Mom will sign the consent form to allow you to join.
codycab 4 months ago
Wrong number, Calvin. Try a mental hospital.
eolan59 4 months ago
It explains some of sailors who served with me
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member 4 months ago
The bicycle and the spinach teamed up against Calvin .
Bilan 4 months ago
Spinach Casserole – the number one cause of underage enlistment in the Navy.
SHIVA 4 months ago
Throwing food & drink on himself tells you he needs heavy meds, therapy, and an extended stay at the nearest asylum!!
cracker65 4 months ago
Well mom, you wanted a child. Deal with it.
rshive 4 months ago
The green stuff wins again.
Dobie Takahama 4 months ago
I loved her expression there when I was 5 years old… and I still love it!
Jabroniville Premium Member 4 months ago
The furious expression on his mom’s face in that panel is one of the funniest depictions of rage I’ve ever seen, and has stuck with me ever since I was a child.
dave1960 4 months ago
Loving Mum’s expression….
Kaputnik 4 months ago
I’m not saying that my Mom was a bad cook, but…
When I was in Navy boot camp, the other recruits complained about the food, and how much worse it was than what their mothers made. I actually thought the Navy food was pretty good by comparison.
Still miss my Mom though.
jpayne4040 4 months ago
It’s Mom’s fault. She should stop serving that nasty stuff. At least that’s Calvin’s take on it.
PaulAbbott2 4 months ago
“Blorp”
A Hip loving Canadian... 4 months ago
Calvin put up a good fight though.
jagedlo 4 months ago
Do you know how they tell you that some food is “good for you”? Not in Calvin’s case!
dcdete. 4 months ago
Attack of the Green Blob Monster That Came To Dinner. I wonder if he should call a Hollywood movie producer if they are interested in buying the rights to the film.
dflak 4 months ago
Try the French Foreign Legion, Calvin.
Jimmyk939 4 months ago
Send him to a clinic that studies such an oddity. They’d get 70 or 80 years of invaluable research, his parents would have a tidy stipend for providing the subject and maybe many children would be saved a whole hockey sock full of anxiety and sorrow!!
admiree2 4 months ago
BUT MOM! THE GREEN STUFF STARTED IT!
dave1960 4 months ago
“Ah big boy did it and ran away!” ~ Billy Connelly….
Huckleberry Hiroshima Premium Member 4 months ago
Not the Navy; the French Foreign Legion, so you can, as Ollie said gazing into the distance, FORGET.
Andrew Sleeth Premium Member 4 months ago
Question is, Is he calling for himself … or for her?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 4 months ago
Usually, that appeal comes while standing in front of a Judge.
johndifool 4 months ago
Die vile glop! Die die!
jel354 4 months ago
Mom should have made the toxic mix that makes Calvin into a super strong mutant.
ncorgbl 4 months ago
I doubt you’ll much care for Navy chow.
BiggerNate91 4 months ago
The angriest expression Mom’s ever had.
carlzr 4 months ago
Cue the Village People singing “Join the Navy”.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 4 months ago
Calvin needs a better way to criticize his mother’s cooking skills. Or lack thereof.
DanWolfie 4 months ago
Heh, “What goes down must come up.” I remember Huckle Cat saying that in the 1994 “How Things Work in Busytown” CD-ROM game when he would end up going down a trapdoor in a factory and then back up another trapdoor.
raybarb44 4 months ago
The Navy would never want him. Maybe the Salvation Army….
drds2 4 months ago
Apparently a child has to eat something eleven times before it becomes ‘normal’ to them. But I’m not sure any of this actually went into Calvin’s mouth!
Ermine Notyours 4 months ago
I wasn’t playing with my food, I was fighting it.
Bubba_Boo Premium Member 4 months ago
LOL!!
oldsmkysyvr 4 months ago
I hear the food in the Navy is far superior to home cooking, after all everyone knows that the Navy gets the gravy and the Army gets the beans.
Scoutmaster77 4 months ago
He won’t last a week.
DCBakerEsq 4 months ago
Calvin would make a great fire control officer on a boomer.
WCraft Premium Member 4 months ago
I once had an epic fight with a plate of okra that was served to me.
William Taylor Premium Member 4 months ago
So……… blorp >>>>>>> ptooey………….. now that we have THAT straight…………
DebraHurd 4 months ago
I don’t blame you, Calvin, I wouldn’t eat it either! Yech!
Thinkingblade 4 months ago
Considering how much time Calvin likes spending outdoors wandering with Hobbes, my guess is the Army might be a better fit. Can you imagine him stuck on a boat for months at a time?
Red33410 4 months ago
Spaceman Spiff’s alter ego wants to join the Navy? puzzled expression My tiny brain would have figured him to join the Air Force.
vjorgensen54 4 months ago
Smack the crap out of him. That’s what he really needs.
Ariesr 4 months ago
Threaten to take Hobbes away. That would be a much more effective behavior modification tool than using corporal punishment.
bbenoit 4 months ago
Where’d the toast come from?