Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 30, 2022

Totally dope!

you’re daft, Calvin

More reasons not to listen to Calvin. Brilliant!

Everything old is new again

Sounds like he’s been listening to slick Willy.

And Calvin thinks he invented that…. so innocent

Like, cowabunga, dude!

English only exists because some people didn’t want to speak French. That probably applies to all languages.

Now that’s one groovy dad!

Calvin had been reading Wittgenstein again.

Dad needs to be careful that he doesn’t accidentally use those phrases in corporate documents.

So when Calvin says that 12 + 5 equals 7, he can claim he’s right.

And the PC brigade were in their infancy. (Did you know? Mao invented “political correctness.” In those days it meant any cultural manifestation—music, art, anything written—that toed the Communist party line. Trouble was, the line shifted so often and so completely, without a moment’s notice, so one week’s Hero was next week’s Pariah.)

I just hate the way ‘literally’ is often used nowadays.

Oh dear. Looks like Calvin’s on track to become a politician.

I’m literally nonplussed.

It’s so sick!

Every generation does what it’s predecessor did, but without context to work from thinks it is unique.

Try to teach his Dad to suck eggs ! LOL !

Love him flashing the peace sign.

Words? OMG. LMAO.

Dad’s like totally stuck in the ’60’s, y’know??

Groovy!

Calvin was ahead of his time.

Little did they know in 1992 that “spam” really would take on a new meaning.

’That’s a great deal to make one word mean,’ Alice said in a thoughtful tone. ‘When I make a word do a lot of work like that,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ’I always pay it extra. ’

This one’s spookily prophetic!

Let me dot that down with my frindle.

Still think this is one of the best:- “Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There’s a frood who really knows where his towel is.”

Peace. Out.

let’s go brandon was a Calvin following/reading producer – never knew

Get down!

Gag me with a spoon

… and in the 50’s….

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/slang/1950-s-slang.html

As always, Cal inhabits and cultivates his own world. Dad is wise.

Yeet!

Groovy man. Like I can dig it. Tubular.

Dad’s down with that.

Totally tubular dude!

Heavy, man…

Folks who always wanted Calvin to say “It’s Lubricated,” your ship has come in!

Now, let Calvin translate ’Dad Talk"… The generation gap is still real.

Farm out, Right Arm, Out of State………….

The phrase “some men can get pregnant” simply indicates the language needs a new word.

I grok you, Calvin.

There are so many words today that have strayed far from their original meaning. For example: “rad!” “awesome!” “gay” (I know so many songs that used that word when it used to mean happy) “thongs”… now they are flip-flops, “dip” as in, “I’m going to dip out” (I’m going to leave". I could go on and on! :D haha!

Especially with pronouns today.

Amazingly prescient. Man is woman. Inflation is prosperity.

What strikes me is that when this strip was published, the only Spam came out of a can.

lol. rotfl.

There was a great episode in the 90s version of Twilight Zone, where language changes for everyone except one guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordplay_(The_Twilight_Zone)

Totally gear.

Calvin’s gettin’ JIGGY wit it!

Dad seems impressed.

“Cool” must be one of the most enduring whatchacallums in modern English History. It goes back at least to the Beatnik era in the 1950s and is still widely used today. I think that is pretty cool!

Positutely! Absotively!

Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass.

Not so bad with words like marvy, lubricated, etc. Not so good with words and phrases like qualified voter, religious freedom, legal immigrant, executive privilege, etc.

Language must freeze in place and everyone must speak how I do, so that I can ignore the fact that I’m getting old and I’m going to die soon.

Dad just said , whatever

“Temba, his arms wide”

a long-standing tradition I do believe

There was a Twilight Zone episode that dealt with very topic called “Wordplay.” It is one of my favorites. As someone once pointed out, it may be similar to what a person experiences when they have dementia.

Uptight and outta sight.

heh, everyone thinks they’re the first one to think of something

Standard Marxist practice; we’re seeing it in action today.

Dad’s usage of the 1960s words “Marvy” and “Fab” reminds me that I often use the words “marvellous” and “wonderful” to describe this comic strip. Sometimes I vary my praise by using another suitable word such as “awesome” or “magnificent”.

Heh, Calvin saying he’s phasing is a good way of saying he’s growing up. I also love The Dad’s beatnik/hippie slang at the end.

Does Calvin really want to use the word “lubricated” regularly, even not in its original meaning?

Send it, Calvin

This comic totes slaps. It’s strips like this one that remind me why I’m a Bill Watterson stan. I’m shook. Big mood AF. No cap. I can’t even.

Yep, Calvin should have been born in the 60s.

Right on! Thats cool!

Hmm. I wonder if his use of “spam” caught on. It has a pretty clearly understood meaning today that’s not too far removed from what he seems to be going for.

What is a woman?

Few of Calvins predictions are this accurate.

The biggest obstacle to communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

All words are made up.

The purpose of language is communication. Take that away, why make noise at all?

That may be the only Calvin & Hobbes strip that I do not recall ever seeing before.

That is so very cofeve!

After the past 2 years, I’ve had enough of “new speak.”

Further proof that Calvin and Donald J. Trump are the same person.

Honestly, I have never encountered “marvy” anywhere else.

How random

How very very progressive.

Two observations about slang:

How do immigrants deal with our slang? It must make a difficult language even more difficult to figure out.

Did ancient cultures use slang? If they did, was it ever used in written documents/scrolls/clay tablets? I could see slang causing LOTS of confusion for linguists trying to figure out an ancient language.

For a treasure trove of 50’s/60’s slang, YouTube search: “Kookie, Kookie< Lend Me Your Comb”

Alternative Facts

Groovy!

Been there; done that, Calvin. Try again. grin

Sick!

I still say this kid could grow up to be an ex-President.

(If you don’t get the joke, please don’t bother to comment.)

Losing is the new winning, or is it the other way around?!!

this is my first time reading Calvin and Hobbes I usually read Big Nate

Orwell was right about language being manipulated.

I actually like the term ‘phasing’ in this context. (i presume the translation is, “I’m leaving.”

Spackling

Watterson foresaw the Biden Regime. What is a woman?