Remember when Calvin put a sign on Moe’s back saying “Heave a rock at me”? (You may not: it wasn’t a strip episode but an illustration in one of the reprints…)
And if Calvin complains the bully will say that Calvin hurt his feelings and insulted his mother and bla bla, essentially Calvin would get the blame and be required to have therapy or the lobotomy that the actual bully needed. The biggest bullies I have had the misfortune to come across in life are masters at playing the victim when they see the need.
Truck driver misses the bully and plows over the (anti) hero. I got hit by a truck last November. He was speeding and going 55 in a 45 zone. Oh, one more thing… I was a pedestrian.
Unlike Watterson’s comments on technology or environmental issues or consumerism, I feel his strips about bullying haven’t aged as well. I still find the concept stupid myself. But I will just problems my nephew is having with other kids in school, on account of what he has had to go through in his short life, make Calvin taunting Moe less amusing.
BE THIS GUY 10 months ago
I hope it hurts less.
codycab 10 months ago
Well Moe sure hits like a truck, so why not?
SHIVA 10 months ago
His parents should buy him some karate classes!!
C 10 months ago
At least you got the first jab in
Ivy Valory Premium Member 10 months ago
I love it how the mean boy’s words in the balloons even look mean.
Johnny Q Premium Member 10 months ago
Remember when Calvin put a sign on Moe’s back saying “Heave a rock at me”? (You may not: it wasn’t a strip episode but an illustration in one of the reprints…)
minty_Joe 10 months ago
I’ve spoken my peace regarding bullies. It still all holds true.
Baarorso 10 months ago
I[‘m thinking that if Moe’s parents were confronted about this, they’d scoff and say "their little angel’ wouldn’t hurt a fly. ;/
einarbt 10 months ago
And if Calvin complains the bully will say that Calvin hurt his feelings and insulted his mother and bla bla, essentially Calvin would get the blame and be required to have therapy or the lobotomy that the actual bully needed. The biggest bullies I have had the misfortune to come across in life are masters at playing the victim when they see the need.
Dr. Quatermass 10 months ago
Truck driver misses the bully and plows over the (anti) hero. I got hit by a truck last November. He was speeding and going 55 in a 45 zone. Oh, one more thing… I was a pedestrian.
Troglodyte 10 months ago
Poor Cal looks like roadkill.
colddonkey 10 months ago
To bad Calvin didn’t check the note on his back before leaving home.
jagedlo 10 months ago
Encouraging yourself to get hit, Calvin? Seriously?
SquidGamerGal 10 months ago
You dummy! You should’ve ran and hide when he looked behind him!
KKpt Prien Premium Member 10 months ago
Calvin: Think of Moe as penitence for all the times that you an obnoxious, self-centered little “B” word.
rc_stone_1 10 months ago
“A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.” Bill Shakespear
Count Olaf Premium Member 10 months ago
How kind of Calvin to read the note to illiterate Joe.
guenette.charlie(BozoKnows) 10 months ago
Yeah, what’s the fun in getting pounded if you can’t get in a verbal jab beforehand?
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 10 months ago
If you know you’re on the way to the gallows, spit on the sidewalk. What the heck.
eced52 10 months ago
Medal of Honor idiot there Calvin.
John Jorgensen 10 months ago
Yeah, I can see why he’d feel that way.
ilovecomics*infinity 10 months ago
Perfection! Chef’s kiss!
22Wu33/es Premium Member 10 months ago
In the neighborhood I grew up in, most kids would’ve jumped Moe when had his back turned.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 10 months ago
Unlike Watterson’s comments on technology or environmental issues or consumerism, I feel his strips about bullying haven’t aged as well. I still find the concept stupid myself. But I will just problems my nephew is having with other kids in school, on account of what he has had to go through in his short life, make Calvin taunting Moe less amusing.
Jesse Atwell creator 10 months ago
It bought him a little bit of time.
Silence Dogood Premium Member 10 months ago
Not funny.
rshive 10 months ago
You just had to read it. Didn’t you Calvin?
Bilan 10 months ago
The note Moe’s mother really put was: “This side is the back”.
hagarthehorrible 10 months ago
You have earned it, Calvin. The sutures can take its own time to heal.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 10 months ago
Good thing Calvin doesn’t live in the big city. His “street” etiquette would get him killed before he turned 9!