Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 04, 2014
Transcript:
Calvin: "What a rip-off! They say if you connect these dots you get a picture, but look! I did it and it's just a big mess!" Hobbes: "I think you're supposed to connect them in the order that they're numbered" Calvin: "Oh" Calvin: "Everything's gotta have rules, rules, rules!"
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
If Picasso had followed the rules, he would’ve been a much better painter.
rentier over 9 years ago
Yes, yes, always this rules, rules rules……
ORMouseworks over 9 years ago
Well, you can always count backwards, Calvin! ;)
cheap_day_return over 9 years ago
Calvin thought the number by each dot indicated difficulty level.
Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
Note: The little comic strip images that I’m inserting, like below, are now of higher resolution, so you should be able to simply expand them on a smart phone or tablet. If you are using a desktop or laptop computer, it will probably be easier to click on the links like in the past.
Speaking of connecting the dots…………..Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (November 24, 1992)Click here: Peanuts (January 30, 1955)Click here: Bruce Beattie (January 8, 2010)Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
And speaking of rules…………..Click here: Mutts (July 16, 2002)Click here: Peanuts (June 6, 1988)Here is Linus’s younger brother, Rerun, during the final years of Peanuts:Click here: Peanuts (July 20, 1997)
Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
If connecting the dots requires rules, then maybe Calvin should be using a ruler.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
Art is anything you can convince someone to pay good money for under the pretext that it’s art. At least today. It is the epitome of the triumph of marketing.
rshive over 9 years ago
Always a catch, isn’t there?
jrankin1959 over 9 years ago
Hey – Jackson Pollack went his own way, art-wise speaking, and look where it got him!
lindaf over 9 years ago
And Picasso has it all over Jackson Pollock. He didn’t even have to pretend, just take some paint and barn boards.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
@watmiworiI consider Picasso to be a brilliant painter. I was fortunate enough to an exhibit of his work 11 years ago.I was just mimicking some of the criticisms I have of him.
mavsrcheap over 9 years ago
I’m sure Calvin will end up a guest in Sheriff Joe’s Tent City.
yangeldf over 9 years ago
…Does Calvin even KNOW how to count? I mean, even basic addition is totally beyond him (as evidenced by his 5+6=6 answer on the math test story arc last week)
rekam Premium Member over 9 years ago
Still love the way Hobbes is the smarter of the two.
Number Three over 9 years ago
That’s life. It sucks.
xxx
flowergirl19 over 9 years ago
The only rule one really needs to know and follow is the golden rule.
dustspecks Premium Member over 9 years ago
“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
CORRECTION:“I was mimicking some of the criticisms I have HEARD of him.”- NOT -“I was mimicking some of the criticisms I have of him.”
Susie Derkins D: over 9 years ago
Yeah connect the dots neatly.
HobbesForPresident about 6 years ago
Everybody’s gotta complain, complain, complain.