Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 21, 2015

So, that’s why the Earth wasn’t taken over.

I wouldn’t hand over the world either!!

You still have time. Worry about your assignment in the morning. Nite nite

Witty, wise, sly Hobbes. He knows his friend and, though it might be wrong-headed to some, loves him enough to let him live in self-delusion, knowing that hurtful words would accomplish nothing. How’s that scenario? Too much? Well, maybe he’s just snickering.

Perhaps because the aliens are stuck in intergalactic traffic Calvin, its awfully busy from mars to earth.

MSG: Calvin of EarthRe: ConquestWe are unable to fulfill our earlier agreement as we have only one type of tree.So instead here are all the leaves from our planet.

Hobbes’ eye rolls are priceless.

“Procrastination” : fancy word…apt for people like calvin and me :D

oopsie…those dimwit aliens as well…..

If you can’t trust imaginary aliens, who can you trust?

What is a Klondike bar? A cake filled with cream?

Call Michael Rennie ….he can make make the Earth stand still another day while Calvin goes to search for leaves.

We don’t have exactly this, but similar ones!!

This is what the grownups call a teachable moment.

This is really a tricky situation. Calvin needs to first hand over the Earth to the aliens, and then receive the leaf collection from them. If he receives the leaf collection first, it will become part of the Earth, and then the aliens will get it back.

Phew! The Earth is safe! That certainly is a big re-leaf…

The aliens were arrested by the Men In Black

One must be firm in these situations, Calvin. Just as you are doing. After five minutes has come and gone, then just hold your breath. That will show you really mean business!

Hypocrisy: Thy name is Calvin.

Why not go to sleep and look on the doorstep tomorrow morning?

You might find a surprise.

xxx

As we are approaching anew the end of Calvin and Hobbes, many of us are celebrating its upcoming 30th anniversary. If you want a place to talk with other C&H geeks about the awesomeness of this comic strip, I’d love to hear your thoughts at my Celebrating 30 years of Calvin and Hobbes facebook page, here. Anyone else doing anything to celebrate?

The time must be fast for them on Mercury.

Hobbes’ expression in the last panel is classic!

teach them, calvin! get out a transmogrifier un or something! make them into butterflies or moths!

a klondike bar is a chocolate square filled with ice cream (vanilla)

Darn! I read this first thing this morning and now, 8 hours later, the aliens STILL aren’t here! Just go to sleep, and I bet they appear in your dreams— then you can turn in 50 dream leaves.

Funny that Calvin is concerned about procrastination now.