It is not a “cement” truck, it is a concrete truck. Cement is an ingredient in concrete, unless Calvin was talking about a truck carrying that ingredient to the concrete plant. You walk and drive on concrete, not cement.
can anyone tell me why cant see the comic anymoreits just showing me a little orange box next to C&Hand im really angry cuz i have to use this website for a school project aand if i cant see it i cant do my school project
Because this “in-” is different—it’s from the Latin “in” meaning in or on. So an inflammable item is one that can have flame on it.I love how Calvin is master of the build-up.
Hobbes said,“I had to put in that last sentence so that Puddleglum2 wouldn’t whack me with a baseball bat (metaphorically speaking).”I suppose that if you were the opposite sex, I might hit on you (metaphorically speaking).
This was the very first C&H strip I ever saw. This was before it was careered in my local paper, but someone had used the comics page of another newspaper as packing material, and there it was. Like Calvin, I thought “This ought to be good.” And I was right.
Reminds me of the time a friend and I wanted a more realistic battle scene. Took an old Lionel type train and set it up in the sand pit (oversized sand box) and loaded it with those little plastic army men. Add to this a bit of gasoline (@ 35cents/gal) spritzed over the train, a trail of gas leading up to the battle site (safety first!), and a single match (left below the child safety zone apparently). Was a great battle – until his mom came out to investigate the smoke. Guess there’s a little Calvin in all of us boys. :-)
Once upon a time, if you had a “Tiger in your Tank”, you ruled the road . . . according to the advertising of the day. I anticipated a comment or two – but it seems my peers are asleep at the alarm clock . . . nothing more important than being right there with a monosyllable or hastily conceived sentence at 1 or 2 A.M., I suppose . . .If you’re not familiar with the reference, it googles just fine. Seemed funny to me . . .
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Conflagration!
comicgos almost 13 years ago
OH NO!
skbenz almost 13 years ago
sports car drives past ’em all !!
rentier almost 13 years ago
Not a good constellation!
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
I thought Calvin was going to cement his relationship with Hobbes. (After yesterday’s comic)
MontanaLady almost 13 years ago
Sooooooo…..What DO you get when your cross a sports car, a cement truck and an inflammable chemical truck?A sports car with FLAMES!!!!
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
If it’s Bandit 1 he’ll be Eastbound and Down.
Good Morning, Marg, Mike and ♠Lonewolf♠!
Frogman_tg almost 13 years ago
The plot thickens…☺
chovil almost 13 years ago
He at least doesn’t get his thrills watching it on a big screen tv like the rest of us.
Knightman Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Likes like Hot bricks and metal for sale at a corner near you.
Plods with ...™ almost 13 years ago
Fast and Furious XXIII
florchi almost 13 years ago
@bmonk: I did see the comments you posted yesterday. :-)
mac47 almost 13 years ago
Me and my friend (or is it my friend and I) would have hours of fun doing this. Never gets old.
lewisbower almost 13 years ago
Where’s Calvin’s yellow can of lighter fluid. Flick your Bic?
waylingaw almost 13 years ago
Is it just me or this are old calvin-and-hobbes comic strips?
Destiny23 almost 13 years ago
Time to call in Lio’s water-squirting fire truck!!!
kab2rb almost 13 years ago
Calvin you like excitment.
LingeeWhiz almost 13 years ago
Oh don’t be such a stick in the mud!!!
madampolo almost 13 years ago
It is not a “cement” truck, it is a concrete truck. Cement is an ingredient in concrete, unless Calvin was talking about a truck carrying that ingredient to the concrete plant. You walk and drive on concrete, not cement.
jadoo823 almost 13 years ago
…what, no train cars filled with radioactive nuclear sludge?…
jakepropane almost 13 years ago
ca-blewy
jakepropane almost 13 years ago
can anyone tell me why cant see the comic anymoreits just showing me a little orange box next to C&Hand im really angry cuz i have to use this website for a school project aand if i cant see it i cant do my school project
Elaine Rosco Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Calvin you have a combustible mind.
bmonk almost 13 years ago
Because this “in-” is different—it’s from the Latin “in” meaning in or on. So an inflammable item is one that can have flame on it.I love how Calvin is master of the build-up.
dvoyack almost 13 years ago
Throw in a Mercedes and see if it Benz……
COWBOY7 almost 13 years ago
Fire In The Hole!
dvoyack almost 13 years ago
Put in a Mercedes Calvin, and see if it Benz…
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
Hobbes said,“I had to put in that last sentence so that Puddleglum2 wouldn’t whack me with a baseball bat (metaphorically speaking).”I suppose that if you were the opposite sex, I might hit on you (metaphorically speaking).
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
In this case, “good” is in the eye of the beholder, Calvin!
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
Have you preordained it to come to pass, Calvin?You certainly have orchestrated it!
dvoyack almost 13 years ago
Put a Mercedes in Calvin and see if it Benz..
Ed The Red Premium Member almost 13 years ago
This was the very first C&H strip I ever saw. This was before it was careered in my local paper, but someone had used the comics page of another newspaper as packing material, and there it was. Like Calvin, I thought “This ought to be good.” And I was right.
rentier almost 13 years ago
Oh, it’s ok again, it worked, Im in Calvin and Hobbes, my day is perfect again!!!
ChukLitl Premium Member almost 13 years ago
They jumped back a year or two, the ones in reruns do that.It’s like the Lucy show.
DerkinsVanPelt218 almost 13 years ago
A typical scene in a Michael Bay movie.
Mr.Comic19 almost 13 years ago
Ha ha, KA BOOM
jplyler almost 13 years ago
Reminds me of the time a friend and I wanted a more realistic battle scene. Took an old Lionel type train and set it up in the sand pit (oversized sand box) and loaded it with those little plastic army men. Add to this a bit of gasoline (@ 35cents/gal) spritzed over the train, a trail of gas leading up to the battle site (safety first!), and a single match (left below the child safety zone apparently). Was a great battle – until his mom came out to investigate the smoke. Guess there’s a little Calvin in all of us boys. :-)
ratlum almost 13 years ago
Back to the comic strip Calvin give this a little thought this might not be so much fun,but I think real big crash is coming and that might be fun
mfernwhipple almost 13 years ago
Also out of nowhere, a fully loaded 747 is hurdling into the fray from above…..
mfernwhipple almost 13 years ago
to waylingaw: A new Calvin and Hobbes cartoon hasn’t been drawn in over 25 years years…Yes, these are re-runs.
mrprongs almost 13 years ago
Sounds like a FOX special.
FerBurger almost 13 years ago
Which one has the Tiger in the Tank?
lin4869 almost 13 years ago
waylingaw, these are earlier strips—not quite from the beginning.
zerotsm almost 13 years ago
waylingaw, they got to the point where Watterson went on sabbatical, so they started back with the very early strips.
FerBurger almost 13 years ago
Once upon a time, if you had a “Tiger in your Tank”, you ruled the road . . . according to the advertising of the day. I anticipated a comment or two – but it seems my peers are asleep at the alarm clock . . . nothing more important than being right there with a monosyllable or hastily conceived sentence at 1 or 2 A.M., I suppose . . .If you’re not familiar with the reference, it googles just fine. Seemed funny to me . . .
smcgamer almost 13 years ago
Doesn’t he mean “flammable”? Inflammable means incapable of being set on fire, right?
Phapada almost 13 years ago
old_MK almost 13 years ago
Perfect storm.
hihigirl almost 13 years ago
If the truck was filled with oil and the car had a book of matches…well, you can imagine. ;)
TheQuilerVihh67 over 12 years ago
such an imaginative kidd…
Cult_Of_Skaro over 11 years ago
When I was little, I came up to my Mom and asked why on Earth it would be bad if INflammable chemicals got out of control. Such a confusing prefix.