Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 22, 2020

Don’t take the deal, Hobbes. It’s farm raised.

don’t give into temptation, Hobbes

Down Calvin goes!

Nice to have a tiger as a friend .

Clever monster. This is one of my favorites.

That’s great!! All they would find the next day would be a stuffed tiger on the bed!!

Sorry, kid. The stomach wants what the stomach wants

As a kid, I had a cat (well, my little brother that he  a cat, but the cat slept with me) who had gassy gut for some reason. And loved to sleep on my pillow next to my head. And nose. He didn’t have to push  to get me out of bed…

I think this is my favorite strip.

The predominant theory to explain why some animals walk in circles before lying down is because their wild ancestors had to trample down the grass to make a bed for themselves

So Hobbes will push Calvin over the bed for some fresh salmon!

That’s the trouble with Tigers, easily bought,,,,

And how do you get the fresh salmon Hobbes? Go under the bed?

Hobbes is not stupid.

He wants the salmon delivered before he gives them Calvin.

I’m totally behind Hobbes’ line of thinking here.

From Calvin’s point of view, falling for the monsters’ promises of a toy is a bad choice: If the monsters were telling the truth, he gets the toy. But if they are lying he dies eaten by them.

From Hobbes’ point of view, if the monsters are telling the truth, he gets fresh salmon. If they are lying, he gets the bed all for himself. That’s a big win–little win situation.

Inventive bed monsters.

The media is everywhere.

There were no monsters under my bed! No Sir!

Still, something lurked, quiet and evil, in the back of my closet.

So that´s what friends are for, glad I don´t have any!

Just wondering… if it’s a boggart, what would it appear as to Calvin?

“Get the poker” ~ Twyla to Susan ~ The Hogfather ~ Terry Pratchett…

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But don’t let you enemies talk to your friends.

I got rid of the monsters under my bed. I cut 6 inches of the bed legs.

Hobbes should hold out for cream cheese and a choice of bagels. What do the monsters think he is? An animal?

Hobbes walking around before is no different from our making our own beds.

They were woken up immediately. Either they’re light sleepers or these monsters have the ability to instantly wake people up with their voices.

This is some of the best C & H stuff. Makes me laugh every time I see it, even if I just saw it 10 seconds ago.

I always liked how animals walk in circles before lying down. Seeing Hobbes do it especially reminds me of our old cat, Oreo. (Lots of things about Hobbes remind me of Oreo, actually.)

We all have our price…..

“And there are girl monsters down here giving out free smooches.”

“SMOOCHES?!”

[PUSH!]

Animals walk in circles to scare out vermin which might be sleeping there already. You should do the same by walking on your sleeping bag in circles before climbing in.

Traditional Japanese never have “monsters under the bed”. Think futon.

Like the entire cartoon series, this one is just pure genius!

LOL

Hobbes is going to miss Calvin when this deal goes through.

MMM Salmon? See the look on his face-yes or no.

Feral dust bunnies inhabit the space under my bed.

Episodes like this are why I’m not particularly endeared when Calvin acts like Hobbes is the best friend ever.

The monster made a mistake and should have offered a tuna fish sandwich. Tigers will do anything for a tuna fish sandwich (from the first strip.)

Martin, this shows that tuna isn’t as good as salmon. Monsters always want to use the best bait.

push him hobbs !

I was afraid of the lions and tigers under my bed…just sayin’ Calvin.