Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 19, 2021

Baseball should put Hobbes in charge of living up their game.

Sigh! when the cat comes out of that tiger. Gulp!

There! Happy now?

How are Calvin’s parents going to believe how their son got wet while fishing?

Back when Hobbes had pads on his hands.

A real sport he is, that Hobbes.

Well, Calvin, are you bored now?

You had to open your big mouth.

Hobbes — always there to put a mixture of wisdom, excitement, friendship, and fear into Calvin’s life.

“Be careful what you wish for”… A favorite fiction reiterates the theme that your worst troubles are often the gods’ answer to your prayers…

It’s boring because he hasn’t found the real reason for fishing. Drinking beer

So that’s what friends are for

This strip is a variation of the one where a giant fish jumps out of the water and swallows the fisherman.

Then there’s that!

Calvin made it to panel 3 at least.

That’s the point, Calvin. It’s an excuse to sit and do nothing surrounded by Nature.

Not only should you be careful what you wish for, be even more careful around traitorous pet tigers.

Now something happened. Ask and ye shall receive.

Ahh those were the days when parents had little worries in the world and could allow their 6-year-old boy to just go off wandering into the woods alone to go fishing. At least little Timmy had a real live dog named Lassie with him who could fend off ‘bad’ men and save the day.

To me, golf is the most boring.

well thats some thing that happend! LOL

I just snorted my coffee……

Should be throwing a Sammy

How does Calvin manage to get a stuffed tiger to toss him into the water??

Today’s reprint was cited in a book about comic strips as an example of how Hobbes can sometimes be more mischievous than Calvin.

Hobbes hates it when Calvin is bored.

“You asked for it you got it. Oh what a feeling!”

Calvin’s wish is Hobbes’ command.

I bet Calvin is sorry he did not go to the second swim lesson.

B.C. was thinking the same thing today…

Tigers also hate when nothing happens.

There you go. Happy Now?! …do you see any tuna? I would love a tuna sandwich.

Fishing, Baseball, Football, and Golf. GAD!

You should never turn your back on a Tiger!

Calvin you have action now.

There’s Something Happening Here

Friends make everything more “interesting”.

Calvin didn’t exactly ask for that, but.. CLOSE ENOUGH!!!

Now there’s something to fish!

There! Something happened.

Good idea. Now Calving can check to see if there is a ‘gator down there scaring away the fish.

Love Hobbes for making the fishing session so exciting.

Proof that Hobbes is alive?

I was at a paint-drying and grass-growing expo the other day when a golf match broke out, and everyone got bored and went home.

Hobbes is not a fishing cat.

Be careful what you complain about!

yea

There’s something to be said for boring.

Be careful what you wish for.

That’s awesome!

So…. this is what I love about Calvin… you do know what reality suggests when Calvin’s stuffed tiger pushes him into the lake… and he yells in surprise. It’s that same level of imagination that gives us the yard full of morbid snowmen… it’s awesome!!!

Is this another installment of “be careful what you wish for”?

Some folks take fishing too seriously. 1950 Won 2nd place in Soap Box Derby in Allentown PA. 2nd place prize was a fishing pole with reel that make a glorious loud buzz when casting. Too get more distance casting I put on a number of lead weights. I’m in a row boat with a Camp WagaNaki East Waterford ME. Older counselor, a very serious fisherman, trying to hook a Bass in the calm quiet had a reel that made no noise casting his lure some distance from the boat. I made a marvelous cast from the other side of the boat with numerous lead weights to achieve distance. Reel sang marvelous piercing buzz as while lead weights provided a loud GA-PLUSH causing a ripple of waves toward our boat. Older counselor never invited me to go fishing with him again!

Hilarious!

Careful what you wish for …

One of my favorite C&H!

He so deserved that

Hobbes! You’ll scare the fish

Problem solved.

i remember reading this in a book

well something had happen

fishing is a sport-