Many commentators have assumed the other thrower is Susie. It could also be Hobbes. Calvin and Hobbes often throw snowballs at one another and – as usual – Hobbes nearly always gets the last laugh. Also, the idea of Calvin playing a joke on Hobbes and Hobbes playing a more forceful one back is often explored. It could be anyone but it is most likely to be either Susie or Hobbes as they are the characters Calvin is most likely to have a snowball fight with.
The punchline in panel four is good, and I smiled, but let’s face it. This comic is just a repurposing of Charlie Brown on the pitching mound, complete with the clothes flying off.
Would be to Joe Biden because he wouldn’t have remembered it from the first time. Well, assuming he got it or someone explained it to him. “See, Joe… we got this here chicken. And its crossing this road… ya’ with me so far?”
Calvin should give lessons to modern day jokesters. The trend now seems to be to explore every possible variation on the same joke until it’s beaten into the ground.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Depends on how the joke is told.
Sugar Bombs 95 over 1 year ago
I love how they never directly show you who the other person is, but you just know it’s Susie.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 1 year ago
Or if you’re the one actually hearing it.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
Your throwing snowballs at Susie never gets old, Calvin.
nsr60 over 1 year ago
Or when it’s on you instead of someone else.
C over 1 year ago
Funny is when something happens to someone else
su43dipta over 1 year ago
But this time, the premises are reversed!
pastauch over 1 year ago
Two pairs of boots/shoes knocked off (frame 3); rather impressive.
bigcatbusiness over 1 year ago
I wish I could’ve had a strong enough arm to get even like that. Time to save for a cannon.
M2MM over 1 year ago
I LOVE how his boots and shoes fly off! XD
Izzy Moreno over 1 year ago
I always find the Napoleon’s bust joke very funny, no matter how many times I hear it.
rshive over 1 year ago
Susie has a good arm.
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
That must be the mild mannered Susie on the other side.
Imagine over 1 year ago
It is funny when it is told.
It is funnier when it is explained.
It is funniest when it is finally understood.
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
Many commentators have assumed the other thrower is Susie. It could also be Hobbes. Calvin and Hobbes often throw snowballs at one another and – as usual – Hobbes nearly always gets the last laugh. Also, the idea of Calvin playing a joke on Hobbes and Hobbes playing a more forceful one back is often explored. It could be anyone but it is most likely to be either Susie or Hobbes as they are the characters Calvin is most likely to have a snowball fight with.
Dr. Quatermass over 1 year ago
I think Monty Python and 70’s Mel Brooks should be excluded from this rule. (“Romanes eunt domus” still cracks me up to this day.)
'IndyMan' over 1 year ago
Calvin, still, hasn’t learned NOT to hurl snowballs at Suzie—he ALWAYS gets worse one in return ! ! !
jagedlo over 1 year ago
What you get for sticking around instead of gettin’ while the gettin’ was good!
Gina Carson over 1 year ago
It’s all about perspective.
dwdl21 over 1 year ago
He got Chalrie Browned good…LOL
Just-me over 1 year ago
Karma Calvin, Karma.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
One swift throw, deserves another…only not at me!
cor_en_fa over 1 year ago
The punchline in panel four is good, and I smiled, but let’s face it. This comic is just a repurposing of Charlie Brown on the pitching mound, complete with the clothes flying off.
wongo over 1 year ago
MythBusters proved that you can actually be knocked out of your socks.
larryzolcienski over 1 year ago
As ye sow, so shall ye reap.
The Pro from Dover over 1 year ago
Mel Brooks said “You slipping on a banana peel is hilarious, but me slipping on a banana peel is tragedy”.
Count Olaf Premium Member over 1 year ago
Would be to Joe Biden because he wouldn’t have remembered it from the first time. Well, assuming he got it or someone explained it to him. “See, Joe… we got this here chicken. And its crossing this road… ya’ with me so far?”
Tonto & Redd Panda over 1 year ago
That little girl has an arm like Koufax.
g04922 over 1 year ago
Let’s hope the return fire was from Susie !!l Calvin gets his Karma…
Jogger2 over 1 year ago
Ever sense that Calvin would be a bully if he was large?
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
Especially if it leaves a ringing in your ears. :)
morningglory73 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Instant karma Calvin.
Old27F20 over 1 year ago
Wow, Susie is a gooood shot!!
T... over 1 year ago
Good punch line though…
T... over 1 year ago
The joke was a smash hit, twice…
BiggerNate91 over 1 year ago
I believe Calvin’s older quote also works here:
“All this was funny until she did the same thing to me.”
KEA over 1 year ago
When it happens to you it’s funny — when it happens to me it’s tragic
wiley207 over 1 year ago
That feels more like an evil laugh in the second panel…
ArcticFox Premium Member over 1 year ago
Susie humbles Calvin yet again!
locake over 1 year ago
His boots, shoes and hat come off. Why not his mittens?
gantech over 1 year ago
“How d’ya like it when we shoot back?” ~ Pearl Harbor
goboboyd over 1 year ago
Stop me if you’ve heard this one… SPLAT!
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 1 year ago
looks like he plays on charlie brown’s team as relief pitcher
swanridge over 1 year ago
Those happy moment are so fleeting.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
My wife’s mom often said “A joke is a joke once.”
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
It’s always funny till someone gets hurt. Then it’s hilarious. That’s what my brother thinks anyway.
erinurse2000 over 1 year ago
Some people just can’t take a joke.
Shadar2001 over 1 year ago
LOL IDK; I’ve been cracking up over these jokes for years.
phoenixnyc over 1 year ago
Calvin should give lessons to modern day jokesters. The trend now seems to be to explore every possible variation on the same joke until it’s beaten into the ground.