Calvin’s probably too weak to move a ladder of sufficient size, but stilts he can haul around. It’s getting up and down from them with or without cargo that I want to see.
Man, I can’t believe (actually, yes I can) how much we two were and remain alike. I’ve had narratives like his running through my head when I do almost anything since I was at least his age.
We live in our own little worlds, but that’s OK… everybody knows us there.
Hello to all on a drizzly day! I have high school students who still resemble Calvin, but there are a couple of Hobbes aa well. I give a D–, but only when there is hope…
Calvin is really ‘sticking his neck out’ on this one. It’s probably only giraffe food in the cookie jar, anyway.
That would be a real comedown, and even more so if Mom ‘catches’ him.
This may be why I wasn’t allowed to have stilts, or a pogo stick. I was a particularly skilled shelf scaler.
In this situation, I would have used the chair to get up onto that counter, where I would retrieve the cookie jar, and eat until I was either full, or until I got caught.
I wish I had this kid’s sense of balance. Stilts look a tad too low to deal with the cookie jar. Mebbe Calvin should just have Hobbes jump up on the counter and push the jar onto the floor, or is that the excuse we see coming here?
I found my son on the top shelf above the refrigerator when he was little getting a toy dart gun his grandparents got him for Christmas that I thought he was too young for then. I couldn’t believe he could get up there when he was three years old. I’ll try to make a picture for you of this amazing feat. There was a counter next to the fridge. There was a box built around where the fridge fit in with a shelf near the ceiling with a shelf above it near the ceiling. The fridge and shelf was made invisible by shutter type sliding/folding doors. When I found him on the shelf I was scared to death and asked him how he got up there, he then showed me as he crawled down. He grabbed the shelf and swung around until he hung onto the shelf, then put his feet on top of the fridge as he slide hand and foot across both, grabbed the wall partition and the top shelf and swung over to the counter to jump about two feet above it, opened the bottom cupboard door, climbed down the shelves like a ladder and down to the floor. He stood there very pleased with himself and said, “Just like that Momma, it was easy!”
FYI You hold on to the stilts by pressing them between your body and upper arm (armpit). This frees the hands for other nefarious work.
Haven’t seen stilts around since skateboards hit town. Pogo sticks either. Miss them and the fun we had playing outside not stuck to the computer or cell phone texting!
When I was 2 years olf I pulled out the drawers in the kitchen each drawer a little less than then one below and created stairs and took all of the dry ingredients out of the cabinet and my parents found me on the floor with a big wooden spoon mixing everything around… I was making a cake just like Mommy….
My parents took photographs and after they stopped laughing got out the vacuum cleaner… thank goodness it was all dry ingredients…
Ahh the cookie jar a necessity of childhood that brings back memories and that is American,Nostalgic and high in demand.Good old hay days ,good old hay days
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Ah yes, the cookies on the high counter….
Demonsloth almost 14 years ago
I love Calvin’s imagination with his narration.
rentier almost 14 years ago
With a ladder the cookies would be easyer to reach!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 14 years ago
Calvin’s mom must know that nothing is out of reach for Calvin!
harrietbe almost 14 years ago
Careful, Calvin. It’s a long way down.
ladywolf17 almost 14 years ago
Ha ha! Caught you red-handed Calvin.
MontanaLady almost 14 years ago
So, if Calvin’s Mom knows that nothing is out of reach for Calvin……………..
What is really in that cookie jar?????
jorgefdz almost 14 years ago
Mhh.. i want a cookie… calvin will eat some cookies before start doing the book report…
COWBOY7 almost 14 years ago
If you want to get anywhere in life, you need to climb the ladder……….Go Calvin. And get one for me, too!
ChicagoPal almost 14 years ago
Calvin is a sportsman and probably better at Calvinball with Hobbes
tis4kis almost 14 years ago
That’s our Calvin… a peculiar creature…
haryotomo almost 14 years ago
From where did he get that things?
Rakkav almost 14 years ago
Calvin’s probably too weak to move a ladder of sufficient size, but stilts he can haul around. It’s getting up and down from them with or without cargo that I want to see.
Man, I can’t believe (actually, yes I can) how much we two were and remain alike. I’ve had narratives like his running through my head when I do almost anything since I was at least his age.
We live in our own little worlds, but that’s OK… everybody knows us there.
lazygrazer almost 14 years ago
Watch your back, Calvin….a lioness can drop a giraffe with one well placed swat.
rentier almost 14 years ago
The sweetest fruits eat only the biggest animals!
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Don’t get caught, Calvin.
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
50 years of comics and kids still get thwarted by cookie jars.
Commentator almost 14 years ago
I bet a tiger can drop a giraffe faster than a lioness can. :)
Dkram almost 14 years ago
Where there’s a cookie, there’s a way.
\\//_
mike.firesmith almost 14 years ago
Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy!
What happened to the bug collection? He got a D- - for some lint and a squished something? I wanted there to be a bug hunt!
colt380 almost 14 years ago
watch out you don’t want to step in any cookie dropings
crimsonpig808 almost 14 years ago
Mom & Dad allowed a pair of stilts in the house??? What were they thinkin’…
gjsjr41 almost 14 years ago
Commentator..There’s no Tigers in Africa.
rotts almost 14 years ago
Or giraffes in Asia!
larney45 almost 14 years ago
Hello to all on a drizzly day! I have high school students who still resemble Calvin, but there are a couple of Hobbes aa well. I give a D–, but only when there is hope…
fran650 almost 14 years ago
Hello Mike Firesmith and Loki.
Keep your eye on the prize, Calvin.
Trainwreck_1 almost 14 years ago
Be careful there Calvin… You don’t want to run into the dreaded Mother Termite! I’m sure she’d take you down a few notches.
CalvinsFan1845 almost 14 years ago
The Impossible Dream
He’ll never get that cookie without causing a major catastrophe.
Puddleglum2 almost 14 years ago
LuvH8 said (yesterday), “Hello Puddleglum2!” I couldn’t have said it better myself! I was so overwhelmed that I laughed at it. lol BTW, Hello LuvH8!
Puddleglum2 almost 14 years ago
Calvin is really ‘sticking his neck out’ on this one. It’s probably only giraffe food in the cookie jar, anyway. That would be a real comedown, and even more so if Mom ‘catches’ him.
stewdeo3bs almost 14 years ago
A ladder would be easier but , where’s the fun of that? Not really IF Mom catches him but WHEN.
celeconecca almost 14 years ago
Calvin should have strapped the stilts to his feet. He’s going be in a world of frustration when he can’t reach the cookies!
mrslukeskywalker almost 14 years ago
This isn’t going to end well!
This may be why I wasn’t allowed to have stilts, or a pogo stick. I was a particularly skilled shelf scaler.
In this situation, I would have used the chair to get up onto that counter, where I would retrieve the cookie jar, and eat until I was either full, or until I got caught.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 14 years ago
One of my cats once managed to climb up to the top cupboard and pried the door open – for catnip. Nothing was safe – just like Calvin!!
Mike Firesmith – Calvin has all but failed the bug project and is now supposed to be doing a book report….
Linda Arney – I have college students that call 3 days after the final exam to ask if they’ve missed anything lately – and I don’t give D- - ‘s.
kimscorp87 almost 14 years ago
I’ll bet Calvin will tumble down the stilt. haha.. good morning people.. =D
khpage almost 14 years ago
I wish I had this kid’s sense of balance. Stilts look a tad too low to deal with the cookie jar. Mebbe Calvin should just have Hobbes jump up on the counter and push the jar onto the floor, or is that the excuse we see coming here?
ellisaana Premium Member almost 14 years ago
At first, I thought they had mixed this up with a “Mark Trail” comic.
Dino-1 almost 14 years ago
I found my son on the top shelf above the refrigerator when he was little getting a toy dart gun his grandparents got him for Christmas that I thought he was too young for then. I couldn’t believe he could get up there when he was three years old. I’ll try to make a picture for you of this amazing feat. There was a counter next to the fridge. There was a box built around where the fridge fit in with a shelf near the ceiling with a shelf above it near the ceiling. The fridge and shelf was made invisible by shutter type sliding/folding doors. When I found him on the shelf I was scared to death and asked him how he got up there, he then showed me as he crawled down. He grabbed the shelf and swung around until he hung onto the shelf, then put his feet on top of the fridge as he slide hand and foot across both, grabbed the wall partition and the top shelf and swung over to the counter to jump about two feet above it, opened the bottom cupboard door, climbed down the shelves like a ladder and down to the floor. He stood there very pleased with himself and said, “Just like that Momma, it was easy!”
travburg1 almost 14 years ago
Mike Firesmith wanted there to be a bug hunt; Is this going to be a standup fight or is it another bug hunt?” (from Aliens)
JP Steve Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Calvin is trying out for “The Lion King”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XLDID3L64w
Captain_Commando almost 14 years ago
lol I didn’t know they even owned any stilts
MatureCanadian almost 14 years ago
FYI You hold on to the stilts by pressing them between your body and upper arm (armpit). This frees the hands for other nefarious work.
Haven’t seen stilts around since skateboards hit town. Pogo sticks either. Miss them and the fun we had playing outside not stuck to the computer or cell phone texting!
Rakkav almost 14 years ago
You might not know this, but there USED to be tigers in Africa, and in historical times.
NeedHugs almost 14 years ago
The cookie jar is going to be empty.
KMZINK almost 14 years ago
When I was 2 years olf I pulled out the drawers in the kitchen each drawer a little less than then one below and created stairs and took all of the dry ingredients out of the cabinet and my parents found me on the floor with a big wooden spoon mixing everything around… I was making a cake just like Mommy….
My parents took photographs and after they stopped laughing got out the vacuum cleaner… thank goodness it was all dry ingredients…
spacey7000 almost 14 years ago
Ahh the cookie jar a necessity of childhood that brings back memories and that is American,Nostalgic and high in demand.Good old hay days ,good old hay days