In elementary school they showed us films of tribal people with plugs in their ears and bones in their noses, and we laughed because it looked so odd. Now, walking down the street in Europe you see the same thing. Only thing we don’t have is the “giraffe women”.
It’s a very romantic notion. Soon enough, you’ll miss a soft bed, a hot shower, and clean water flowing from the tap that you don’t have to boil first before you drink it.
Calvin, winner of Survivor (seasons 1,16, 22 and 33) and the only man who defeated Bear Grylls, has now retired from competitive neanderthalism and is living in a yurt in Yukon Territory.
People who proclaim their supposed love for the primitive life, such as that depicted in Avatar, NEVER put their money with their mouths are and actually live such a life. They’re too busy extolling the virtues of primitivism on their phones and tablets.
Have a trial run next camping trip. Just give him a basket(for gathering) and a BBQ fork (for hunting)…..he can sleep outside the tent, or in a tree. Might talk him into a loin cloth if there are other campers near-by.
This is the “off-the-grid” dream. My family spent generations striving to get “on-the-grid”. The dream usually dies after the first bad night in a cold outhouse. :)
BE THIS GUY 12 months ago
Maybe Calvin can meet a nice jungle girl and they can groom each other for lice.
codycab 12 months ago
Hey, Calvin’s hardly civilized as he is. I say go for it!
Prescott_Philosopher 12 months ago
Think it through kid. Suzie will not be within a thousand miles of that jungle.
GreasyOldTam 12 months ago
“Eating grubs?” He couldn’t even bring himself to eat worms a few days ago.
His Mom should have pointed out that he would also not be watching TV or reading comic books.
orinoco womble 12 months ago
In elementary school they showed us films of tribal people with plugs in their ears and bones in their noses, and we laughed because it looked so odd. Now, walking down the street in Europe you see the same thing. Only thing we don’t have is the “giraffe women”.
Dr. Quatermass 12 months ago
Sorry, boy… you lost me. Hopefully, you meant Neverland.
Avatar??? 12 months ago
Not a bad idea, better than being a homeless dude in the street growing up
Little Caesar 12 months ago
Professional nitpicker.
lalapalooza Premium Member 12 months ago
hahaha look at his little lunch box there on the sidewalk!
sirbadger 12 months ago
It would be nice if there was enough tropical forest for 7 billion people to live like that. The other billion can live in cities.
snsurone76 12 months ago
Not too many rain forests to grub around in, Calvin.
ArcticFox Premium Member 12 months ago
Too much static, Calvin.
minty_Joe 12 months ago
Ask Tom Hanks how well that went in the movie “Castaway”. He’s still searching for Wilson…WILSON!!!!!!
The Reader Premium Member 12 months ago
I gather he is hunting for a new excuse.
Yngvar Følling 12 months ago
Where would Calvin fit in essentials like his Saturday morning cartoons in this lifestyle?
DaveG1960 12 months ago
Will he be taking Hobbes with him? Or is Hobbes too used to tuna sandwiches?
Purple People Eater 12 months ago
She should have threatened to home-school him, so he’d always be at school.
jvo 12 months ago
You have to be ultra wealthy to aspire to the lifestyle Calvin wants.
Troglodyte 12 months ago
Grown-ups are all about lice and deciet, Cal.
Zebrastripes 12 months ago
Where does this kid get all his schemes and ideas? Very vivid imagination! ☺️
nosirrom 12 months ago
He’ll be naked and (eventually) afraid.
happyinvenice23 12 months ago
Don’t you wish you had 1 just like him,I DID!
A Hip loving Canadian... 12 months ago
Except for subsisting on berries, grubs and the occasional frog, not to mention having to groom for lice. That sounds like a good way to live.
French Persons Premium Member 12 months ago
It’s a very romantic notion. Soon enough, you’ll miss a soft bed, a hot shower, and clean water flowing from the tap that you don’t have to boil first before you drink it.
Prey 12 months ago
If you are naked in the jungle, move slowly!
Just-me 12 months ago
Calvin has watched one too many episodes of that Unclothed and Skeered show.
sandpiper 12 months ago
Cal wouldn’t stick it. No Calvin Ball in the woods.
aerotica69 12 months ago
Calvin, winner of Survivor (seasons 1,16, 22 and 33) and the only man who defeated Bear Grylls, has now retired from competitive neanderthalism and is living in a yurt in Yukon Territory.
gantech 12 months ago
♪ ♫
I’m an apeman, I’m an ape, apeman, oh I’m an apeman
I’m a King Kong man, I’m a voodoo man, oh I’m an apeman
’Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies I am an apeman
♪ ♫
alien011 12 months ago
Well, if you do squelch a kid’s ambition you might end up receiving a TV for Christmas every year.
rshive 12 months ago
You’re reading the wrong expert, Calvin.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 12 months ago
While this is true, I think most of the “experts” will agree there is a difference between imagination and fantasy.
Robert4170 12 months ago
People who proclaim their supposed love for the primitive life, such as that depicted in Avatar, NEVER put their money with their mouths are and actually live such a life. They’re too busy extolling the virtues of primitivism on their phones and tablets.
Baucuva 12 months ago
Experts also say it’s bad to let kids run wild Calvin.
KEA 12 months ago
It’s a really tough balance for parents being realistic without squelching dreams
Calvins Brother 12 months ago
In other words, a monkey.
christelisbetty 12 months ago
Have a trial run next camping trip. Just give him a basket(for gathering) and a BBQ fork (for hunting)…..he can sleep outside the tent, or in a tree. Might talk him into a loin cloth if there are other campers near-by.
njchris 12 months ago
Isn’t there some “reality” show about idiots running around naked in the jungle?
Otis Rufus Driftwood 12 months ago
Now that is the ultimate slacked.
mistercatworks 12 months ago
This is the “off-the-grid” dream. My family spent generations striving to get “on-the-grid”. The dream usually dies after the first bad night in a cold outhouse. :)
Seakanda Premium Member 12 months ago
Calvin just described my retirement plan!
mreardon53 Premium Member 12 months ago
Calvin’s facial expression in panel three is perfect.
Steverino Premium Member 12 months ago
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/341710690446253909/
Templo S.U.D. 12 months ago
Which tropical forest, Calvin? The Hoh Rain Forest within Clallam County, Washington where I was born?
BiggerNate91 12 months ago
Calvin thinks there are still tropical forests not close to any civilized areas.
Bilan 12 months ago
Calvin still needs to learn a few more things, like the fact that hunting and gathering is still work.
willie_mctell 12 months ago
The lice have nutritive value too.
Daeder 12 months ago
Testing how this looks.
Chris Sherlock 12 months ago
What do the experts say about squelching a child’s lack of ambition, Calvin?
Robin Harwood 12 months ago
Calvin, it would be like the camping trips with your dad. And you know how you love those.
hagarthehorrible 12 months ago
Calvin’ s option instead of schooling must be a welcome thought process for most of us considering the vagaries of life. Love you Bill.
kamoolah 11 months ago
That would be my life if my ancestors weren’t picked up by that ship.
Woo woo woo oh Africa!