I had one of those last fall. I was clearing the leaves off the rose bushes with the leaf blower. When I was done I thought to myself "You know, this would be a really quick way to get the dog hair out from under the couch, fridge, etc. A few minutes later there is now dog hair on EVERY surface of my house and several pictures that were on the wall weren’t.
In the early ‘70s my wife and I joked about a stuffed baked potato fast food place. We were shocked when someone implemented the concept. We think it didn’t catch on because they didn’t put enough of the stuffing components in the potatoes.
BE THIS GUY about 2 months ago
I hate it when that happens… again and again…
codycab about 2 months ago
Is it even a good idea?
Imagine about 2 months ago
My hangar is full of those.
cmxx about 2 months ago
I’ve had ideas that should’ve exploded in the hangar. . . .
Bilan about 2 months ago
That usually happens when you sober up. How did it happen to Calvin?
sirbadger about 2 months ago
If the idea was “Do a backflip off the roof”, it is good that that idea exploded in the hanger.
SHIVA about 2 months ago
Probably something that would make everyone unhappy!!
Firebat about 2 months ago
That idea had potential now it is just kinetic.
LeftCoastKen Premium Member about 2 months ago
The difference, Hobbes, is that nearly ALL of Calvin’s do that …
snsurone76 about 2 months ago
Looks like Calvin may finally be growing up.
Jayalexander about 2 months ago
happens with every idea I had while smokin’ weed. In the cold light of day it’s always “What was I thinking?”
Mediatech about 2 months ago
Blame it on the Luftwaffe.
DaveG1960 about 2 months ago
It was never going to fly…….
The Reader Premium Member about 2 months ago
Some reassembly required.
Blu Bunny about 2 months ago
Must have been another plane (plain) thought.
Link from Twilight Princess about 2 months ago
I can only imagine watterson heard someone say that their idea never took off and decided to make more plane jokes to add to that.
bittenbyknittin about 2 months ago
Mine run out of gas after a few minutes.
gantech about 2 months ago
Yeah, but what a cool explosion!
Blu Bunny about 2 months ago
Odd, usually Hobbes points out the flaws to Calvins ideas.
dflak about 2 months ago
This is one of my favorite analogies.
Back in my early days in the Air Force, I was friends with a Marine Corps officer. Both our wives were pregnant at the same time.
I referred to my wife as “having one in the hangar.” He referred to his as “having a live round in the chamber.”
I guess these are the military equivalent of the civilian expression, “a bun in the oven.”
wnbresn about 2 months ago
Are you sure it exploded? It could have just taken off like a rocket! lol
chaosed2 about 2 months ago
I had one of those last fall. I was clearing the leaves off the rose bushes with the leaf blower. When I was done I thought to myself "You know, this would be a really quick way to get the dog hair out from under the couch, fridge, etc. A few minutes later there is now dog hair on EVERY surface of my house and several pictures that were on the wall weren’t.
MS72 about 2 months ago
Just taxiing around in my brain.
bbenoit about 2 months ago
I have great ideas all the time, in my sleep. Then I wake up and, poof, gone…
More Coffee Please! Premium Member about 2 months ago
Me too Calvin, me too…
Humerus1 about 2 months ago
By the way, the only people who can hear or see Hobbes in any way are the ones who caught him with a tuna sandwich trap. ;)
sandpiper about 2 months ago
My mind, like my garage, is full of things thought of and not done and things done that shouldn’t have been. Maybe one day . . .
elgrecousa Premium Member about 2 months ago
Unfortunately, we all have had some crazy idea or other every once in a while; and some of us never learn to avoid them.
brick10 about 2 months ago
Exploded in the hangar? Oh, that would indicate the need for a major change.
TommyEfreeti about 2 months ago
Imagine Calvin’s mind like a base camp, with lots of little Calvins running around…it’s amazing anything gets built in there!
Angry Indeed about 2 months ago
I love it when a plan comes together and, better yet, when it disastrously blows apart. – Adam Savage
Ishka Bibel about 2 months ago
Elon Musk knows.
NRHAWK Premium Member about 2 months ago
At my age I still get plenty of great ideas, I just can’t remember what they were 10 seconds later.
BiggerNate91 about 2 months ago
Now this is a classic! I’ll never forget this one.
John Jorgensen about 2 months ago
I doubt Hobbes has had ideas that exploded in the hanger, so to speak.
kathleenhicks62 about 2 months ago
I had no idea.
g04922 about 2 months ago
Sparks of genius can often lead to fire and explosions.
markkahler52 about 2 months ago
Building model airplanes?
old_geek about 2 months ago
Exploded? Sounds brilliant..
DKHenderson about 1 month ago
I suspect that a lot of Calvin’s “great” ideas explode in the hangar.
mistercatworks about 1 month ago
I guess that’s the difference between an idea and a full-blown scheme.
willie_mctell about 1 month ago
In the early ‘70s my wife and I joked about a stuffed baked potato fast food place. We were shocked when someone implemented the concept. We think it didn’t catch on because they didn’t put enough of the stuffing components in the potatoes.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 1 month ago
It’s worse to not even try, if it’s a reasonable idea which we all know this wasn’t.
Snuffles [Previously Helikitty] about 1 month ago
Just add more rockets, Calvin. That’ll get it up high in the air.
Arghhgarrr Premium Member about 1 month ago
So did Boeing