Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 15, 1993
September 14, 1993
September 16, 1993
Transcript:
Calvin: What if somebody calls us "a pair o' pathetic peripatetics"?! Hobbes: I've never heard of anyone taking the trouble to rhyme weird insults. Calvin: But shouldn't we have a ready retort?
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jclements about 16 years ago
This really shows Waterson’s gift of vocabulary and the adult oriented nature of his post 1990 comics. I love Calvin’s look of consternation in the third panel!
ijustlikecomics almost 14 years ago
and yet, i have no idea what he said
LadyBlanc over 11 years ago
No, he has a good vocubulary and saw no reason in condescention. Why use a phrase consisting of smaller words, when you know one that has exactly the meaning and nuance you’re attempting to convey?In this strip, he’s enjoying a chance to have some fun playing with the sounds of words. “Peripatetic,” incidentally, means “nomad.”
corrie.ault over 8 years ago
He had a great vocabulary, and infused it into others! I looked that word up because of this comic, and years later when hearing it in a more scholarly context I knew what it was thanks to Calvin….. not that I let on at the time…
yow4zip Premium Member about 6 years ago
Couldn’t hurt to be prepared.
Ωmega over 4 years ago
that dosent rhyme
noissimbus about 3 years ago
Hobbes is yet to hear rap songs.