Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 12, 2009

Dern slimey amphibians…

Imagine the power of auto suggestion…

Ribbet.

Frog sitting on Calvins head and how they look at each other, wonderful!

I love how they look at each other in the first panel.

Could be worse: he sounds “hoarse” to me!

Gosh, I always thought viruses were much smaller than that.

I just thought of something: If you believe in the character of this comic strip does that make you a Calvinist?

Boycott_KY says: Could be worse: he sounds “hoarse” to me!… Wow, Boycott, you said a mouthful there! :=/

Grazer, there are some new viruses around since a few weeks. Didn’t you know ? Calvin got infected by one of these. I don’t know where they come from ….. Mexico ??

At least it wasn’t swine flu. I don’t think Calvin would look too good with a pig on his head… in his mouth.

Now that is bad…

But the suggestion of a trip to the doctor will get him better in almost no time at all.

Frogs in the throat, Can’t sing a note… Can’t a body sleep, And wake up from the deep, Without sounding like a goat?

(Hope Hobs is ok.)

It was probably just a bad dream.

maybe yesterday was the start of his sickness…..

It was said that when a black man would be president, pigs would fly. 100 days into Obama’s presidency guess what? Swine flu.

wicky-That was a myth. Check Snopes.com about it

wicky says:

It was said that when a black man would be president, pigs would fly. 100 days into Obama’s presidency guess what? Swine flu…..I really dont care what skin colour our pres.is…I just want her/him to do a good job for us all…but I must say that was a good one…I am styll cleaning coffee from my monitor…lol

o and one more thyng…that would have been better received over at state of the union…we try and remain pleasant and funny over on this side of the page

CaptainColorado - I’ve always wondered why Bill Watterson picked “Calvin” and “Hobbes” and thought there might be some deeper reason. A Calvinist follows the theologian John Calvin, and in the 1600’s there was a philosopher named Thomas Hobbes. I’ve heard of guys named Calvin, but Hobbes is unusual, so…

prasrinivara says: “But the suggestion of a trip to the doctor will get him better in almost no time at all”.

Four bowls of Sugar Bombs with added chocolate syrup and sugar will do the same thing.

Does Calvin got ‘ligion?

WHAT! What did Mother’s comment mean? She said, “You sound awful. You’ve got a frog in your throat.” I just pondered what that means. Sore throat? CROAK! I think that sounds terrible.

Wildmustang i havent seen you in a while, have you been okay?

RRAmom says:

“CaptainColorado - I’ve always wondered why Bill Watterson picked “Calvin” and “Hobbes” and thought there might be some deeper reason. A Calvinist follows the theologian John Calvin, and in the 1600’s there was a philosopher named Thomas Hobbes. I’ve heard of guys named Calvin, but Hobbes is unusual, so…”

I’ve often mused on that myself. Maybe Hobbes was used for the tiger’s name because he is more unusual, less likely to be known or mentioned in normal society?

I love Calvin’s imagination! He could grow up to be a writer or a cartoonist!:-)

He grew up 2b “Rerun” - wait, that’s Pnutz…..

even though you saw this coming, you had to keep reading! LOL!

Wildmustang1262 says: WHAT! What did Mother’s comment mean?

A frog in your throat is an idiom that means your voice is raspy from congestion.

Funny how these odd sayings show up, and I always wonder where they come from. My husband’s side of the family, when they have a little something stuck in the corner of their eye, say they have a kitty in their eye. As far as I know, only Wisconsinites use that expression.

redsheri says:

I love Calvin’s imagination! He could grow up to be a writer or a cartoonist!:-) I suspect that he did; that Calvin’s name is actually BILL!

I think “frog in your throat” comes from the disgusting, slimy lump of muck that makes the congestion and raspiness. It’s similar to “coughing up an oyster,” which I’ve also heard.

Yuck! Let’s find something nicer to talk about. How about Calvin’s face in panel 3? Or the look of disbelief in panel 1?

To RRAmom & Captain Colorado:

I’ve always been confused. Hobbes (the Philosopher) described life as “nasty, brutish & short”. In reading this strip I’ve always felt that described Calvin best (at least physically).

Conversely, Calvinism is best described as an ascetic recognition of predestination or the practice of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and spiritual discipline. Given that Hobbes (the Tiger) is usually austere and aloof when he discusses life matters, in manner and attitude, this seems one of the lovely philosophical contradictions of the strip.

Such is the wisdom of Watterson …

calvin doesn’t wanna go to school because he forgot to do his homework for science

For musicnut1986, a major difference.

Sugar-bombs = good sugar-bombs with added sugar and chocolate syrup = tops visit to doc = something to avoid worse than plague

Calvin shouldn’t worry about his homework: Hobbes fixed it already.

primacyofreason: oh, i love weird phrases like that. earlyier i was wondering where “ditching” someone came from. could it be that once upon a time people fell in ditches and their buddies left them there?

tabbylynn says: Wildmustang i havent seen you in a while, have you been okay? Hi there! That’s nice thoughtful of you asking about where have I been? I am doing fine as usual. This morning I had to check those comic strips and posted funny comments, drank my coffee twice and then went over my sister’s home to help her pulling the ugly weeds out of her yards. Now I am home and rest for this afternoon. Today and tomorrow are my days off. :-) I hope you have a grrrrrrreat day! :-)

primacyofreason says: Wildmustang1262 says: WHAT! What did Mother’s comment mean? A frog in your throat is an idiom that means your voice is raspy from congestion. Funny how these odd sayings show up, and I always wonder where they come from. My husband’s side of the family, when they have a little something stuck in the corner of their eye, say they have a kitty in their eye. As far as I know, only Wisconsinites use that expression. Thanks for defining what that idiom means. :-) My sister and her family live in Bonduel, Wisconsin; west of Green Bay, WI. because my sister got job for medical at the hospital. :-)

Frogking! - I may be mistaken but isn’t that tag from the LICD comic?

love his reaction when the frog pries his mouth open!

Well, at least it wasn’t a mythster.

“Frogking” is a fairy-tail for children from the brothers Grimm.The frog is a bewitched prince and when the princess kisses the frog he gets back into a prince!