Music soothes the savage breast.
And blaring trumpets are the best
To awaken within us the savage beast
Though still yearning for the quiet peace,
While Calvin with his trampled horn thus ends his quest.
Looks like our favourite stip is coming to an end. If Calvin blows that trumpet Dad is going to kill him. Unless we want to read about the adventures of Hobbes who may find another little boy but he won’t be as much fun as Calvin.
I’m 63 years old, never been married and not a mother, but I adore Calvin. I can’t help but wonder how long a household would survive with Calvin and the dark-haired little girl from Non-Sequitor. I think the house would implode…but it would be hysterical until then. Thank you Mr. Waterson for bringing some laughter to this world with all the horrid news out there. Bootsgirl
this reminds me sooo much of my little brother. he likes to play my moms old trumpet at early hours of the morning, as well as late hours at night. it gets annoying but nobody has complained yet!!(:
UH-OH! Love it! I can imagine his parents will shot waaaaaaaaaay up the roof after Calvin blows the horn very loudest. The karma will get Calvin for being a sinister mishievously.
LOLs! X-D
Did this once with a stereo. Dad was stuck home from work sick with the flu from one of us kids. Take a wild guess what part of his monogrammed belt I met.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Oh, are you gonna get it, Calvin!
cleokaya over 15 years ago
yep, same thing as my wife’s snoring.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
And I can guarantee the result is going to be the same as well.
MPJBROOME over 15 years ago
DO IT DO IT!!!
pouncingtiger over 15 years ago
At least Calvin’s blowing his own horn.
pouncingtiger over 15 years ago
In the fifth panel, Hobbes tackles Calvin, from the side of the bed, in the nick of time (for the sake of Mom and Dad).
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
i find this strip very edducational. lol calvin i think i would have to beat you. :0)
wndrwrthg over 15 years ago
A trumpets blast The call to repast Calvin signals reveille In elephant form He exceeds the norm Why is he so evilly?
The Duke 1 over 15 years ago
Uhhhhhh, Cleo, did you know your wife is now reading this strip? Been nice knowin’ ya!
llong65 over 15 years ago
oh Calvin….this strip is the best from of birth control.
green_engineer over 15 years ago
Oh oh… parents should have had hind sight and muted that trumpet! A banana would’ve done nicely!
JonD17 over 15 years ago
Dawn arrives on the ever treacherous Serengeti
Leonardeuler over 15 years ago
PWOEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …..and mom and dad hitting the ceiling…..
rshive over 15 years ago
Seeing Dad in the next panel – priceless!
PTui2 over 15 years ago
Music soothes the savage breast. And blaring trumpets are the best To awaken within us the savage beast Though still yearning for the quiet peace, While Calvin with his trampled horn thus ends his quest.
wicky over 15 years ago
Another good reason to make birth control retroactive to 1950
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
But the (African) elephant is not a very smart mammal–as his trumpeting arouses a 10-tonne Piveteasaurus!
ninmas over 15 years ago
does anyone know how to e-mail and or contact this website?
nitiebos over 15 years ago
Why did his parents ever gave him a trumpet after all?
alondra over 15 years ago
Looks like our favourite stip is coming to an end. If Calvin blows that trumpet Dad is going to kill him. Unless we want to read about the adventures of Hobbes who may find another little boy but he won’t be as much fun as Calvin.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Calvin is gonna be in deep sh^^ if he blows that horn!
Northwoodser over 15 years ago
Holding my stomach and rolling on the floor!
cloudcat625 over 15 years ago
Ah, elephants are my favorite animal… where’d he get the trumpet? It must be new, otherwise he would have done this a long time ago.
COWBOY7 over 15 years ago
I wonder if this is what my kids had in mind when they jumped on the bed on Saturday mornings.
serenasakitty over 15 years ago
His parents must be saints to have allowed him to survive for six years.
carmy over 15 years ago
I wonder if he’s going to play reveille.
Smiley Rmom over 15 years ago
There’s a reason the only musical instrument my sons had were little toy xylophones.
headspot29 over 15 years ago
If my nephew were old enough to read I would send him this.
dsbairdks over 15 years ago
Wakeup Call
ooounohu over 15 years ago
Once again Waterson shows his true tallents. Art, imagination & mystery… Makes you wonder just how grown up he really is. :)
PityPat over 15 years ago
I’m 63 years old, never been married and not a mother, but I adore Calvin. I can’t help but wonder how long a household would survive with Calvin and the dark-haired little girl from Non-Sequitor. I think the house would implode…but it would be hysterical until then. Thank you Mr. Waterson for bringing some laughter to this world with all the horrid news out there. Bootsgirl
theladyascendant over 15 years ago
This is one of my FAVORITE Calvin strips. You gotta love it!
lazygrazer over 15 years ago
Can’t think of anything more pathetic than seeing a five ton elephant crying and holding it’s butt.
txmystic over 15 years ago
Why, o why in the name of all things holy would these seemingly reasonably intelligent people allow a bugle into the house????
kerrap over 15 years ago
lol
blackman2732 over 15 years ago
Time for a spanking
bmonk over 15 years ago
Oooh, the anticipation!
Right up there with the monsters-under-the-bed one: “You irritate them with the bicycle horn and I’ll get them with the arrows when they show up.”
ldyhwkd over 15 years ago
grazer - thanks for the hilarious visual!:)
starsinger119 over 15 years ago
this reminds me sooo much of my little brother. he likes to play my moms old trumpet at early hours of the morning, as well as late hours at night. it gets annoying but nobody has complained yet!!(:
Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
Carmy: More like the Last Post!
Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
At five tons, he is the largest land mammal with a teeny, tiny evil brain.
wicky over 15 years ago
I do wish Mr Watterson would make a comeback, Calvin and Hobbes are too good to just fade into history.
vexatron1984 over 15 years ago
Oh he wouldn’t see the light of day for at least a month if he were my kid.
coffeeturtle over 15 years ago
talk about a rude awakening! :-D
teeterman over 15 years ago
I see a swift back hand in Calvin’s future!
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
UH-OH! Love it! I can imagine his parents will shot waaaaaaaaaay up the roof after Calvin blows the horn very loudest. The karma will get Calvin for being a sinister mishievously. LOLs! X-D
jestrfyl over 15 years ago
Have you ever noticed how close the word “revile” is to “reveille”? I think Calvin is about to become a paint color - smooshed against the wall.
Leonardeuler over 15 years ago
Nice hilarious comment, Phil White. Love it ………
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Phil White that was a good one.
bald over 15 years ago
and to think what some of us were grounded for as kids … this would be enormous
musicnut1986 over 15 years ago
grazer says: Can’t think of anything more pathetic than seeing a five ton elephant crying and holding it’s butt.
LOVE IT!!
ninmas over 15 years ago
thank you joy618!
mrprongs over 15 years ago
Calvin must like being grounded. He’s sure not going to be ungrounded for years to come.
ltownley2006 over 15 years ago
Calvin gets a butt-warming in 3….2….1
magpiesrule over 15 years ago
Is Calvin the elephant on the Endangered Species List? He could be going the way of the Dodo!
Ivy0730Lcsq over 15 years ago
amphibian and mammal, a evolution!
1stHoneygirl over 15 years ago
no wonder he is an only child.
Rakkav over 15 years ago
Calvin thinks he’s going to play reveille, but he might as well play taps instead.
Hey, how come he was so tired on May 11 and is so wide awake this morning? :)
Terry1844 over 15 years ago
re: blackman2732
naaaa ya think???
ggwwtt over 15 years ago
Where did the trumpet come from? It’s a present from his uncle. Noise makers are classic uncle presents.
CharlesNeal1 about 7 years ago
Did this once with a stereo. Dad was stuck home from work sick with the flu from one of us kids. Take a wild guess what part of his monogrammed belt I met.