Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 12, 2009

So much for being all powerful….

Oh bleeep, there goes another great idea down the drain.

I knew Calvin suffered from delusions of grandeur.

Now Calvin looks depressed.

Another God Complex shot to heck.

The Universe is not obligated to conform to your view of reality.

just a gentle reminder that there’s always someone more powerful than you are.

Reality shows !

Yes, God does have a sense of humor. “He that sits in the heavens shall laugh:” Psalm 2:4a “Sorry to rain on your parade, Calvin”. Sometimes Calvin is ‘all wet’. If the flowers don’t get watered one way or another, people might sing, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”,… right JanCinVV? “…be sure to wear a flower in your hair!” from “San Francisco” in yesterday’s posts

Murphy thingy .

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin, yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. Matthew 6:28-29

Sometimes help comes unexpected, without someone does anything! It’s help from heaven!

I like your comment Yukoner. If plants and animals had to rely exclusively on humans for care, they’d be in a pretty sorry state. Actually many of them ARE - thanks to our “help”

Rain gods are dragons, that don’t trouble themselves with the petty ravings of mere mortals. But, they do pay heed to the edicts of the Jade Emperor lest they lose their heads.

Sheesh, when did Calvin become so mean?? jk

the illusion of control over our lives

Mother Nature had other ideas. Calvin, you’re all wet.

Yeah, I want to know, have you ever seen the rain? I want to know, have you ever seen the rain… comin’ down on a sunny day?

now he knows how insignificant we are,we don’t have control of everything,look at the expression on his face.

Yeah, but I still control the miracle gro

I love him at the panel 3. :))

most of the kids today would probably just step on them in this situation just to show that they are the ones in control SIGH

The moral of this ‘toon. Don’t mess with the Big Dude. You make him mad and he’ll hurt you.

I hate days like that.

Looks like you’ve been one upped, Calvin, by God! lol!

i saw this in Calvin Anniversary Book, it’s one of my faves :D

If you wanna play god, it’s best to check the morning weather report…

Think again Calvin.

Nah nah nah nah nah!

A perfect message in this one for all of us I think!! Amen!

Quotation Mark Addiction (QMA) is a serious affliction which can cause severe annoyance to the public at large. If you or a loved one suffers from Quotation Mark Addiction (QMA), just know that there is help. See: http://www.aceweb.org/sigs/writing/grammar.php for information about the warning signs of QMA. Counselors are standing by. Call today! Friends don’t let friends abuse quotation marks.

Is your avatar a statement of how you view yourself or just a fascination with Kurt’s artistry?

BC13: My favorite was/is “Keep On Chooglin’”

Vonnegut: I “enjoy” quotation marks, I “love” “QMs”, I “dream” of “them”. I wish I could have had “” “” “” instead of children. Besides, why should I “listen” to “what” someone from the “University of Nebraska” “says”, or “writes”? They have “farm animals” and “corn” there.

Of course God has a sense of humor. Too much has happened in my live to explain any other way. Livin’ it and Lovin’ it.

Puddleglum2: Gone to soldiers every one. When will they ever learn?

j42case said, 1 day ago: Without being nationalistic, the world did change 8 years ago. I find myself watching for the NYC skyline in old movies just to get a glimpse of the twin towers again.

Check out “Trading Places”. When Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd are getting out of the cab to foil the Dukes plan to gain in the FCOJ market, you will see a couple views of the Twin Towers.

calvin STILL has control over the plant’s life….there are faster ways to end a non compliant plant’s disrespectful life

LOL—Today’s comic is the best sermon I have ever seen. Love it!

I think worse than overuse of quotation marks is overuse of apostrophes, such as:

Apple’s $100/pound (What belonging to the apple is being sold?)

Frank’s and Bean’s (No, really, I’d rather have several beans with my frankfurter bits)

Every time I think I’ve got it all figured out God laughs and says “Linda has a plan!”

It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature!

How do you get a sermon out of this ? I always check the weather before I water Calvin should too

Calvins mom is going to kill him if he gets the carpet wet

Jas 2:19 You believe that Elohim is one. You do well. The demons also believe – and shudder!

Ushindi It’s hard for me to pick just one, but I can narrow it down to 3: “Suzie Q”, “I Put A Spell On You” and “Born On the Bayou” ———– ratlum Agreed. I see no sermon here. ———– As for quotation marks & apostrophes, I prefer proper use. However any use of text talk is over-abuse.

A Sermon: How about the entire bible? You know, all those times where humans claimed that they were in control and God reminded them that although they had some power it was not nearly as great as they boasted.

Pharaoh and the plagues the Tower of Babel Joshua at Jericho I could keep going but I’m sure you get the idea.

Why does God create people that inevitably are damned, when He knows before He creates them that they will be damned? Is that God’s sense of humor?

illusion of controll

You were saying? :)

As it was once said in that vast wasteland;”It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature”

Remember the old saying (in either Yiddish or German, and please forgive the spelling):

“Mann tracht, und Gott laught!”

which means, more or less:

Man makes plans, and God just laughs.

jrbj:

We dam ourselves.

CogentModality said, about 10 hours ago

Is your avatar a statement of how you view yourself or just a fascination with Kurt’s artistry?

I can’t quite view myself from this angle so I’ll leave it those with the proper viewpoint to report on its accuracy. Uncle V did have a knack for simplistic realism however.

Ultimately, God will have the last word, and he intervenes intermittently as well.

“Man proposes, but God disposes” - attributed to Thomas a Kempis (quotation marks for quotes) “The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.” Proverbs 16:33 jrbj, God predetermines who are the non-elect, but they are free to make the choice they make concerning their final destiny. JohnnyDarko said it as briefly as possible.

Yukoner, Your examples are excellent and well-known to most people, but don’t expect everybody to accept them even if they “get the idea”. Some people are incorrigible.

Touché buddy. My flaws are acknowledged. But what have you learned today?

You think Calvin thinks he’s God NOW, wait till he gets an erector set!

How the mighty have fallen!

“There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind… it is all a sham.” – Anna Sewell

“Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, it takes religion.” – Steven Weinberg.

“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” – Epicuris

I love your Christ. I do not love your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Going to church doesn’t make one a Christian any more than going to a garage makes one a car.” – unknown

Good ones bandz. Reminds me of one my Grandfather used to say:

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Watterson’s statement about this strip in the 10th Anniversary book - “The illusion of control.” Interesting that so many people used those exact same words here…

Acknowledgment of flaws is good.

Among other things, I learned that someone who had the last word didn’t let it be the last word. Friends don’t let friends abuse last word privilege. I also learned that ‘alleged’ Quotation Mark Addiction can cause severe annoyance to ‘one person at large’.

God is both able and willing. The final chapter hasn’t been written yet. Without free will there would be no evil. Would you rather have everyone be robots or automatons? Gandhi was also unlike Christ. It would be good for people to heed their own admonitions.

LOL! PG2 - Your posts become a lot funnier once one realizes that how seriously you take yourself! What a hoot! And I note that you’ve even cut back to single quotation marks! (Considered a ‘light’ alternative for QMA sufferers!) Just remember that the first step in dealing with addiction is admitting you have a problem! Keep up the good work buddy!

Whoo! Whoo! There’s no need to wonder. It’s the person at large with last word addiction…but who really gives a hoot? It doesn’t even do any good when I indicate why I’m using quotation marks. “Don’t confuse me with the facts (or reasons); my mind is made up.” Single quotation marks have their place as you ‘lightly’ observed. You don’t like quotation marks because they acknowledge the use of someone else’s material. I have enough unique material. I don’t need to avoid quotation marks, and by (an argument from) silence claim undue credit.

PG2 - Once again, you have sadly missed the point. I have no issue with quotation marks but I do find it annoying to have to sift past 5-10 posts per day of you randomly regurgitating the thoughts of others. Don’t fear charges of undue credit. There is little danger of you ever saying anything that anyone else would want to take credit for. As for last word addiction, I would gladly suffer from it if it means that we have heard the last of you for any given day. Ciao!

What point is there to miss? You don’t have a point. Appreciating and perpetuating the thoughts of others is hardly ‘regurgitating’, and certainly not random. Most of what you say is regurgitation of your own incessant criticisms and complaints ad nauseum. It’s anything but edifying to me or anyone else. If you want the last word again, just make sure it isn’t something outlandish and preposterous as it usually is.

THat has a GREAT message!!