Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 26, 2009

first,

good job calvin

Discretion is the better part of valor…

His adulthood will appreciate it.

After getting roughed up by Moe, Calvin doesn’t want to get mauled by Hobbes.

Pick your battles Calvin, pick your battles!

Calvin,

You’ll be glad when you go into adulthood. You’ll probably tell your kids (if you have any) “winnning isn’t everything, even if your life depends on it.”

…especially when you’re up against a tiger.

is he an Auburn Tiger, a Grambling Tiger, an LSU Tiger, a Princeton Tiger, or one of the hundreds of other Tigers existing in college football? i’d vote Princeton, but i have a bias for those Tigers.

Hobbes is a TIGER, A MIGHTY, MIGHTY TIGER>>>>HEEEEEEEEEEE’S GREAT!!!!

VERY wise choice in this situation, Calvin!

Discretion is the better part of valour.

I’m so sorry to everyone who had a bully story yesterday and thank you for your comments on mine. Calvin is smart, sometimes you just got to know when to surrender. I know playing with my dogs at times and they got carried away with wanting the ball that I’ve just given it to them rather than lose a finger. Enjoy those after Christmas sales everyone. I’m off with my son today to buy his gift of dress work clothes for his new job.

Afraid of a stuffed tiger? Calvin, stand up and be a 6 year old man.

Winning isn’t everything, but it beats the hell out of losing.

Calvin has come one step closer to inventing Calvinball: the only game in the world he can win, sort of.

Gad, what pathos!

Actually, in “Calvinball” the winner is the one who has the lowest score. Hobbs hasn’t figured that out yet.

I’m always amazed by Calvin’s vocabulary. “Ambulatory” is quite impressive for a 6 year old! I have freshmen who don’t know what the word means…

Calvin is actually a very intelligent kid, years ahead of his time!

You want to argue with those eyes of Hobbes’ over a football?

Hobbes can look so nasty, it’s to feer!

In grammar school, I knocked the bully behind me on his a$$ a minute before the teacher returned to the class. He had been giving me shots for a couple of minutes when I let him have it. He waited for me after school, but I just stood there , ducking and weaving, and laughing at him while his friends stood around.

He never bothered me again. In fact, a few years later, I left a small party when he came. I let it be known I wouldn’t be seen in the same room with him.

From yesterday:

Susan001 said, about 22 hours ago

GregandHeather, Calvin’s last name is Spiff. Don’t know if he has a middle name.

He doesn’t have a LAST name, either, Susan. “Spiff” isn’t Calvin’s last name; it’s the FIRST name of one of his imaginary characters, Spaceman Spiff. As I said yesterday, Bill Watterson never bothered to give Calvin’s family a last name (or even first names to his parents), since he simply considered such details irrelevant.

That’s also why we never heard from Uncle Max again, incidentally, because Bill realized that he’d never given Calvin’s dad a name, and it was ridiculous to have Uncle Max never call Calvin’s parents by name.

As far as I know, the only character in C & H who had both a first name and a last name was Susie Derkins.

Indeed. Hope you know I was pulling Susan001’s leg in agreeing with her. :))

CALVIN NEVER BECOMES AN ADULT PEOPLE! HE IS 6 FOREVER!!!

jrbj said, about 10 scores ago

‘Actually, in “Calvinball” the winner is the one who has the lowest score. Hobbs hasn’t figured that out yet.’

That’s only true until the rule changes…

Imagination can conjure one h–l of a mean Tiger, you did the right thing Calvin

calvin u did good if u hadnt done what u did hobbes wouldv had an excuse 2 use his claws

It football season hobbes will beat raven on sunday!

Good choice calvin