Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 20, 2010

Too old, yet so young….

Calvin, once she will forgive you… Probably just before she is needing a stick to walk…

DEAD BOY WALKING.

Mom will forgive you when you die, Calvin.

Calvin, when it comes to the saying about a “Mother’s Love”, all you can do is pray that it is true!

Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Ladywolf!!!!!!!!!

You can run, but you can’t hide, Calvin.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

My brother didn’t forgive something I had done in my youth for 43 years. Often I think, how many beautiful things we could have done during this long time!!! Now we are old people and he still will not forgive!

I will be self-pitying if I were in Calvin’s shoes.

How can he be sorry for himself when he’s soooo guilty? I feel sorry for Mom. Her car is in the ditch, and her child has disappeared.

What’s he mean WE, Hobbes is innocent.

In this case things may be a bit better the longer you stay away. If she worries enough or misses you enough it might soften your punishment or she may hold that against you too. “Two wrongs don’t make a right !”

And nary a thought about great secret clubs or slimy girls passes his woebegone little mind.

the picture on the right panel is one of my favorites

The woods near Calvin’s house are so beautiful. The creek, cliff, trees .. so pretty.

Calvin, have you ever considered the life of a monk? Naw, just smear some blood on your forehead, go home and scream: MOM< ARE TOU ALIVE? BOOHOOHOOHOO

How do you pepole write in bold?

nice one ladywolf. LOL

cats32 said, about 1 hour ago: How do you pepole write in bold?

We type loudly XD

cats32, try this link:

http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Pibgorn/StyleGuide.html

You can always go home; you just may not be welcome… ;-)

They can kill you, but they can’t eat you.

Hope they don’t get lost. It will get dark before you know it. AHHH …..The long summer nights. Around here you can stay outside almost till 9 pm. before you see the sunset over the horizon. However, you’ll need to have some OFF spray. It seems skeeters like the summer nights aswell.

That’s so sad LX013 …..forgiveness is more for the person that was wronged than anything else. Anger is such a heavy burden to bear.

Going home should be “as easy as falling off a log”, but for Calvin it ‘wood’ be hard. He’d be ‘up the creek without a paddle’. Calvin ‘can’t see the forest for the trees’, so he has a ‘stream’ of excuses.

CarolinaGirls Yes it’s very sad and it’s a great suffer!

LX013, what did you do? And your brother must really hold a grudge for not forgiving you for 43 years.

Wattersons drawing is what attracted me to this strip … the last panel is good example. Ladywolf LOL ! Puddleglum - you are an inexhaustible puddle of puns!

Josh He didn’t accept the person I married, so it started!

“…you can’t go home again”.

“River of no Return” (1954) Marilyn sings 4 songs in the film.

LX013, I understand that “it’s very sad…”, but don’t be controlled by someone’s unwillingness to forgive. Forgive the person for not forgiving you and free yourself of the suffering and burden!

LX013, it is your brother’s loss. I am glad that you have lived your life as you saw fit rather than give in to another person’s wishes.

midiranger said, “Puddleglum - you are an inexhaustible puddle of puns!” I just hope it doesn’t make anybody ‘glum’. Not everybody likes puns. BTW, are there a maxiranger and a miniranger, or are you the lone ranger?

Bill Watterson’s drawings are so cool…..you even forget for a while what a prankster Calvin is….

cats32 the easiest way two captials number 8 before and after. itilizied two capitals 8 after the name.

Thomas Wolfe’s first novel (1929): Look Homeward, Angel Eleven years later he published You Can’t Go Home Again

LX013, some things are unforgivable. My sister did something unforgivable and I refuse to have anything further to do with her or her family, even if it were a matter of life and death.

People who don’t forgive, still want to receive forgiveness. Something to ruminate about, runar. Nothing is unforgivable, it might be harder to do it, but not impossible.

The most difficult part is not the forgiving of others but learning to forgive oneself.

Don’t worry, Calvin… Your mother is not angry, she’s only worried about you. You’d be going back home pretty soon.

tamron is right on! Disclaimer: The following is for anyone who is interested. You may accept, reject or ignore it, as you will. “Take heed to yourselves: If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.” Luke 18:3 That is for reconciliation! There’s another forgiveness that’s required for any offence, It relates to revenge. “…Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 12:19 However, that doesn’t negate justice.

That’s a big part of it, Yukoner. Sadly, when no one else forgives you, and you have forgiven yourself, its a very tough row to hoe.

“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us”

Poor Calvin and poor Hobbes, no tuna. How will they ever survive?

Marvee, love your cat in the hat.

Thanks BuzzDog

Mike B said: What’s he mean WE, Hobbes is innocent.

Given the fact that Hobbes “helped” Calvin push the car out of the garage and into the driveway, causing it to then roll downhill into a ditch, he isn’t quite so innocent in this latest escapade of theirs!

Right-o GretchensMom. We tend to forget that Hobbes is an extension of Calvin’s ego. Darned clever that Watterson.

Forgive the striker but remember the blow.

Hea Calviin, running away is an admission of guilt & that will make it much worse punishment when you do go home.

The tiger’s tail isn’t fuzzed out, at least not yet, so all is quiet on the Western Front, or wherever they are at the moment….

Runar I am sure, that sometimes it seems you cannot forgive it’s a hardening of heart! I was very very sorry, but when I saw, he doesn’t want to have anything to do with me, I lived my life and tried to forget it!

RUNAR: Kind of lonesome at the Thanksgiving table when you won’t forgive your sister’s family, isn’t it?

UBUBOBU said, about 3 characters ago

Right-o GretchensMom. We tend to forget that Hobbes is an extension of Calvin’s ego. Darned clever that Watterson.

Yes and no. A good character often takes on an existence of its own. Many authors will try to get the character to behave and do as the author wants, but can’t–the character simply would not do it. Same here: Calvin may have imagined Hobbes, but now he is as he is.

LX013 I’m sorry that your brother is so hard hearted.

LX013, Your reply to runar indicates a good, healthy spirit. A positive attitude is very crucial in many areas of life.

Runar is talking about his sister’s family, so that makes it his family, too. He was joking so don’t feel sorry for him or blame him for being a stubborn old coot.

I hate to say it but I’m human (No smart alec remarks). I would love to be forgiven but in the Prayer it says “as we forgive the tress passes of others”. There is the hard part, in order to be forgiven, I must forgive. Lord, give me strength. Let me be able to forgive. I’m not that strong.

you can forgive someone, but then choose not to have them in your life afterwords mom will forgive calvin…… eventually

Calvin it was not meant for 6 yr olds moms do miss their little boys. and little boys will miss mommy.

Go home Calvin. You are still her boy. The car is a material object, covered by insurance no doubt, and is replaceable. You on the other hand aren’t. You will be punished, but it will feel better than running away. Plus aren’t you getting hungry, and night will fall. I don’t see your shelter…..

Puddleglum2: Thanks for that. Wise words indeed. I am Wiccan myself, but respect what the Bible teaches.

Calvin get hobbes to attack the bear/mom!

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