Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 23, 2010

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    margueritem  about 14 years ago

    Hobbes has all the fun!

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    rentier  about 14 years ago

    And he’ll be especially clean! I’d like it more with an open cover! Breath is better!

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    GreenJade  about 14 years ago

    The strip should be titled - ‘How the Jacuzzi was invented’

    Hey Marg, hope you are feeling better !

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    cleokaya  about 14 years ago

    Wait until you get married. The agitator is front and center then.

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    MontanaLady  about 14 years ago

    Or, is Calvin the agitator????

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    MontanaLady  about 14 years ago

    Marg, continue on your speedy recovery!!!!!

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    COWBOY7  about 14 years ago

    Wouldn’t quite be the same for you, Calvin!

    G’Morning Marg, Mike, Grog & Fran.

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    ladywolf17  about 14 years ago

    Poor Calvin. Left out of the fun.

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    alviebird  about 14 years ago

    Not only left out, but has to sit and wait with nothing to do while Hobbes has all the fun.

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    moronbis  about 14 years ago

    Why is he thinking so much? Just get inside the washing machine.

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    Puddleglum2  about 14 years ago

    thebird55, I thought of using ‘mature’ for perfect, but the Hebrew word in the OT seemed a bit different from the NT word. It’s close, though. I wouldn’t find fault with it, but my emphasis was on the failure of King Asa in this instance. In general, Asa was a good king, but near the end of his life, he failed miserably and showed little or no maturity. You, some others, and I could have significant discussion in a Bible class on this subject, but we will show restraint here.

    BTW, I still regularly look back to the previous day’s comments to see what I missed while I was gone.

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    SWEETBILL  about 14 years ago

    Calvin is quitely thinking, (Third panel) what’s going on in that agitated mind!!!

    @ Montana Lady, yesterday you said , you liked Calvin & Susie as grown -ups, Wouldn’t you miss poor Little Calvin and Hobbes, their so innocent….heh, heh……..

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    rshive  about 14 years ago

    Your bathtub does have an agitator Calvin. You’re it!

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    Cymbol  about 14 years ago

    Lets just hope this doesn’t entice Calvin to bring mom’s electric mixer into the tub…wouldn’t put it past him though.

    Great to see you back Marg, you were missed. Hope you’re feeling better.

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    Deepal  about 14 years ago

    calvin looks so innocent in the first panel

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    Rakkav  about 14 years ago

    I see a number of us are thinking along the same lines: Calvin is his own agitator in the bath!

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    Jungleman  about 14 years ago

    @Cymbol … don’t throw bad ideas around. I think Calvin reads the comments :P

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    andrew_c  about 14 years ago

    This strip and the previous strip are among my favourite Cavlin and Hobbes strips.

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    Sandfan  about 14 years ago

    A front loading machine with a window would ease Calvin’s anxiety.

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    rentier  about 14 years ago

    Marvee: Thank you for explain “flagging” to me yesterday!

    Above all Marg is here again, that counts, it’s a good sign!

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    gjsjr41  about 14 years ago

    Marg is back. All is right with the world……..except…………I’m still waiting for my cool million dollars.

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    cdward  about 14 years ago

    Welcome back, Marg. Hope all is well.

    My children grew up deprived - we have a front loader, so while they can see the laundry, there’s no agitation going on. Sigh.

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    GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago

    I agree with you baslim

    Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

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    LeslieAnne  about 14 years ago

    But Sandfan… Then Hobbes wouldn’t be able to breathe! At least with the top loading ones there’s the air pocket at the top!!!!

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    mike.firesmith  about 14 years ago

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

    I wonder how many kids have tried to take a bath in a washer. Hmmmmm

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    LeslieAnne  about 14 years ago

    And Puddleglum2, yes let’s not add to the agitation, but save it for another time and another place! But I want to join in too!! :)

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    photoman022  about 14 years ago

    why not just climb in?

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    Plods with ...™  about 14 years ago

    Marge I hope that’s not a photo of the bandage on your head. Ditto on the speedy recovery wishes…..

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    aelwero  about 14 years ago

    makes me think of the TIDAL WAVE! bath strip ;)

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    TN-REDD  about 14 years ago

    “Each to his/her own” ….Someone great at sometime or another had said that. ….As I get older, I am starting to figure out that each and everyone of us has their own beliefs about each and everything. I have my own opinion,as do each of you. If I don’t like your ‘s, I simply move on. I may make a comment , but I don’t think less of someone just because I don’t agree with them. Example: I agree with “Divine Intervention”. I don’t agree with what someone said on here a few days ago about we (MANKIND)being a “freak of nature” Now I don’t think that the person who said that is the “freak of nature” ….Or do I??? It just may be that I still have some growing left to do ………………On a lighter note : I wonder if Calvin will put Hobbes in the dryer on Fluff. Think Hobbes will shrink ??? Nothing worse than the smell of wet Tiger..!

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    Jolynn191978  about 14 years ago

    That is why hot tubs are so popular for us adults–agitators!

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    fsrstarr  about 14 years ago

    Being a relatively new Calvin & Hobbes fan, I have not seen most of the strips. I am interested to know the outcome of this one. Will Hobbes fur be normal after his soak?

    You see, I had a stuffed tiger when I was 6. It was my most favorite possession. One day my mother made a comment that it was dirty and needed to be thrown out. I overheard this and was quite upset. So I gave my beloved a bath with a wash cloth and soap. Needless to say the fur was ruined and he looked awful. I was heartbroken. Soon after that my pet disappeared never to return, though I looked and pleaded in vain….

    Perhaps that is why I took so long to warm up to Calvin and Hobbes. The snowman figures brought me round, though … I received a couple in an email, and was instantly a fan…

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    bmonk  about 14 years ago

    @fsrstarr, that’s a sad story. My sister was luckier: her orange-brown bear (“Pumpkin”/”Punkey”) eventually went through three (I think) whole sets of new skin, plus more partials…

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    keltii  about 14 years ago

    Been gone past 9 days,, won a holiday to Turks & Caicos, have to catch up on a weeks worth of C & H!

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    kab2rb  about 14 years ago

    keltii you had a vacation lucky you.

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    Gretchen's Mom  about 14 years ago

    I carefully wash (and sew when needed) all of my little one’s most favorite and beloved toys to make them last as long as possible because it’s next to impossible to find a duplicate replacement … and I just can’t bear for her little heart to be broken whenever toys no longer salvageable have to be thrown away.

    :-(

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    bmonk  about 14 years ago

    Some of these stories remind me of The Velveteen Rabbit (text here). A classic child’s tale.

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    ratlum  about 14 years ago

    Mom better do something to curb Calvin s cleaning stuff in the washing machine I think.

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    GrimmaTheNome  about 14 years ago

    Why do they never tell parents not to give their babies cuddlies which can’t be machine washed and tumble dried? Test it before they get attached!

    I was also not informed before the event that it’s impossible to read the Velveteen Rabbit aloud to a child without choking up and needing a handkerchief.

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Where has Wildmustang gotten to?

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    gofinsc  about 14 years ago

    Maybe Ellie can rush over quickly from FBOFW and put John’s pants in the washer with Hobbes.

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    fsrstarr  about 14 years ago

    @GretchensMom: Your daughter is very lucky.

    @bmonk: I have not read “Velveteen Rabbit”, but I will do so. Thanks for t he tip. I am glad your sister and “Punkey” were more fortunate.

    I seldom have time to comment, however, I do enjoy all of yours, and visiting this page is a quiet respite that I enjoy. I am glad I found it.

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    Puddleglum2  about 14 years ago

    keltii, We all sympathize with you immensely! Did you have to eat conch at almost every meal? Could you see the Dominican Republic from where you were? Big Papi is in Boston playing baseball, and Manny is being Manny. I think he just came off the DL with the Dodgers. If your home is in the British Isles, you might not even be familiar with my baseball comments. That wouldn’t be cricket!

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    margueritem  about 14 years ago

    Thanks again for all of your good wishes. Yes, I am doing better each day. Wildmustang, where are you? Hope that all is well.

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    mrprongs  about 14 years ago

    fUNNY, moM WISHES YOURS DIDN’T.

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    khpage  about 14 years ago

    The Tiger might have a different opinion of the experience after the machine hits spin dry. Making stuffed toys that would put up with being put in a washing machine would be an instant hit with untold numbers of parents. With all the technology/knowledge/experience at our disposal, why hasn’t someone come up with this?

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    lindz.coop Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Glad to see there are so many good moms here – my mom put my favorite fur cat in the furnace (we had an old coal furnace) and tried to convince me that the new plush one was “better??” No way!! – She had to go and find another fur one just to live with me.

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