@Number Three: Calvin wants a big aquarium to stick his head in or swim in, because he has no fish to look at in his bathtub using his mask and snorkel.He wants to do this with his Uncle Max…….. wait…….. no, that’s not right………
@Number Three: I think a lot of the humor in today’s strip was intended to be visual, with Bill Watterson able to get past the 1989 sensors by showing Calvin walking through the house naked, but drawing him at a proper angle in each panel. It would be more striking if it were in color. In the last panel the reader is invited to visualize what Mom is seeing, with her kid wearing nothing but a mask and snorkel.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
If there was a fifth panel, it would show Mom freaking out at Calvin.
Tah Tah over 9 years ago
hahaahahhahahah
Ol Skool over 9 years ago
if they get an aquarium for calvin put it in the front yard
bluram over 9 years ago
Aquariub? Mr. Bill W. needs to invest into a Dicksionary.
Sapna_Saini over 9 years ago
Happy new year..
vanoss over 9 years ago
Why is she knitting a crossword puzzle?
Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
Old joke alert:Fifth panel:Calvin’s mom: “You’re tracking Watterson!”
SunflowerGirl100 over 9 years ago
Hobbes, Groan – Good one!
twhalen over 9 years ago
ooh hah, ooh hah. Dive dive. I think he is a submarine.
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
Just like the sounds coming out of the snorkel, this initially went right over my head!.Bud, I gid it now…
Aaron Saltzer over 9 years ago
And…Calvin gets to mop up the floor. Lol
Karaboo2 over 9 years ago
Sounds like Calvin wants to go swimming with the fishes.He would fit right in, the little bullhead.
gyroman12345 over 9 years ago
Calvin’s Mom is going to have a hard time mopping up those stairs.
rshive over 9 years ago
The bath tub doesn’t’t give much room to travel.
Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
Speaking of tracking Watterson, there are some who have spent time tracking him without ever successfully locating him.
Number Three over 9 years ago
I don’t get it?
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Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
@Number Three: Calvin wants a big aquarium to stick his head in or swim in, because he has no fish to look at in his bathtub using his mask and snorkel.He wants to do this with his Uncle Max…….. wait…….. no, that’s not right………
PunyParson over 9 years ago
A number of cartoons have snorkels. Even Beetle Bailey had Sargent Snorkel.
dflak over 9 years ago
Many words with a “K” in them can be used for comic effect: Snorkel fits the category very well. It’s just fits awkwardly on the tongue.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 9 years ago
Better sounds effects were needed for the snorkel. Imagine imitating Darth Vader’s breathing.
Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
@Number Three: I think a lot of the humor in today’s strip was intended to be visual, with Bill Watterson able to get past the 1989 sensors by showing Calvin walking through the house naked, but drawing him at a proper angle in each panel. It would be more striking if it were in color. In the last panel the reader is invited to visualize what Mom is seeing, with her kid wearing nothing but a mask and snorkel.
Pthhht! over 9 years ago
Mom’s lucky Calvin didn’t go straight outside… again.
Hobbes Premium Member over 9 years ago
@Number Six: Then, perhaps Calvin’s name should be Seymour.(OK, now you really won’t be able to forgive me……..)
suwin.supasathian almost 3 years ago
Censored!