Calvin has a magic thermos. The volume of those three snowballs is much greater than the interior volume of his thermos, especially after you subtract all of the space required for the insulating layer.
Calvin is ambidextrous again today. He pounds on the thermos with his left hand but throws the snowball with his right hand. He’s drawn that way so that the reader can easily see what he is doing in each case.
@ Hobbes-the-commenter: Thanks for those! I love that Hobbes-the-tiger uses “momentarily” according to its original meaning of “any moment now” instead of “for a moment.”
Brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this when I was in grade school? All I could come up with was creating a volcano from a half-pint of milk and a straw. Guess you had to be there but as a second-grader, it was top-notch lunchtime entertainment…we couldn’t afford Wayne Newton.
That does it; I’m contacting my Representative to begin a campaign to prohibit the use of this Dihydrogen stuff. I have personally seen what it does to my car, and my garden. Worst of all, it can fall out of the sky, anytime, anywhere, and with little or no warning. Sometimes so much falls from the sky that we have to actually walk through it. It’s as if it’s a part of nature we can’t live without.
This strip reminds me of Bill Cosby’s routine about making a perfect snowball and putting it into the freezer. His plan was to use it to smack someone in July when they’d never expect it. If you don’t know the routine, I won’t tell you the punch line.
“Does he have another side?”*lWP – Actually I was wondering that this morning. Most little kids have a naughty spirited side, and also a cuddle side when they’re tired and Grandma’s lap is open.*Have we ever seen Calvin in cuddle mode?
Throwing things in school halls can be very dangerous and I will not throw anything while in school — I had to write it 1000 times for playing catch with my papier mache artwork in the hall. (I used carbon).
@neverenoughgold: Just trying to keep up with Bill Watterson and his sabbaticals, taking a break from Calvin and Hobbes. I generally take some time off from GoComics two or three times a year, especially in the spring during Lent.
BE THIS GUY almost 10 years ago
I am sure, the principal will be very impressed.
rshive almost 10 years ago
Technology is your friend. Use it.
KeepKeeper almost 10 years ago
Beware, you are out numbered Calvin.
rentier almost 10 years ago
An other new start!
Say What? Premium Member almost 10 years ago
That’s definitely thinking outside the lunchbox.
cheshirebeagle almost 10 years ago
Would snow count as a lethal weapon in school?
Pointspread almost 10 years ago
An “A” for creativity.
Hobbes Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Calvin has a magic thermos. The volume of those three snowballs is much greater than the interior volume of his thermos, especially after you subtract all of the space required for the insulating layer.
Hobbes Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Calvin is ambidextrous again today. He pounds on the thermos with his left hand but throws the snowball with his right hand. He’s drawn that way so that the reader can easily see what he is doing in each case.
Hobbes Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Click here (or stretch image): Calvin and Hobbes (January 6, 1994)
Hobbes Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (February 15, 1986)
damifid0 almost 10 years ago
Good morning. Hobbs,thank you for your additions in the comments. :)
mourdac Premium Member almost 10 years ago
LOL! And thanks, Hobbes, another great one!
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 10 years ago
And in two days, the bringing of a thermos to school is going to be forbidden.
cubswin2016 almost 10 years ago
Throw it at Susie. I dare you.
SquidGamerGal almost 10 years ago
In two seconds, your parents will hear about this as you sit in the principal office!
Hobbes Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Hi iammu. Glad you enjoy the extra strips. I’ll be on my spring sabbatical soon, returning after Easter.
pjhboyd almost 10 years ago
and in about 3 seconds Calvin will wish he hadn’t
orinoco womble almost 10 years ago
@ Hobbes-the-commenter: Thanks for those! I love that Hobbes-the-tiger uses “momentarily” according to its original meaning of “any moment now” instead of “for a moment.”
Guilty Bystander almost 10 years ago
Brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this when I was in grade school? All I could come up with was creating a volcano from a half-pint of milk and a straw. Guess you had to be there but as a second-grader, it was top-notch lunchtime entertainment…we couldn’t afford Wayne Newton.
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 10 years ago
That does it; I’m contacting my Representative to begin a campaign to prohibit the use of this Dihydrogen stuff. I have personally seen what it does to my car, and my garden. Worst of all, it can fall out of the sky, anytime, anywhere, and with little or no warning. Sometimes so much falls from the sky that we have to actually walk through it. It’s as if it’s a part of nature we can’t live without.
Packratjohn Premium Member almost 10 years ago
This strip reminds me of Bill Cosby’s routine about making a perfect snowball and putting it into the freezer. His plan was to use it to smack someone in July when they’d never expect it. If you don’t know the routine, I won’t tell you the punch line.
Aaron Saltzer almost 10 years ago
This will not end well. Haha
dflak almost 10 years ago
As a kid I once stored a snowball in the freezer for a couple of months. It had pretty much shrunk to a ball of ice by then.
rentier almost 10 years ago
Calvin generates his bad little boy side again!
InuYugiHakusho almost 10 years ago
Careful, Calvin. Think about that kid who recently got suspended from his school for proclaiming that he had a magic ring from “Lord of the Rings”.
BE THIS GUY almost 10 years ago
You’re not anti-Swedish, are you?
rickray777 almost 10 years ago
Calvin’s Mom (on the phone with the Principal! — Dad’s at work, of course!): “AIEEEEE!!! CALVIN SUSPENDED FOR WHAT??!!!”
ACTIVIST1234 almost 10 years ago
“Does he have another side?”*lWP – Actually I was wondering that this morning. Most little kids have a naughty spirited side, and also a cuddle side when they’re tired and Grandma’s lap is open.*Have we ever seen Calvin in cuddle mode?
Susie Derkins :D almost 10 years ago
And have everyone die of thrist? Wow.
badcyclist Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Sadly, two seconds is the farthest ahead Calvin can think.
I LOVE LOUIE MORE almost 10 years ago
Never thought of using a Thermos. A friend of mine used to save snowballs in the freezer for use in July.
NotNurmal almost 10 years ago
Calvin would be enough to challenge anyones patience but hes great isnt he?
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Throwing things in school halls can be very dangerous and I will not throw anything while in school — I had to write it 1000 times for playing catch with my papier mache artwork in the hall. (I used carbon).
Hobbes Premium Member almost 10 years ago
@neverenoughgold: Just trying to keep up with Bill Watterson and his sabbaticals, taking a break from Calvin and Hobbes. I generally take some time off from GoComics two or three times a year, especially in the spring during Lent.
jmconlon almost 9 years ago
It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold. How do it know?
eccolibri60 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
The thermos is the most incredible invention ever! It keeps things hot or cold, but how does it know which to do?