Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 27, 2015
September 26, 2015
September 28, 2015
Transcript:
Hobbes: "The center snaps the ball back to the quarterback!" Calvin: "No he doesn't!" Hobbes: "He doesn't?" Calvin: "NO! Secretly, he's the quarterback for the other team! He keeps the balls!" Hobbes: "A traitor!" Calvin: "Calvin breaks for the goal!" Calvin: "Wheeee! He's at the 30...the 20.... the 10! Nobody can catch him!" Hobbes: "Nobody WANTS to! You're running toward your goal!" Calvin: "Huh?!" Hobbes: "When I learned you were a spy, I switched goals. This is YOUR goal and mine's hidden!" Calvin: "HIDDEN?!" Hobbes: "You'll never find it in a million years" Calvin: "I don't need to find it! As a traitor to your team, crossing MY goal counts as crossing YOUR goal!" Hobbes: "Ah, you might THINK so..." Calvin: "In fact, I know so!" Hobbes: "But the place I hid MY goal is right on top of YOUR goal. So the points will go to ME!" Calvin: "But the fact is, I'm, really a double agent! I'm on your team after all, which means you'll LOSE points if I cross your goal! Ha Ha!" Hobbes: "But I'M a traitor too. So I'm really on YOUR team! I WANT you to cross my goal! The points will go to YOUR team, which is really MY team!" Calvin: "That would be true...IF I were a real football player!" Hobbes: "You mean..?" Calvin: "I'm actually a badmitton player DISGUISED as a double-agent football player!!" Hobbes: "And I'M secretly a volleyball-croquet-polo player!" Calvin: "Sooner or later, all our games turn into Calvinball" Hobbes: "No cheating!"
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BE THIS GUY about 9 years ago
No rules, no cheating.
Rob Rex about 9 years ago
Calvinball is possibly the greatest game ever played. At least for those with imagination.
Hobbes Premium Member about 9 years ago
With those masks on, neither Calvin and Hobbes nor their games can be recognized.
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Do you think politicians would be good at Calvinball?
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 9 years ago
I was thinking that Calvinball seems “Pallastrada” literaly Streetsoccer invented by an Italian novelist twenty or more years ago : both has the rule of having no rule and any rule can be changed during the game by all the players of the game itself
verticallychallenged Premium Member about 9 years ago
Beautiful comment!
rickray777 about 9 years ago
“We-e-e-ell, NOT MUCH cheating, anyway! Hee-hee!”
Aaberon about 9 years ago
Excellent comparison.
elisem4 about 9 years ago
Does the boy have a future with the New England Patriots?
CoffeeLvr about 9 years ago
Love Hobbes stick pony.
Hobbes Premium Member about 9 years ago
@leftwingpatriot: I’m doing well, but just paying an occasional visit these days because of my work schedule.
scyphi26 about 9 years ago
Now, see, if all football games were like this one, I’d be much more inclined to watch them.
paullp Premium Member about 9 years ago
Is this what the expression “double-teaming” means?
Hobbes Premium Member about 9 years ago
@verticallychallenged: Today’s Calvin and Hobbes is from September 24, 1995, which is 20 years ago plus 3 days. It has “9-27” written at the bottom, but that has been modified for publication today as a rerun. The original strip says “9-24” in Bill Watterson’s handwriting, following the words that are written vertically at the edge of he panel:
Constantinepaleologos about 9 years ago
Did anyone follow all of that?
Hobbes Premium Member about 9 years ago
mfhorn 4 said: “@Hobbes, Re the Peanuts cartoon – what do you mean ‘if it begins to rain, the dog shall be invited into the house.’? Dogs (and cats) belong inside all the time!
@mfhorn 4: Well, big cats should definitely be invited in.JavaJolt62 about 9 years ago
Calvinball Classic!
Poollady1 about 9 years ago
Does the badminton birdie look deflated? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Susie Derkins :D about 9 years ago
Talk about getting serious.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 9 years ago
A game of Calvinball never ends, they spend all their time Making Up Rules!
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 9 years ago
I’m confused.
Number Three about 9 years ago
I was always good at Badminton even though I didn’t play it very often. I only played it in our PE lessons at school.
xxx
Kind&Kinder about 9 years ago
I don’t know if anyone’s said this before, but Watterson figured it out: Life is Calvinball; Calvinball is life.
Gilbert W Schlimgen about 9 years ago
Fantastic Thank you
lenasquest Premium Member about 9 years ago
This whole scene remind me of a scene from ‘Princess Bride’
Ed Brault Premium Member about 9 years ago
NEVER debate death with a Sicilian!
bookworm0812 about 9 years ago
Man, these Sunday Calvinball comics always make my head spin!
neverenoughgold about 9 years ago
LeadingEdge said, about 17 hours ago@neverenoughgoldThe signed picture you posted yesterday of Moe said, “To my friend David”. I presume he gave it to you and your name is David.
No, sorry for the confusion! I don’t recall where I found the photo, but it wasn’t a gift to me. I suspect “David” is proud to have it though…
bmonk about 9 years ago
Can you really cheat at solitaire? Who’s to say what rules you should follow?
boomyoboom about 9 years ago
who plays foot ball indoors?
tea62 about 9 years ago
No Rules, Just Cheating (Out-there restaurant’s motto)