Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 24, 2016

I thought Hobbes was Calvin’s pillow. Or is that the other way around?

If I were Dad I’d be sneaking up the steps to see who Calvin was talking to.

Just sleep on his belly Calvin. I doubt it will feel that different from your own bed.

They sound just like an old married couple!

I wonder if Dad only hears Calvin or whether he also hears what he assumes in Calvin speaking in a different voice.

The lumpy things always to the others!

WHY is Calvin’s pillow lumpy now?

At this rate, they’re never gonna go to sleep.

Don’t you just hate it when your voices keep you awake at night ?

Don’t make me come up there!

calvin, you’d better quit horsing around at bedtime. school is starting SOON. sleep deprivation is not conducive to learning. though I doubt that means much to you.

I’m reminded of the great (but now totally disgraced) Bill Cosby’s standup routine where he and his brother argue in bed after lights-out. Hilarious. Kids (and stuffed tigers) are so full of life that they just can’t “settle down!”

By this time Dad knows Calvin talks to, and argues with, what he sees as a stuffed tiger. He knows his son. I think Dad believes Hobbes is the more mature parts of Calvin that he hopes will eventually take over.:Dad would be wrong about this, according to Watterson. Calvin perceives Hobbes as a real talking tiger, everyone else perceives him as a stuffed tiger. Watterson portrays both views of reality as equally true. Hobbes is an entity unto himself that can perform independent actions, but only Calvin can perceive it. It would be extremely creepy if Hobbes understood that no one but Calvin thinks he is alive, but he doesn’t.

Hobbes, you better be quiet. Otherwise you’ll get a few lumps on your head!

xxx

They sound like true brothers, species notwithstanding, lol.

What the crap is up with these comments? Are you are you all being serious? Or are you intentionally sounding insane?

He didn’t tell Hobbes to go to sleep.