Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 12, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  over 4 years ago

    The visual aids make the discussion more entertaining.

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    codycab  over 4 years ago

    It seems impossible for Calvin to actually make good decisions.

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    mattro65  over 4 years ago

    There are many people in politics and government who could learn a lesson from this strip.

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    Robin Harwood  over 4 years ago

    We’ll learn the lesson sometime. But we can’t be bothered right now.

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    wiatr  over 4 years ago

    Now we know why Calvin keeps losing his wagons. ;-)

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    assrdood  over 4 years ago

    Calvin is learning the “unintended consequences” aspect of decision making.

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    Guilty Bystander  over 4 years ago

    “If you choose not to decide,

    You still have made a choice…"

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    SHIVA  over 4 years ago

    Maybe next time he’ll make a wrong decision and hit his head on a rock. End of discussion with a concussion!!

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    whahoppened  over 4 years ago

    Remembering is MUCH stronger if trauma is involved. Boys made to witness a transaction, then whipped, were admissible in court as witnesses when needed later.

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    Bilan  over 4 years ago

    Robert Frost took the road less traveled by.

    Calvin makes a bigger difference and takes the ledge.

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    orinoco womble  over 4 years ago

    With the visual aids, you’ll never forget the discussion…if you live to remember it.

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    Probably_At_Work  over 4 years ago

    This was a weird comic to read after having just watched Bandersnatch.

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    BigDaveGlass  over 4 years ago

    The only problem is that Calvin never learns from the example….

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    Carolyn Saunders  over 4 years ago

    Poor Hobbes has got soggy fur now

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    hariseldon59  over 4 years ago

    Fork in the road? Look for the Slauson cutoff.

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    jmworacle  over 4 years ago

    And to think, it is heck in rder to get alvin to take a bath.

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    The Pro from Dover  over 4 years ago

    That theory is all wet. Or, I knew I should have taken that left at Albuquerque!

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    jpayne4040  over 4 years ago

    There are a lot of important lessons out there that Calvin refuses to learn.

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    chick485  over 4 years ago

    My regret is that by growing up in Florida, all the places I’d ride my “sidewalk cars” I made were flat or a gentle slope at best, so I never learned through experience to make the good decisions.

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    cubswin2016  over 4 years ago

    It is too bad Calvin was not present when they handed out brains.

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    The Fly Hunter  over 4 years ago

    Hmmm… when I come to a fork in the road I take it….

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    A Hip loving Canadian...  over 4 years ago

    From visual aids to band aids.

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    rshive  over 4 years ago

    Those visual aids are sometimes not exactly wanted.

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    Redd Panda  over 4 years ago

    I can state, from experience, those “Little Red Wagons” were Satan’s handiwork. I’ve got the scars to prove it. But, weren’t they fun?

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    tsk5565  over 4 years ago

    And this concludes Calvin’s TED talk

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    Vangoghdog01  over 4 years ago

    Quantum Physics fully explained. (Many Worlds Interpretation)

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    joefearsnothing  over 4 years ago

    Me thinks the wrong part of this duo is making the decisions! ;o{

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    Snolep  over 4 years ago

    Hobbesian choices would have been preferable.

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    enigmamz  over 4 years ago

    Watterson is to landscapes in comic strips as John Ford was to them in movies.

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    enigmamz  over 4 years ago

    Also, I love how Calvin can comprehend such esoteric concepts, yet gives math answers like “eleventeen” and “thirtyseven-detwo”.

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    BiggerNate91  over 4 years ago

    This one always interested me.

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    Bookworm  over 4 years ago

    “Gravity just kicked in.” I had to think about that for a second or two; does gravity ever “kick out?”

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    carlzr  over 4 years ago

    “I note with some dismay …” Erudite imaginary friends are the best friends.

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    PoodleGroomer  over 4 years ago

    I believe this to be the inspiration for the wagon event in Hubris. Calvin would have used a flaming hoop if he had one.

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    grapefroot  over 4 years ago

    Calvin’s infamous ‘flying wagon’. Do the wheels ever touch the ground – I mean before the inevitable crash landing?

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    DCBakerEsq  over 4 years ago

    Yes, but, free will is just an illusion.

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    swanridge  over 4 years ago

    Lucky you landed in the deep section of the creek!

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    txmystic  over 4 years ago

    These philosophical discussions while hurtling towards a most inevitable plunge into a ravine are some of the best strips ever.

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    johndifool  over 4 years ago

    just pack a parachute next time, Calvin—who needs all of this silly philosophizing anyway?

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    eccolibri60 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    “That’s an important lesson we should learn sometime.” LOL!! I love that!

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 4 years ago

    Everything happens for a reason, but sometimes the reason is your stupid and you make bad decisions.

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    cleokaya  over 4 years ago

    What a perfect explanation of life

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    WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago

    One of the downfalls of living with linear time.

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    EdmundBabe  over 4 years ago

    Here endothelial the lesson on pandemics and exponential growth

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    Taracinablue  over 4 years ago

    “I note, with some dismay,” Hobbes said, peering over the edge of the airborne wagon, “you’ve chosen to jump the ledge.” <—- Great lines in this classic comic. I definitely missed a lot of its subtlety reading as a kid.

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    PaulLeckner  over 4 years ago

    Just like Curious George. We can live adventurous lives vicariously through these characters and never suffer the consequences.

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    hagarthehorrible  over 4 years ago

    That’s lot of thinking on the go boy! The result should have been a little better.

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