Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 14, 2013

If you drink cow milk, don’t be surprised if you start behaving like a calf.

You’re right, Calvin — it’s udderly ridiculous!

The third panel is priceless.

I agree, Hobbes.

If he can milk the old sow…

The VERY FIRST cow to be milked probably said…What the MOO…!?"

Or Sauteed’ Snails, Deepfried Scorpions, Roasted Tarantula, Chocolate covered ants (Kinda peppery), live Squid or even (Horror of HORRORS!) Rhubarb Pie!

Somehow equating the French and bravery strikes me as an oxymoron.

Better hurry to school where you don’t think about anything.

I live in Japan and have often had similar thoughts about “natto” (fermented soybeans) and “fugu” poisonous blowfish.

Nevermind all of that. Who discovered diabetes by noticing some urine tasted like grape juice?

It was a brave man who ate the first oyster!

Stinky tofu, durian, sea slug, all very unappetizing…..

Hobbes’ reaction and expression in the last panel is absolutely classic!!

if you don’t like cow milk, try soy milk made from soybeans.

This was a Jerry Seinfeld bit, back in his Carson days.

Comments: You are ALL simply priceless today!

To quote Joey from Friends, “It’s a moo point.”http://www.friends-tv.org/zz708.html

TMI!

No bull.

Right on, Hobbes, I’m with U !!!

Or who was the first to say, “Let’s crack open and eat the next thing that comes out of a chicken’s rear end.”

I have thought the same thing, MANY times!

moooooo…. hahahha i like it…

My favorite story of WWII resistance is that of the German occupation of Denmark. The German “Governor” released an order that all Danish Jews were to begin wearing the Star of David. The morning the order took effect, every man, woman, and child, including the king himself, was wearing the Star of David. More than 99% of Danish Jews were successfully hidden and smuggled out of the country.

The cows sure wish it hadn’t been thought of to steal their milk and babies. Even worse, it is unhealthy for humans but endorsed and supported by our government to feed our children. Too sad to be funny!

Or there are foods that are actually toxic until they have been treated properly, I think casava is an example.

I’ve got the complete Calvin and Hobbes collection, but it’s nice getting them one at a time, the way I used to.

Hmm. I never thought of that.

Well Calvin its this way ,before before humans milked cows ate fish and genetically worked on things like peanuts corn potatoes etc ,we got damned hungry.

The 700 American firefighters currently battling a wildfire in my town are all of the above. – “If we’re talking oxymorons – brave Americans (unless they’re drugged up), slim, healthy Americans, unselfish Americans, considerate Americans… the list is inexhaustible.” -

I’m agreeing 100% with Hobbes here.

You can’t let somebody make your stomach lurch when you haven’t even eaten yet!

LOL xxx

Very good point! Why in the world would we drink the milk made for a calf? We’re the only animals that drink the milk of another species. Drink something healthy like almond milk!

I don’t actually think that’s such a strange question. Who on earth did figure that out?

I try not to drink milk (from any animal), not because I think it’s unethical but because it has adverse effect. (My choice is that made from rice.) .I dislike French cuisine because it is too highly disguised with sauces….I like the taste of food on it’s own. Bean curd is alright if cooked gently and spiced correctly..If it doesn’t kill us we’ll eat it a second time.

Thought the same thing about durian fruit when I was in southeast asia <You know this smells like crap! Think I’ll eat it!>.

Oysters?

@Igo,Do you know what ‘Rocky Mountain Oysters’ are?

How about eggs: “The next thing that comes out of that chicken’s butt, I’m going to eat it."

I wonder what the afternoon food will be…

The one that I’ve always wondered about is how someone decided to take these particular beans, roast them, grind them up, put them in boiling water and then drink that water.

This one is one of my all-time favorite “C&H” strips. Love the quote about the cow.

It was probably a woman Calvin, but I do agree. The more I think about things the weirder they get, especially everyday things I take for granted. Calvin doesn’t mind how weird things are. Hobbes would rather have breakfast first, before exploring this wonderful world that is quite weird. My weird example is yogurt, which I have with cereal instead of cows milk. Mind you, I would much rather try milking a cow than fight in WW2. I once owned a WW2 surplus Norweigan rifle. It was designed for only one purpose, killing people. It was $60. Now that is weird.

Interesting coincidence. My wife told me just yesterday that the Vikings believed the cow was the first animal to emerge from the snows, and it gave humanity milk and ice cream. So, I guess the answer to his question is—the Vikings.

That’s udderly strange!