Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 09, 2010

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    margueritem  about 14 years ago

    Calvin is wise to the way of tigers.

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    tirnaaisling  about 14 years ago

    Perfect camouflage Hobbes ;)

    Good morning to you all!

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    rentier  about 14 years ago

    I like Hobbeses nose under the big armchair!!

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    COWBOY7  about 14 years ago

    Good try, Hobbes!

    G’Morning, Marg, Grog, Mike and all!

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    pouncingtiger  about 14 years ago

    Calvin knows how to kill Hobbes’ fun.

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    Dino-1  about 14 years ago

    He’s gotta get down sometime and he’ll be waiting…hahahahaha!

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    tbree  about 14 years ago

    I’ve had my cats pull this trick on me when getting out of bed. It’s more fun for the cat when they attack bare feet!

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    magnamax  about 14 years ago

    I have been ambushed from every angle including kamikaze attacks. I get a kick out of it.

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    SWEETBILL  about 14 years ago

    Calvin, better look under your bed tonite

    @Marg, like your new avatar, your hair looks nice when you you let it down!!

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    GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Sneaky, Hobbes.

    Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

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    UBarW  about 14 years ago

    Sneakery, Calvin…

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    rshive  about 14 years ago

    Works that way wth under-bed monsters too. You’re not crazy Calvin– and they are out to get you!

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    Kirokithikis  about 14 years ago

    now drop the other shoe and step on his paws as he grabs it

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    Rakkav  about 14 years ago

    And Hobbes is being stopped from coming out and dealing with Calvin anyway by… what?

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    steve26  about 14 years ago

    Maybe Hobbes is training Calvin to avoid the MUTB’s (monster’s under the bed) in future, a bit like Inspector Cleuseau and Kato in the Pink Panther movies…an alert Calvin is a safer Calvin

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    doc7sea  about 14 years ago

    throw again the other shoe and jump on the opposite direction!

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    moronbis  about 14 years ago

    It is time for Calvin to use his tuna-baited-tiger-trap.

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    rojolovescalvin  about 14 years ago

    luv the way electrified hair on 3rd panel :)

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    mike.firesmith  about 14 years ago

    **Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**

    No one who lives with a cat, trusts a cat.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 14 years ago

    << Yesterday, Hobbes said: Speaking of lame jokes about animals and food, what do you get if you cross a cornfield with a chipmunk? >>

    Answer: Alvin and cobs.

    When dealing with Calvin, I’ve learned that sometimes the only successful approach is to “out-Calvin” Calvin, by coming down to his level – or below it.

    Today, I’m well below Calvin’s level, still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 14 years ago

    << Yesterday, Fogger_man said: So, Hobbes… You’ll appreciate this one… What do you get when you cross a TIGER with a mina bird? >>

    Hmmm…… Let’s see….. Something that spends all of its time stalking and talking?

    Reminds me of that old tiger aphorism: “If you have too much to say, you will never capture prey.”

    What I’d like to know is, how do you cross a tiger with a mynah bird?

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    NE1956  about 14 years ago

    Bill must be a Harry Potter fan. Harry did this in The Prisoner of Azkaban … to the Monster Book of Monsters.

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    DerkinsVanPelt218  about 14 years ago

    Clever.

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    cleokaya  about 14 years ago

    Aaron, that would have to be the other way around.

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    Sylvannis  about 14 years ago

    smart move calvin

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    musicnut1986  about 14 years ago

    Robert Ludlum’s character, Jason Bourne, would be proud of Calvin’s cunning in thwarting Hobbe’s evil scheme.

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    alan.gurka  about 14 years ago

    I would have expected Calvin to be wiser, now, and to have yanked his sneaker back up by the lace, thus teasing Hobbes.

    “Alvin and cobs.” Sheesh!

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    Puddleglum2  about 14 years ago

    It’s not wise to cross a tiger… You’re liable to get a cross tiger. I wonder what Hobbes expects in his ‘stalking’.

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    Puddleglum2  about 14 years ago

    If Calvin were a cheetah instead of a cheater, he could run away from Hobbes. All you need is a ‘mynah’ change in pronunciation. Ask someone in central or eastern MA!

    Hobbes talks already, but that’s a mynah point, if not irrelevant. Speaking of birds, one good ‘tern’ deserves another.

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    Puddleglum2  about 14 years ago

    Does Hobbes like ‘sole’ food? So Calvin’s a cheater! We already knew he wasn’t a goody two-shoes. Hobbes probably thinks Calvin’s a heel.

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    rentier  about 14 years ago

    Puhu,, a stinking shoe! Hobbes must close his nose!

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    TN-REDD  about 14 years ago

    Who’s the wise one here ?

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    tristinmorales14  about 14 years ago

    that is funny = p

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    T. Shepherd creator about 14 years ago

    Very clever, Calvin!

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    Bluewolfmike  about 14 years ago

    Being a cat, now all Calvin has to do is wait for the inevitable. Hobbes to fall asleep under there.

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    ratlum  about 14 years ago

    Your right Calvin,I do that when I cant find my Tiger

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    T Gabriel Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Its the after action of the ambush that gets that old heart a pumpin’!

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    Gretchen's Mom  about 14 years ago

    Very clever, Calvin. Only problem is, eventually you’re gonna have to leave that chair to go to the bathroom or eat dinner … and Hobbes will still be there, waiting for you to put your feet down! What will you do then???

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    dahawk  about 14 years ago

    We acquired a stray Siamese Birman cat years ago (showed up on our doorstep and adopted us). I never had much use for cats prior to her. A personality that was second to none.

    Her favorite game was for me to drag a large diameter frayed rope through the house. She would find a place to hide when I got out of sight and ambush it when I came back around.

    She also would wake me up by gently kneeding on my chest with her claws at 2 or 3 in the morning. I would have to get up, go into the bathroom, and turn on the faucet to a small stream. She would jump up on the counter and lap a drink from the stream (even though her water bowl was full).

    She did not enjoy me reading the newspaper each morning in my easy chair. All of a sudden she would jump on my lap which would put a big bulge in the paper toward my face. After a belly rub and ear scratching, she would lay there quitely and let me finish.

    Found her one morning passed away behind the TV set. She was quite a character and had owned us for 10 years. I was her most favorite person in the whole wide world.

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    Bellesfive  about 14 years ago

    I have loved Calvin and Hobbes since the first strip was put in the Philadelphia Inquirer and I have my own private collection of my favorite strips, laminated and everything. If I need a good laugh I just defer to them and its on. I love to make people laugh and you make me laugh. Thank you, Mr. Watterson for everything you do, and please dont ever stop.

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    khpage  about 14 years ago

    GretchensMom has it on the money. Now to figure out how to get the tiger interested in something else in another room….

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    Wiseguy411  about 14 years ago

    Clever camoflauge, Hobbes. And I thought Tiger stripes only blended well in deep grass and shadows.

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    Sunshine789  about 14 years ago

    Calvin certainly knows his tiger…. haha love you anyway, Hobbes!

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    Dino-1  about 14 years ago

    dahawk: I’m not a cat person either but that sounds like a cool cat to have come into your life!

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    jplyler  about 14 years ago

    I’ve read that nearly half of all injuries occur in the home… you can’t be too careful. :-)

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    doornumber51  about 14 years ago

    I always get a big grin when I read all your comments, thank you!

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    JTGAM  about 14 years ago

    You can’t trust a tiger!!!!

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    JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Jon, Mad magazine drew a conclusion from that statistic: “so don’t drive your car in the house.”

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    Shikamoo Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Just wait until the other shoe drops!

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    Fogger_man  about 14 years ago

    @ Hobbes:

    I don’t know what you get either, but if it talks, you better listen! Bwa ha ha

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    FerBurger  about 14 years ago

    I gotta protest here, Hobbesey Wobbesey …

    << Yesterday, Hobbes said: Speaking of lame jokes about animals and food, what do you get if you cross a cornfield with a chipmunk? >>

    Answer: Alvin and cobs.

    Respectively, it would be “cobs” and “Alvin”. I would’ve gotten it, dyslexia notwithstanding …

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Very good, Fogger_man. My personal feeling is that even if just a tiger talks, you’d better listen.

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    Hobbes Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Sorry FerBurger. I switched the order on purpose to make it more difficult. We tigers can be very deceptive at times. For example, sometimes hiding under the furniture….

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    Gretchen's Mom  about 14 years ago

    dahawk: I’m not a cat person myself but that was a very sweet story. My deepest condolences to you for the loss of your beloved family member.

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    DerkinsVanPelt218  almost 14 years ago

    Our cat Rocket usually attacked our feet. I should try this when I visit my family for President’s day weekend.

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