Did anyone catch Hobbes’ comment ‘inapplicable’ here? Calvin missed it.
No, Calvin got it, Teresa. That was the point of his own comment about preferring maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification. In other words, Calvin doesn’t think that he ever needs to change his behavior in order to meet the needs of other people – it’s other people who need to change THEIR behavior in order to meet HIS needs!
Now see Calvin your snow goons are so bad after all. You stopped them.
I don’t know about the rest of you but all that snow makes me cold.
I feel sorry for ones living in states that had way too much snow.
Did you all see the city truck plowing snow and tipped over due to a hole?
Marvin could have learned “don’t let you imagination run away with you” or “be careful what you wish for” or several other possibilities that would be applicable to other situations. But no, he sees the problem all in the snow goons. I’m surprised no one got sick from all that icy water and Dad took a nasty fall.
I’m sticking to my guns that HOBBES is Bill Watterson. As much fun as the rest of us have reading and commenting on C & H, why wouldn’t BW want to get in on it. Call me stubborn.
Calvin’s thoughts and vocabulary at the tender age of 6 never ceases to amaze me! It’s no wonder he gets into so much trouble at school; he’s so far beyond the rest of his 1st grade classmates that he gets easily bored … and bored children find a way of entertaining themselves that isn’t always so entertaining to the people around them!
Gretchen’s mom - I think you got it there, darlin’. Behaviour modification is for/from others. Calvin is a pistol of the first order. When his parent are my age (67) they will have a magnificent basket of memories of this little boy to cull over. Now that I am thinking about it, why doesn’t Calvin have a sister? More than his parents wanted to deal with?
Hmmm, it seems the Hobbes who lacks the imagination to come up with his/her own identifier thinks the comic strip here is all about them, well, for the most part anyway.
4 parts, “my comments” and 1 part Hobbes the comic strip character. It seems like someones ego needs boosting…
Maybe it would not be so confusing for LX013, or others, if whoever this impostor is would simply use a different moniker. Just a suggestion.
@mythreesons- I don’t see any reason why Bill Watterson wouldn’t want to comment on his comic strip online. I just imagine that if he does, he does so more anonymously. I can’t envision him pretending to be Hobbes because he was so adamant that Calvin and Hobbes stay in the comics and not be put into other media. He never wanted the spotlight either, so I imagine the attention our Hobbes gets would have turned him off from commenting.
Hmmm……. Now I’m wondering whether Mythreesons could be Bill Watterson in disguise, trying to throw us off the track. Especially since there is no photo…
Thank you MyThreeSons for your supportive comments.
I had made a similar remark yesterday in another comic, and she thought I was being too kind. Now, there are at least 2 of us who have noted how hard she is working. She really can believe in herself.
It seems someone here lacks the imagination to develop their own identifier, and seems to think the comic strip is more about them than Calvin and Hobbes.
I noticed there was some confusion by some when discussing the thoughts of Hobbes, so this person gave us all a lesson in ego: It’s 4 times “my comments” and 1 time the comic strip character. It looks like someone is needing their ego boosted.
Maybe it would not be so confusing for LX013, or others, if whomever this impostor is would simply use a different moniker, rather than steal from the original creator of the character. But that’s just a suggestion, because it seems some here like his/her comments.
margueritem almost 14 years ago
They suit you just fine, Calvin.
as363 almost 14 years ago
Hi margueritem - you nailed that one .
rentier almost 14 years ago
Snow goons never again!
Hy, Marg!
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Snow gnomes would work, Gweedo. Goodmorning as363 and LX013.
Mister-Edd almost 14 years ago
Howdy, All!
I got a letter with a Calvin & Hobbes stamp on it today. To make things even better, there was a BIT FAT CHECK in the envelope! BIG GRIN
Dino-1 almost 14 years ago
I feel the same way!
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Great stamp, Mr. Ed.
Yukoner almost 14 years ago
I agree with behaviour modification as long as it does not involve change.
Ed, love the stamp.
Morning all. (Well actually it is still late evening here.)
LittleSister18 almost 14 years ago
Well All smiles, I see. So Calvin is lucky to have gotten off easy. Probably just a lecture about water conserving and curfew hours.
Best Stamp Ever :-)
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Mom & Dad will be thrilled I’m sure Calvin.
Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠.
rentier almost 14 years ago
Mr Ed A fat check too?!
thirdguy almost 14 years ago
Let’s all meet at the local watering hole tonight!
Ed is buying!!!
gjsjr41 almost 14 years ago
All right!!! Good ole Ed.
JudyCuddy almost 14 years ago
Great! What time?
noodlesinmymouth almost 14 years ago
i’m in!
dimeadance almost 14 years ago
If snow goons had children, they would be gnus. Then snow gnus is good gnus???My mind hurts….
cleokaya almost 14 years ago
My taste buds are salivating already. Somebody buying my drinks is the kind of behavior modification I can fully appreciate.
rentier almost 14 years ago
Oh, yes, a fine evening!
mike.firesmith almost 14 years ago
**Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**
There’s no goons like snow goons, I always say.
George Arnold almost 14 years ago
No behaviour modification? Obviously Calvin.
legaleagle48 almost 14 years ago
Teresa said, about 1 hour ago
Did anyone catch Hobbes’ comment ‘inapplicable’ here? Calvin missed it.
No, Calvin got it, Teresa. That was the point of his own comment about preferring maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification. In other words, Calvin doesn’t think that he ever needs to change his behavior in order to meet the needs of other people – it’s other people who need to change THEIR behavior in order to meet HIS needs!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 14 years ago
dimeadance with a joke like that your mind should hurt! :-D
hopeandjoy2 almost 14 years ago
legaleagle48 I think you’ve got it!!
Hobbes Premium Member almost 14 years ago
<< Yesterday LX013 wrote: I would prefer to let Hobbes [be] in the Comic!! I get confused with so many Hobbeses! >>
Hi LX013
I get confused sometimes myself. Maybe this will help:
GoComics Hobbes Interpretation Guide“Hobbes” in plain font and lower case usually refers to Hobbes in today’s comic strip.
”Hobbes” in bold font refers to my comments.
“@Hobbes” refers to my comments.
“HOBBES” in all capitals refers to my comments.
“Hobbes is such a cutie” refers to Hobbes in the comic strip.
“Hobbes is such a big hassle to skip over” refers to my comments.
“Hobbes is a genius” refers to Bill Watterson, or Thomas Hobbes the philosopher (1588-1679), whom Hobbes was named after:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes
– Hobbes (that’s me)
P.S. The lessons learned from this interpretation guide are inapplicable elsewhere in life.
kab2rb almost 14 years ago
Now see Calvin your snow goons are so bad after all. You stopped them. I don’t know about the rest of you but all that snow makes me cold. I feel sorry for ones living in states that had way too much snow. Did you all see the city truck plowing snow and tipped over due to a hole?
jeffreydahn almost 14 years ago
I saw that. Strangely, it happened in Georgia. Not a place noted for excessive snowfall.
bmonk almost 14 years ago
Snow goons are bad news.
The jury is still out for ice goons, mud goons, water sprinkler goons…
ratlum almost 14 years ago
Calvin could try building happy snow men maybe build a band,you know singers and musicians ,dancers.
marvee almost 14 years ago
Marvin could have learned “don’t let you imagination run away with you” or “be careful what you wish for” or several other possibilities that would be applicable to other situations. But no, he sees the problem all in the snow goons. I’m surprised no one got sick from all that icy water and Dad took a nasty fall.
tmick2001 almost 14 years ago
“Do what thou wilt. So mete it be.” - maxim by Aleister Crowley
Mythreesons almost 14 years ago
I’m sticking to my guns that HOBBES is Bill Watterson. As much fun as the rest of us have reading and commenting on C & H, why wouldn’t BW want to get in on it. Call me stubborn.
Mythreesons almost 14 years ago
@KAB==Great sentence structure. You really are improving and a bunch of us are really pulling for you with your studies.
Gretchen's Mom almost 14 years ago
Calvin’s thoughts and vocabulary at the tender age of 6 never ceases to amaze me! It’s no wonder he gets into so much trouble at school; he’s so far beyond the rest of his 1st grade classmates that he gets easily bored … and bored children find a way of entertaining themselves that isn’t always so entertaining to the people around them!
khpage almost 14 years ago
Gretchen’s mom - I think you got it there, darlin’. Behaviour modification is for/from others. Calvin is a pistol of the first order. When his parent are my age (67) they will have a magnificent basket of memories of this little boy to cull over. Now that I am thinking about it, why doesn’t Calvin have a sister? More than his parents wanted to deal with?
mark201 almost 14 years ago
Hmmm, it seems the Hobbes who lacks the imagination to come up with his/her own identifier thinks the comic strip here is all about them, well, for the most part anyway.
4 parts, “my comments” and 1 part Hobbes the comic strip character. It seems like someones ego needs boosting…
Maybe it would not be so confusing for LX013, or others, if whoever this impostor is would simply use a different moniker. Just a suggestion.
bizaker almost 14 years ago
@mythreesons- I don’t see any reason why Bill Watterson wouldn’t want to comment on his comic strip online. I just imagine that if he does, he does so more anonymously. I can’t envision him pretending to be Hobbes because he was so adamant that Calvin and Hobbes stay in the comics and not be put into other media. He never wanted the spotlight either, so I imagine the attention our Hobbes gets would have turned him off from commenting.
That said, I do enjoy our Hobbes’ comments.
Hobbes Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Hmmm……. Now I’m wondering whether Mythreesons could be Bill Watterson in disguise, trying to throw us off the track. Especially since there is no photo…
hopeandjoy2 almost 14 years ago
Thank you MyThreeSons for your supportive comments. I had made a similar remark yesterday in another comic, and she thought I was being too kind. Now, there are at least 2 of us who have noted how hard she is working. She really can believe in herself.
stupendus_spiff almost 14 years ago
“I am working under ze covers you know”
(Chief) Inspector ClouseauGROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I’ve been noticing it too, Hopeandjoy & MyThreeSons. I know ♥Kab♥ is working very hard at it.
Doing great, ♥Kab♥. Keep it up.
Hobbes Premium Member almost 14 years ago
”Calvin and ♥Kab♥” – two of my favorite people.
prettycrazy131 almost 14 years ago
It seems someone here lacks the imagination to develop their own identifier, and seems to think the comic strip is more about them than Calvin and Hobbes.
I noticed there was some confusion by some when discussing the thoughts of Hobbes, so this person gave us all a lesson in ego: It’s 4 times “my comments” and 1 time the comic strip character. It looks like someone is needing their ego boosted.
Maybe it would not be so confusing for LX013, or others, if whomever this impostor is would simply use a different moniker, rather than steal from the original creator of the character. But that’s just a suggestion, because it seems some here like his/her comments.
rogue53 almost 14 years ago
Finally, the imitation Hobbes and I can agree on something. I agree with his last sentence in his Interpretation Guide regarding most of his thoughts.
Today is appears it’s four times as much about him/her as it is about the comic strip character. Why am I not surprised?
auldsquirrel almost 14 years ago
Seems like old times!
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Give it a rest, rogue53
mytly4 almost 14 years ago
“Snow goons are bad news” will now be my main maxim for life. It helps that it never snows where I live. ;)