I do agree with Hobbes here. Though death is something that will come. But I would like to stave it off for as long as possible. Our society is too primitive to affect it much. No neural storage, not body replication possible with implantation. No longevity extensions for our bodies…
I’ve done this sort of thing, riding down a long, fairly steep snowy hillside in Moonlight. Then going back and discovering I had just gone under a strand of barbed wire!
To be perfectly honest, I’m not interested in living forever. (At least not on earth!) I’d rather get out while the gettin’ out is good; I don’t want to be bedridden, drooling, incontinent . . .
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
I don’t enjoy anticipating death, and I definitely don’t want it right away.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 5 years ago
Looks like Hobbes finally decided to try out that “Suicide Slope” Calvin was talking about.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
oh, the topics to discuss when riding down full speed on a sled
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
I do agree with Hobbes here. Though death is something that will come. But I would like to stave it off for as long as possible. Our society is too primitive to affect it much. No neural storage, not body replication possible with implantation. No longevity extensions for our bodies…
Watcher over 5 years ago
Death – an end and beginning, depending on your point of view.
codycab over 5 years ago
Same with me, especially when it comes to video games.
su43dipta over 5 years ago
The anticipation of death seems fun, eh Hobbes?
bluram over 5 years ago
Do all stuffed animals fear the prospect of death?
whahoppened over 5 years ago
I’ve done this sort of thing, riding down a long, fairly steep snowy hillside in Moonlight. Then going back and discovering I had just gone under a strand of barbed wire!
SonicFan91 over 5 years ago
I’m scared to play in the snow now
jpayne4040 over 5 years ago
Eat right, exercise, get regular check-ups, die anyway!
jrankin1959 over 5 years ago
Wyatt Earp: What does he need? Doc Holliday: Revenge. Wyatt Earp: For what? Doc Holliday: Bein’ born.
SamT53 over 5 years ago
Dad’s theory sure explains the success of lotteries.
Dani Rice over 5 years ago
To be perfectly honest, I’m not interested in living forever. (At least not on earth!) I’d rather get out while the gettin’ out is good; I don’t want to be bedridden, drooling, incontinent . . .
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 5 years ago
“Ston, she is yours, you may find that wanting something is better than having it. It is not logical, but it is often so.”- Spock
rshive over 5 years ago
Philosophizing is hard when the nest obstacle is looming on Suicide Slope.
Whatroughbeast over 5 years ago
Transhumanist, huh?
Tentoes over 5 years ago
Not afraid of death, but the process might be pretty annoying.
BiggerNate91 over 5 years ago
I feel like Calvin in the last panel scrolling through these comments…
flemmingo over 5 years ago
Most kids want everything right away! They want to go into jobs as CEOs . Do not want to take the time to work their way up. I’ve known too many!
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
Embrace Death like a long lost friend.
kab2rb over 5 years ago
For children as Calvin, waiting is the worst, the now is what matters.
Calvinist1966 over 5 years ago
According to Shakespeare’s version of Julius Caesar “Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant taste death but once.”
Of course, Caesar faced death many times in battle before being murdered by “his friends”.
Kip W over 5 years ago
“Planning a vacation is half the fun, so this year, plan two vacations and stay home. Hey, presto! All the fun, and none of the expense!”
—"Top Tips" in VIZ comics
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 5 years ago
There’s no terror in the bang, just the anticipation of it.
hagarthehorrible over 5 years ago
I like BW’s vocabulary.