I’m lucky enough not to be allergic to poison oak, and I presume poison ivy as well. If I forget to wash when I get home I get some redness, but that’s it.
When seeing new comics every day, it has me wondering whether new comics are drawn per week in Sunday newpaper, or in this cas, eveyday, or if these strips are simply taken from strips already in his repetoire (And this goes for all other comic strips that do this.
I find a strange inconsistency in Calvin’s attitude. He plays in the woods near his house all the time, and revels in it, but now he loathes the outdoors.
My worst experience with an insect (although flies and mosquitoes sting a little when they sting me the bites are not that itchy to me) was being chased by a horsefly for several hundred meters while mountain biking. I didn’t want to take a hand off the handlebars to swat at it (I don’t like trail rash. It offends my delicate esthetic sensibilities and it hurts more than a little.) so the persistent SOB finally got me. Horsefly bites hurt a lot but seeing the wild horses helped ease the pain.
Our youngest scratched till bumps bled and scarred over. Then a very scary episode of Scalded Skin hit. Afterwards, not a scar remained. Not a recommended therapy.
But poison ivy, Lord’ll make you itch! You’re gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You’ll be scratchin’ like a hound The minute you start to mess around The Coasters, 1959
The best treatment for poison ivy is to just avoid it. I had two bad episodes with it when I was a kid. I learned very well what it looks like and haven’t had a reaction in 50 years.
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
Mom is going to have to slather Calvin with calamine lotion.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
is it a good thing Calvin decided not to go for a swim in lake for there might be leeches therein?
codycab over 5 years ago
Like Calvin was never messy enough to have bugs before.
flagmichael over 5 years ago
I’m lucky enough not to be allergic to poison oak, and I presume poison ivy as well. If I forget to wash when I get home I get some redness, but that’s it.
Watcher over 5 years ago
With Calvin soon to be pink from the Calamine Lotion will Hobbes mistake him for some fresh Tuna?
Robin Harwood over 5 years ago
That’s what happens when you get back to nature. Nature gets you.
The Reader Premium Member over 5 years ago
Try rolling in the mud. Just don’t tell Mom!
JohnFarson19 over 5 years ago
Wow, Cal’s face in panel #1 is a hoot.
jpayne4040 over 5 years ago
Calvin’s gone from bad to worse to just plain miserable!
Aussie Down Under over 5 years ago
Maybe these camping trips are Dad’s way of getting back at Calvin for all the grief he causes ?
Chad Cheetah over 5 years ago
Calvin’s mouth in the end always makes me laugh.
JudyHendrickson over 5 years ago
poor poor kid!!!
Masterskrain over 5 years ago
Been there, HATED IT!!!! As I said the other day… nowadays, “Camping” means staying at a Motel 6 rather then the Ramada….
Cozmik Cowboy over 5 years ago
I love how Calvin hates these outdoor adventures, and can’t wait to go home – so he & Hobbes can once again……go play in the woods?
Troglodyte over 5 years ago
If this doesn’t build Calvin up into an all-time great “character”, nothing will! Poor kid…
Diat60 over 5 years ago
I’d lay odds that when he grows up, Calvin will be a strictly urban holidayer.
AlexanderHucks over 5 years ago
When seeing new comics every day, it has me wondering whether new comics are drawn per week in Sunday newpaper, or in this cas, eveyday, or if these strips are simply taken from strips already in his repetoire (And this goes for all other comic strips that do this.
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
Remember, Nature wants you dead.
Robert4170 over 5 years ago
I find a strange inconsistency in Calvin’s attitude. He plays in the woods near his house all the time, and revels in it, but now he loathes the outdoors.
mattro65 over 5 years ago
My worst experience with an insect (although flies and mosquitoes sting a little when they sting me the bites are not that itchy to me) was being chased by a horsefly for several hundred meters while mountain biking. I didn’t want to take a hand off the handlebars to swat at it (I don’t like trail rash. It offends my delicate esthetic sensibilities and it hurts more than a little.) so the persistent SOB finally got me. Horsefly bites hurt a lot but seeing the wild horses helped ease the pain.
Nick Danger over 5 years ago
Someone forgot the “Leaves of three, let it be” lesson – probably playing with the transmogrifier and not paying attention
Space & Kitten over 5 years ago
Well wait a little while and Calvin will forget all about his bug bites.
zeexenon over 5 years ago
Our youngest scratched till bumps bled and scarred over. Then a very scary episode of Scalded Skin hit. Afterwards, not a scar remained. Not a recommended therapy.
Stephen Gilberg over 5 years ago
Later in life, I took to rubbing itches. A fine compromise between scratching and doing nothing.
Scoutmaster77 over 5 years ago
I’m not allergic to poison oak or poison ivy. :-D
Concretionist over 5 years ago
Oh stepping in Poison Ivy is nothing compared to something my dad did once with some nice smooth leaves when he needed something nice and smooth…
zeondekilowatt over 5 years ago
But poison ivy, Lord’ll make you itch! You’re gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You’ll be scratchin’ like a hound The minute you start to mess around The Coasters, 1959
Printer over 5 years ago
The best treatment for poison ivy is to just avoid it. I had two bad episodes with it when I was a kid. I learned very well what it looks like and haven’t had a reaction in 50 years.
weatherford.joe Premium Member over 5 years ago
You’re gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion…