Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 07, 2011

Me too!

That makes three of us!

Four…

Five

Mom would probably need a bullet proof suit !

Six.

@vibjyor, don’t forget Dad.

Calvin’s mom needs a suit like that a lot worse than Calvin does. But since she is Calvin’s mom, she can never even begin to do enough to prepare for the unexpected.

Perhaps she should also include a shield, or just go with the full suit of armor, maybe even including the horse. And Calvin’s mom and dad both need some sort of outfit to protect them from legal action – you know, a law suit.

Since one can never fully prepare for the unexpected, success in life is really more about how well we are able to deal with the unexpected when it happens. We can try to anticipate various possible scenarios, but the best preparation is really to prepare ourselves mentally to be able to tolerate the unexpected and sometimes even to embrace change. Most major events will not follow our predicted scenarios, and we tend to expend too much energy worrying about things that will never actually happen.

Following Calvin and Hobbes day-by-day and reading the ever-changing postings on this site can be a little daily lesson in dealing with the unexpected, since each day we never know exactly what to expect, and what direction the topics of discussion will take. Even though we are reading 20-year-old reruns, the unexpected discussion each day adds a dimension of freshness to the experience.

Please note: Beginning this week and throughout the season of Lent, I will be on sabbatical from this site, focusing on education, contemplation, renewal, and home maintenance problems.

– Hobbes

Stupendous Man needs a helmet? What is he going up against, Doomsday? Or just the Baby Sitter Fiend?

A precaution suit!

Are you going to be ready for it, Mom?

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

I wonder what Calvin is upto…..

It is indeed good to be prepared.

I need one, too, so there’s at least seven of us.

l’m off to make my suit now…

yeah….Me threee…

We need one suit too (‘we’ have schizophrenia :-p)

Mom…with Calvin, you need more than a suit!

Hobbes, you’re a better man, er Tiger, than me (assuming you’re male).

While I have my Lenten disciplines - and reflection is a big part of it - this daily dose is not one I would like to pass up just yet. But it sounds like it’s what will feed you, so go for it!

BTW, “a law suit”???? Bwa ha ha!

@Hobbes. Thanks for your comments today. I’ll be looking forward to your return after the season of Lent.

Hobbes-you’re going to be on sabbatical? So, this is a paid position for you? To be making comments on this site? I hope nothing too unexpected happens. Actually, I have a suit to protect me-a suit of bodyguards. Psalm 83.

We all need a suit like that.

Seven

Eight :)

Anything can happen in a day.

P.S. Good luck, Hobbes.

If my kid has a helment on I wouldn’t be AS worried I guess… Love to have a kid with that imagination, and it seems pretty consistant to me with Space ventures often, stuffed animal conversations daily and delivering snowballs to the cootie-holders they call girls. That vocabulary isn’t so bad either. Ignorance of adulthood is bliss even if you converse better than most. Gotta love him!

Seeing @Hobbes comment this AM, I am reminded of a quote from Dr. James Yorke, professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, and an expert in chaos theory, and who is credited with having coined the term in 1974: “The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B.”

I like it, how Calvin marches in the third panel!

Good luck with the household maintenance, Hobbes. As for the rest, they’ll take care of themselves (and you) as you pursue them.

This strip reminds me of the orange juice I think Minute Maid commercial. Group sitting around the table informing mom or dad what is coming his or her way. Also in the car what drivers will be doing. Always be prepared.

The trouble with being well prepared is all of the ridicule you get from the folks who aren’t. Until, of course, you needed to be.

Just so the suit isn’t a law suit.

Nine

Count me in! I want a suit & helmet too! ☺

Heck, I’d be happy with just the cape!

Given his comment today, and his general demeanor, who else thinks that our Hobbes, may be a man of the cloth.

Is there a discount if you buy an even dozen? I want one too! Of course, cleo doesn’t need one!

Yeee haaaw! Suits me fine, too.

Ten.

Ten…

If Hobbes is “a man of the cloth”, as Thirdguy thinks, is it inappropriate to ‘rag on him’? POW :o)

I’m with prfesser: I wonder if we can get a bulk discount on protective suits? It sure would help dealing with RL.

Actually, I’ve changed my mind, I think that Hobbes may be a woman.

Suits like that must be expensive . More laughs reading about faux Hobbes than the strip today.

Yes that’s the way I want to start my day.

@HOBBES=Sundays in Lent aren’t fasting days, so maybe you could give us a synopsis of what you have meditated on during the past week on the Sunday comic. If not, I will miss you and your comments for the next 40 days.

“You tell me where my suit is, woman! We are talking about the greater good! ” -Lucius (Frozone)

“get a bulk discount?” I don’t know where to buy a bulk, whatever it is. I’ve heard of a bulkhead (hatchway). (I hope the bulk of my puns are better than this.)

Mom, “a suit like that” wouldn’t fit you, but maybe you can get one for your birthday. I’m sure Dad would like to see you in it.

Mom already has a birthday suit!! Calvin is evidence that he has seen her in it! LOL

There’s so many people here wanting one of Calvin’s “ready for anything” suits that I’ve completely lost count … but you might as well add me to the mix of wanting one of those too!

P.S.: Hobbes, I’ll miss your insightful comments here each and every day until the end of Lent. I hope you accomplish everything you’ve set out to do while on your sabbatical.

I think it’s 13 now. 14 if you count me :)

15 PS - Hobbes isn’t a man (or woman) of the cloth - he’s a tiger MADE of cloth lol. PPS - Best wishes for Lent, Hobbes, see you on the other side

when gona be some new comics? http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1991/03/04/

I could use one as well.

Hobbes a man of the cloth? You mean he would wear a suit as opposed to a … fur coat?

Don’t we all, mom?!

On the plus side, you don’t need to see his face to know it’s definitely Calvin you’re talking to

Hobbes, I agree with mythreesons–It would be great to read any of your experiences through Lent. Lent is a difficult time for some of us and your encouragement would be welcomed by me, at least. As for me, I’ll try to embrace something I don’t usually allow time for in a hopeful journey to Easter. Blessings!

I know I do.

How refreshing. :)

count me in. it is 18 now.

nice comment, Coffee-Turtle.

same bro