Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 22, 2011

Opposable toes? Would you like to hang on trees?

You were, however, born with a pretty robust Opposing Personality…

It’s the thought that counts???

G’Morning, Grog, Mike & Marg!

I could never get my toes in my mouth either, Dogsniff….nor do I really want to.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

Hi Marg, exquisite eggs today.

Opposable toes….just when I thought I’d thought of all the angles. I’m still working on why we have toenails, or should I say, their function? Must be like the appendix………

Yeah… a second pair of hands to get in twice as much trouble… or to get in trouble twice as fast.

Calvin, you still have your whole life before you. Not yet the time to look back.

There are many more than “two things that separate the apes from the humans”! According to the Bible, we are made in God’s image, (not the ape’s image)! Of course, if you don’t want to believe the Bible, you have that option.

Yea, and cartoons only have 3 fingers and a thumb, so what’s your point Dogsniff? And, Last time I looked, my toes are not apposing.

Nice Eggs Marg

MARG trying to teach SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED to suck eggs was a disaster. I slept with the dog and cats.

Or, as Homer said when Bart was born, “As long as he has 8 fingers and 8 toes, I’m happy!” (Toons must live in an octal world…)

Why would you want to believe the Bible? when it was written pencils would have been magic.

The bible’s a good work, no question, but God inspired more works than just that, including the Qoran, etc., and other people, too. He also set in motion everything we have, from the big bang on (not withstanding Steven Hawkins’ book) … leading to us, and likely we’re only a step in the evolution of something even greater. It’s hard to believe that such as we are the final step. We still think it’s okay to kill, for whatever reason, or to accumulate wealth at the expense of the “lesser” folks. I think going back just one step, to being one with opposible toes, we could move in a different direction and get a better result, and I think God would be much happier with the outcome of his invention. .

Thank you for the opposable eggs, Margueritem.

Ah, but to have just one regret!

you don’t need to look back yet calvin, there is soooo much that you haven’t transmogrified yet

Margueritem I really enjoy picture of colored eggs each day. Someone has a lot of time and can tell enjoy the art of eggs. All have been very beautiful. Thank you

If I was allowed only ONE regret, it sure wouldn’t have anything to do with my TOES!

Opposable toes would be kinda cool. However, it would be rough buying shoes…

I remember an article years ago that claimed human superiority (sic) was due to us having opposable thumbs. Illustrating the point was a photo of a chimpanzee holding a telephone handset with its opposable big toe!

Marg, on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being best), I rate your eggs at 11!!! They are wonderful works of art!

Heck, I can’t even see my toes now??

@hippogriff, of course, chimp toes (and thumbs) are not as fully opposable as human thumbs. And their toes do make walking less efficient–along with the shape of their knees, hips, and so on. Still, I can see Calvin’s point. Wouldn’t it be fun to be able to climb and swing through the trees so much better?

Totaly logical, prfesser!

Only an immature 6 yr old would find something wrong with his toes ,as important.

I wish I had those too.

Rich Grise said, “Speaking of evolutionism vs. creationism, when you look at the Laws of Physics that the Big Bang (when God said, “Let there be Light”) has given us, then evolution is the only intelligent way to design a Universe. :-)”

Last I checked this was a Calvin & Hobbes forum, not a creationism vs. evolutionism debate.

While nails are the vestiges of claws we no longer use, imagine dropping something on your big toe without a nail, which hurts bad enough WITH one.

Calvin may not be concerned with swinging in trees, but more likely the additional things he could hold with his feet.

Seems that there has been some discussion of things vestigial such as our appendix. Turns out that that little jewel produces special bacteria necessary for proper function of our gut. It also turns out that the” vestigial” tailbone protects a nerve bundle which is responsible for keeping our anal aperture shut. Love the eggs, BTW…

Anal aperture and eggs all in one breath. WOW! Glad I’m not eating anything at the moment.

Oh Calvin, to have only one regret! Wait until you get older, you’ll have many more than one.

Wow, Bill Watterson, did a painting of Cul de Sac’s Petey!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/this-just-in-first-new-art-from-calvin-and-hobbes-creator-in-16-years-syndicate-says/2011/04/22/AF7l7NQE_blog.html

Would have thought Calvin’s only regret was his involvement in the “Noodle Incident” - it seems to haunt his chances of getting decent Christmas presents from Santa EVERY year!

Best wishes to everyone for Easter, by the way

@ Boomzilla

Thanx for the link.

Brilliant !!!

♫♫ “Regrets, I’ve had a few … But then again, too few to mention … ” ♫♫

“My Way” ~ Frank Sinatra ~ Elvis Presley

He would just use them to pinch his friends in class…Doesn’t matter, Hobbes thinks he’s a monkey already.

How nice of Mr. Watterson! That sale should greatly add to the Michael J. Fox foundation. And as I told Mr. Thompson earlier, I will keep him in my prayers and thoughts each day as I read his ABSOLUTELY delightful strip!

@Grog: Toes in the mouth is what all babies do when they are a few months old. I bought my camera when my nephew started doing that.

With age, we lose bot the desire and the flexibility it seems :-p

Opposable toes? What do you have to say to that, Hobbes?