Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 29, 2011

Flea and louse ridden furball!

Calvin’s a quick study, Hobbes!

Bet Hobbes enlists Susie in his club…

Susie will vouch for you Hobbes.

Oh, nooooooooo………….Secret Codes!!!!!!

Hobbes, ………….don’t take those secret insults!!!!

Hobbes move to your own private tree house for your club meetings.

Reminds me of the cold war between the US and USSR, only that was adult play behaviour.

Reminds me of politicians in many different countries.

Calvin should admit that CAD is a much nicer acronym than HIAMF-RF. “Calvin Smells like a baboon” is much better though: CS-LAB

This is getting better and better. Don’t know whose side to take… anyway they might get on the same side in a couple of minutes.

That soulds so permanent, Hobbes. You’ll beat your sworn enemy itnto submission in 10 minutes and have him begging for mercy.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

Writing a coded message to himself, and then giving the plaintext to his sworn enemy. Might want to work on his tradecraft before he deploys his cunning strategies. Taking the initiative counts for something, though.

If anyone would know whether you smell like a baboon, Calvin, it would be a tiger. Maybe to Hobbes, all primates smell alike.

Of course it has to be plain text to Calvin.

Otherwise Calvin wouldn’t get the insult. Duh!

we’re forgetting the real enemy, here: Susie

All these words. If Lio was in charge—-

C.A.D. is a lot easier to pronounce than H.I.A.M.F.R.F.

Hobbes is taller and more complex than Calvin, but his acronyms are shorter and simpler.

Eternal war is a long time, Hobbes. Better stock up on the tuna.

Kinda like playing both sides in a game of chess …

“I’m going to sit right down and write myself a letter and make believe it came from you (Susie).”

Insults to your enemy that you want them to hear are best delivered uncoded.

I see the saber rattling has commenced between the two sides……….

But HIAMFRF doesn’t spell anything!

A Calvin divided against himself cannot stand!

JAMEJO said, Kinda like playing both sides in a game of chess …

And everything is not always black and white, but it usually is.

Anything you can do, I can do better! I can do anything Better than you!

HOBBES! Tear down this wall…

jelzap said, about 7 alliances ago

we’re forgetting the real enemy, here: Susie

Of course, this often happens in real life. We know who the real enemy is, but we fight with our “allies”. It’s like the devils, who all are against God, but who fight each other to rule in Hell. Or like Congress: they can’t rule alone, so they need each other–but they persist in fighting rather than in dealing with the real problems of the nation, like passing a budget before the fiscal year is half over.

What I LOVE about Calvin and Hobbes fighting is it shows what a tremendous imagination young Calvin has … because he’s making up both sides of the argument. Boy’s a genius.

Calvin smells like a flower and acts like a baboon.           or Calvin smells like a girl and looks like a baboon.           ???

Psychiatrist indeed - the first thoughts if either or both of Calvin’s parents were standing under the treehouse listening to this conversation. On the other hand, not too sure who the shrink should be treating…..

I cannot wait till they make up! Love when they realize they cannot live without each other.

Calvin, you’re no match for Hobbes!

That sounds like politicking south of the boarder.

I would have thought Hobbes smarter than that! If you’re worried about your enemy breaking your “secret code” then maybe the best thing to do would be to not say out loud to your enemy exactly what it is!

If Calvin smells like a baboon I think you, Hobbes, would stay away from him a little more .