Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 03, 2020

Calvin can’t even win at losing.

Was it not Aristotle* who said, “slow and steady wins the race”?

*{wink, wink}

I haven’t been reading this strip for so long, so can somebody tell how Calvin has a tiger?

Tell me*

Go Hobbes, go!

There used to be slow bicycle contest where people competed to see who could go the slowest without falling over. Eventually, they found 2 guys who could remain stationary for an hour so those contests ended.

That’s not cheating, how could it be? Hobbes wrote the rules.

Hobbes is moonwalking.

Around here, they have “slow races” with antique wood- or coal-burning steam tractors. Whichever one crosses the finish line last without ever coming to a complete stop wins. Impressive dinosaurs those beasts…

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Mind you. Having a tail for balance always helps…

Come on, Calvin! How did you fall for that one?

I sometimes get behind a slow driver and remark, “If he were going any slower, he’d be in reverse.”

Any minute now John Cleese should silly walk through the scene.

People tend to invent games that the inventor can win. Odds are usually with the house. Anyone who beats the house ‘must’ be cheating.

This is like the ‘FoxTrot’ where Jason and Marcus had a contest for reciting the digits of Pi backwards. Except whomever started lost. Peter said the loser was anyone who walked in on them.

Calvin would never survive the COVID-19 lockdown; either he’d go mad from the boredom, or his parents would have him sedated for the duration.

This would be a really boring cartoon today if not for dialogue!

There is no way a hyperactive kid could win this against any cat at all, who are masters at conserving energy.

Much like my recent “work from home” days.

It’s only cheating if he isn’t doing the moon walk.