Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 20, 2011

Definitely bad…

That’s the question!

Seems like the Pittsburgh cemeteries would be getting pretty full by now.

Where do we go when we die? None of us can answer this question by using scientific methods. While we are in this life, the answer that we seek lies only in the realm of religion, philosophy, belief, faith, hope, etc., and each of us may find a different answer. But life is very short, and soon each of us will have an objective answer to this question, when the time comes for our own lives to end.In the meantime, there is another very important question that we can answer somewhat more objectively: “How meaningful are the lives that we are living today?” If we find that we are wasting our lives pursuing meaningless activities and accumulating possessions, or if our lives are focused only on ourselves at the expense of others, why should we long for a continuation of this life after we die? How enjoyable could it be, sharing our existence with others in the next life, if we have never even learned the meaning of sharing, or true joy, in this life?Living meaningful lives includes sharing love, developing trusting relationships with others, and having compassion for others, especially for those who are less fortunate. It is never too late for us to begin to improve, and if we are given enough time, great improvement can be possible. The city of Pittsburgh is now a beautiful city, compared to 25 years ago when Bill Watterson wrote today’s comic strip. None of us knows how many more days we will live. Therefore, as Hobbes says in another comic strip, “Let’s make the most of the time we have left.”

Obviously Calvin has never been to Pittsburgh.

@Dogsniff, have you seen the Superbowl ad where they did a take off of that famous ad with a kid and Dr. House (Hugh Laurie)? If not, it’s hilarious.

@ Hobbes…..you wrote a beautiful plan for us to live by. However, because more people throughout history have been tortured, maimed, drowned, burned at the stake and otherwise killed in the name of religion, maybe we should leave religion out of the plan.

When that time comes, it’s always, PA! What else?!And that is a DEFINITE! Duh!

This is directed to “Dogsniff” in regards to your comment about Mean Joe Green…Wasn’t it the kid that offered him the “Coke” and afterwards Joe tossed the kid a towel?I could be wrong and if so I have no problem with being corrected. All in all Four in a row and one for the thumb are words we’ll never forget. Sadly the plan didn’t come together in the end.

If there IS an afterlife, then how come we don’t know anything about it? And I don’t mean what our minister or the pope says, since they only heard it from others, too.If there is an afterlife, can we remember in it what this life was like? Are we aware of who we were? If there was a pre-life, we surely can’t remember that.If there were previous lives and future lives, and we can’t know anything about them, then are we the same person then?

Well, I believe that every soul when releases gets another body. May be of a human or of an animal or any other creature. It is also said that people who had a life of an animal in the last life don’t remember anything in that life but many have faint memories of other lives if born as a human. Most of the karma we do in this life is reflected in our next life. That’s why life is not fair for some and some are born with a silver spoon. But every human being has to suffer most of his deeds in this life itself…. That is why it is being taught to us as a child that never to do bad things coz God is looking at us… and we have to reap what we sow…

Pittsburgh was where my Great Uncle sent me overseas. Those Quaker teetotalers would send a 20 years old Marine who was about to die (line worked on a sweet young thing) without his last drink in the civilized world. That was the only reason I did not vote for tricky Dick’s re-election. I swear, the only reason. Watergate wouldn’t have happened if they had only sold me a Schlitz.. Had to drink 3.2 on base. I have never returned to Pittsburgh, the closest place to hell.

Definitely bad. If you’re good, you go to Green Bay.

 

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

Considering what a wonderful place Pittsburgh is to live—definitely GOOD. Most liveable city… http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11053/1127102-53.stm

If I remember correctly ‘Sesame Street’ also did a version of that famous Coke commercial. I think the little boy tossed the football player a #7 for his shirt, and he tossed him a towel.

Well said, Hobbes.

I see life as a test where we will come, and we should make best of it!

@Lewreader You sure you aren’t thinking of Philadelphia? Not many Quakers in Pittsburgh and not that many teetotalers either.

Tim Conway did a parody where he played the role of the little kid. Mean Joe threw him the empty bottle and it hit him in the head.

I grew up in Pittsburgh….nuff said. It’s always the running joke in our medium:The Fish that Ate Pittsburgh, someone is always coming or going to Pittsburgh….there was a drug deal in GoodFellas in, you guessed it…Pittsburgh.

The kid offered Joe Green the Coke….eventhough it’s a Pepsi town…

Wonder why Hobbes thought of Pittsburgh. Is that where he was made? (In which case he would be “returning to his Maker” when he died, or lost his stuffing…)

 

Of course, as we saw in Hobbes and Bacon, Hobbes will never die, or ever grow old!

Oh yes, bad.

…on the whole, I’d rather be in Pittsburgh…

I believe it was his jersey that Mean Joe tossed the kid. And if you’re bad, you go to Phoenix, in the summer, closest thing to hell. If you were good, . . . um . . Hawaii?

“On the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”

If you’re good you go to Pittsburgh, if you’re bad, you go to Philly!

You guys are getting religeous. Should I take up a collection?

Where’s Pittburgh don’t know really ?

For me to go to Victoria BC if you’re bad. There is this really evil Tibetan Lama there who spends most of his time cleaning your karma, which translates to torturing the hell out of you. If you’re good you probably go to a different planet, because there won’t be much left of this one in a few generations. Woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, My Apologies.

Hahahahaaaa!!.. God, hobbes (the impostor), that was hilarious!! Thanks for lightening up my day with that profound opinionated humor. Another lesson from the saint. Hahahahahahaa!!

Rogue53:I wrote that piece Thursday morning, after receiving word that a close relative of mine had died at a relatively young age. He and I played together as young boys and were together countless times as we were growing up.Life is not about making petty attacks on other people in an attempt to devalue them. It is about valuing other people, and valuing the lives that we have all been given.Rogue53, what sorts of things do you do in order to help improve the lives of others, rather than tear them down? You don’t need to answer that question, but I would encourage you to focus on those things.It is by enriching the lives of others, while we are still together in this life and there is still time, that we also enrich our own lives.—Hobbes

I used to believe in reincarnation, but that was in a former life.

If Hobbes were made today, he would have been made in China, and therefore flammable, toxic or in some other way defective.

guess i have to add rcminor to my ignore list of commentators

Well, that tells us where all those Christian wack jobs who say the world is ending tomorrow will be going. One more reason to stay away from Pittsburgh!

Is he talking about Pa. or Ks?

I don;’t like the idea of an everlasting afterlife. While I would like nothing better than to be reunited with my late wife, the thought of eternity with my sister and her evil brood is apalling.

If there is justice and an afterlife, it will be that instead of people geting what they hope they want, they get wht they fear they deserve.

Hobbes, my condolences on your loss.

W.C.Fields would have rather been in Philadelphia.

I believe that when we die, that our bodies and spirits don’t really go away-they simply return to the earth from whence they came.

Hobbes said:If we find that we are wasting our lives pursuing meaningless activities…

Would that include reading comics all day? LOL!!!

No Sir, In no way was I trying to be “Picky” more to the pont I was asking if I was indeed correct. And as I now know I was mistaken. Thank You. All in all it was one of the great commericals which sadly we don’t see much anymore!

I’m am and have been for a very long time a Steelers fan, but better still I’m not from PA.

GO ROT IN PI****RG

Well, some might find out tomorrow.

W.C. Fields once ran a contest where the second prize was two weeks in Philadelphia; first prize was one week…When Fields died, the folks in Philly were somewhat happy that at least he wouldn’t be making any more Philadelphia jokes. Boy were they surprised when they found out that he had “All considered, I’d rather be here than Philadelphia” carved on his tombstone…

Very nice and thought-provoking, Hobbes. I always enjoy your comments so much.

Thanks for telling me what I don’t have to do hobbes (the impostor poster), however I will in any case.I don’t see a lot of value in, as you called it, a “piece” which is self-serving, egotistical and sanctimonious. You love to bask in the praise of your ‘followers’. I believe a great man once said that those who do such “are receiving their reward in full” for reveling in such.Find someplace to post your long-winded blogs other than a comic strip comment page. I’m sure you’re lemmings will follow you over the edge.Not that I need to explain it to you, but since you asked; I support several families in less fortunate lands than ours. But, not for the sake of praise from others, but for the inner satisfaction that proves true the words, “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.”

rogue53: And what is the biblical reward for those who accuse others falsely and unjustly?

You echoed my sentiments, Kreole!

Darkforce & Grog, You both gave me a chuckle. :-)

Take your pity party, and martyr complex elsewhere, hobbes (the impostor). If you find something humorous to share, that might be refreshing, but it would be out of character. BTW, there is no unjust accusation, only an observation.

i don’t know if i am good or bad, but the guard sent me to Pittsburgh :D anyway, i am out .