Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 16, 2010

LOL, love it! Calvin with his walker and propeller beanie…

Is he eaten fat now?!

Good morning, Marg. I’m with you there!

Panel 4 is PRICELESS!!!

Darn! Calvin’s disappointed and so am I.

love hobbes in panel 4 :)

Has Hobbes taken on the role of the kindly ole grandfather?

Six Weeks?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAARRRGGHHHHH!

Six long weeks, six really long weeks, yup, six really, really long weeks.

Calvin an old tyke. “Haa, Haa, Haa, Haa!”

Right on Woodeye………..Priceless it is!

Heck, by then he’ll have memory loss and forget he ordered it!

…..Aaaa, ordered …what?

It will have gone out of style, and returned, by then.

If you’d eaten Quisp, Calvin, the beanie would’ve come all the way from Alpha Centauri on overnight starship.

Quisp? Is THAT still around? I remember that cereal from when I was Calvin’s age!

I remember waiting that long for my first ham license after I passed the test. Fortunately, I had plenty of school work to keep me busy.

WHAT!! SIX WEEKS???? Why didn’t they tell him earlier? Cruel world…

Calvin is dead…

I used to sit on the stand between the two mailboxes waiting for the mailman to come and hand me the mail and visit with me for awhile. I loved it when I was house sitting for the summer for a couple neighbors’ houses and I could do it for two more boxes down the road. I wished I could ride in the mailtruck and help him out on his rounds. Our mailman (can’t remember his name) loved his job and he made his job sound so exciting when I was a kid.

MAILMEN AND WOMEN REALLY ROCK! ! ! !

MAY THEIR ARTERIES MAINTAIN A CLEAR PASSAGEWAY! ! ! !

Where better to have one than at a rest home?

Legaleagle48, There was Quisp and Quake. They did away with Quake when we were kids. Quisp is still around I think.

6 weeks! Well as Einstein said : Time is relevant! And go here for a real memory lane stroll: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listof_breakfastcereals

and then go here: http://knowotr.blogspot.com/2008/09/did-anyone-say-cereal.html mmmmmmmm sugar!

I remember Quisp & Quake too. I see Quisp every now and then but it has been a while.

I’d love to have a benie propeller hat for some of the people at the senior residence I volunteer at. They would love it :-) And yes, I can really picture them with their walkers (or the one older guy in his wheelchair who loves to pinch bumms…)

When I retired I was given a hat with a propeller. I wore it during the rest of the retirement party. Never wore it again.

Do you get a sea serpent with that?

\\//_

Beanie with a propeller, hmmmm…

Does that mean he is going to be an engineer when he grows up?

hmm….now how does hecome up with stamp money?????

Zerotsm, I am planning to take my Technician test this year. Something to play with in my Golden Years. May even install a Beanie Propeller on an antenna.

Let’s see if we can understand what 6 weeks means to Calvin. Make it proportional to the length of his live vs. ours.

6 weeks to a 6 year old is = to a year for a 52 year old. But a 6 year old probably can’t remember his first 2 years. So it’s more like 18 months to a 52 year old.

But expectations are greater, mail is scarce, and focus on desirable things are more intense for a 6 year old + his ability to achieve instant gratification is much less than for an adult.

So 6 weeks to a 6 year old is about = to 3 years for an adult.

After all that trouble .. geeezzz …

Surely Mom wouldn’t hold back on the stamp money. Would she? She bought him all that sugar packed cereal! Like he needs something to make him MORE hyperactive! She knows how much Calvin HAS TO HAVE that beanie! LOL

too funny!!

And what about us???? Do we have to wait 6 weeks as well to see Calvin with the beanie?

Nurse? Have you seen my Marbles? It looks like I have lost my Marbles? Well at least I have my propellor beanie and my walker….

I wonder… will the anticipation exceed the reality?

Picture this, old tyke Calvin on a Scooterround wearing his propeller beenie to go to the corner store to get more Chocolate Sugar Bombs

I remember this sequence. I think we’re a little over halfway through it now. More to come :)

Hobbes is soooo comforting.

hey everyone, sorry i haven’t commented lately but i’ve been busy….. but let’s take the time to catch up now. anything interesting happen on gocomics lately?

The anticipation of something is said to be the best part? Well Calvin might not think so!

Well, after all that, at least Calvin isn’t shaking and bouncing off walls, which I really expected!

Any one remember the el cheapo cereal called Kaboom I think there was clown on the box.

Count Chocula was my addiction.. with Frankenberry or Booberryevery now and then for a change of pace.

even longer for Calvin if there is no Saturday delivery like here in Canada,, hehe

imbaldeagle, I love your explanation. It’s so true! I remember being in the same position when I was Calvin’s age. It was like an eternity!!

@Tineil

No, Watterson was smart enough not to have it drag for 6 weeks. We only have to wait a week or so.

He’ll need the propeller to be able to stand tall. Screw it on tight, kid.

I remember ordering a Captain Midnight decoder badge. I know that I’m a lot older than all you guys, but do any of you remember the radio serials?

a six year old geezer in a propeller beanie !

Dont you have to run to make the propeller work ? Hobbes make yourself like out of sight or your going to be volunteered .

I remember Quisp and Quake as well as Kaboom!, and yes, Quisp is still around (online - it was and may still be in limited markets too).

Don’t forget to watch the punny video!

Another good old cereal from days gone by

King Vitamin !

frank corona said, “I know that I’m a lot older than all you guys, but do any of you remember the radio serials?”

Are you 74 or older - if not, I have you beat.

I liked The Shadow. Others too, but … the Shadow knows …. got me week after week. Lamont Cranston had the power to cloud men’s minds.

I love Hobbes’ comment in the fourth panel!

Puddleglum 2:

re: “Let’s Pretend” yesterday. Was that the one with Uncle __ and Froggy the Gremlin? (“Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy.”) Maybe sponsored by Buster Brown (“that’s my dog Tyge, he lives in a shoe, I’m Buster Brown, Look for me in there, too!”) Too bad there’s no entertainment like it today for kids… we learned how to LISTEN.

I can sympathize! I’ve been getting old every six weeks for years.

Too bad it’s not summer. Time flies when there’s not school.

I think we have one here in the hall closet

Crashhh, sproing, thud, boing , slploit , clatter , tinkel , boink., kablam

Yep here it is Molly !

I could never understand why it would take 6 weeks to get. at item If you are promoting an item it should be in stock. Should take no more 2 weeks

I wonder if my girlfriend is related to Lamont Cranston. She has the power to cloud my mind.

Kinda foggy right now, as a matter of fact.

When he gets the beanie and puts it on. Spaceman Spiff will be much in evidence, although traveling in other dimensions because of the effect of the beanie. Wonderfully smartass remark from the loquacious tiger….

I think a lot of companies say 6 weeks since they’d rather get it to you early than late. Also, if you don’t receive something by the promised date, they must offer a refund if you don’t want to wait. So, they often make it a long time.

It WAS there! All you had to do was continue reading past the point you liked. Poor Calvin! Now he has to endure the wait for the postman. He’ll probably lose interest at week 2, and when the beanie does arrive, he’ll be waiting for something else.

As noted, Quisp IS being manufactured - you can get it online and in select markets.

The thought of ordering some is tempting. I’d welcome Quake back via the same outlets, were it available. I never did understand why it was canceled.

I don’t remember radio serials, but I do remember the most fun toys were boxes from major appliances. You know, six feet long and about that much around. Useful for all sorts of things, especially active imaginations.

Your right

agpeter ‘Let’s Pretend’ was a radio program for kids on Saturday monings. My sister and I loved it. They told classic fairy tales. The show with Froggy the Gremlin was on TV. I can’t remember Uncle’s name , either.

I had to wait for my first ham license six weeks also. Although I was 18 at the time, it seemed like forever. At this time I have had my license for over 47 years and still enjoy the hobby, maybe even more now. Now you can get on the air within a week of passing test. Like Calvin, I also waited for a few things when I was his age. I lived in Tucson in the early 50’s and no TV so listened to all kinds of shows on the radio. Great stuff.

I love looking at the look on Calvins face in panel 4. Do you remember school house rock when it was on T.V. in the mornings?

I wish I had Hobbes’ vision. I can’t read the fine print, even with my glasses…

imbaldeagle……I got you beat by five years.

Don’t worry, Calvin. It’ll ALLLLLL be worth it in the end! All the old folks will be so jealous of you!

calvin you are the most cool guy i ever seen

i don’t get it? why didn’t he buy the cereal and not eat? ooh i forgot its calvin!!

They skipped the strips where Hobbes said “10 boxes, that shouldn’t take long.”