Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 05, 2022

Just push the bucket before she moves

*Nice try!" indeed… NOT!

Calvin went to all the trouble to think this up and set it up, no doubt just for Susie. Calvin is so thoughtful…

And to get down from his perch, Calvin decides to slide down the rope

Straight down is not the only direction to pull. She could grab the rope and run.

haha

Always have a back up plan, Calvin.

Lesson 1, Calvin: Women don’t pull… they push!

Next frame: Hobbes pulls the rope, the branch breaks, and both Calvin and his bucket o’ balls come tumbling to the ground!!

As I’ve said before, Calvin, you flirt……..

The sign should say “don’t pull”. Susie would pull the rope for sure… she wouldn’t be able to help herself.

Calvin would have better luck telling people to do that to his finger.

Tip for ambushing, Calvin…you don’t leave the weaponry in plain sight!

Suzie just saved Calvin’s parents an expensive lawsuit

Odd that he can climb up into a tree with a bucket of snowballs yet cannot do a single pull-up.

He should have made the sign say “Do Not Pull”

Calvin’s going to have fun when he learns about the world online!!

Kick the bucket little dude! Wait, you’re in a tree. Let’s think about that a bit.

That’s a lot of weight for a skinny little branch. Maybe Calvin should crawl out there and check.

The best laid plans of boys and tigers, so oft do go awry.

His worse mistake was the sign. As if people pay attention to those.

Should have listened to Hobbs. He told him it wouldn’t work.

The best laid plans o’ mice an men oft gang aglee.

The sock with the hole in it said “Darn!”.

I would bet that if it said “Don’t Pull,” she would still be on to him.

Dumping the bucket himself would have been easier, but of course Calvin had to be a genius.

At least their isn’t pig’s blood in that bucket

Can we take a moment to appreciate the artistic skill that went into crafting this 5 panel masterpiece?

The first thing I thought of when I saw Calvin’s reaction, was Herman Munster, when something didn’t go his way :)

Shoulda written “Don’t pull”

This is a “Sesame Street” reference: Oscar tricking Telly into pulling the rope until Telly outsmarted the grouch. “Pul-el-ull”.

The bucket would be more dangerous than the snowballs