Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 05, 2022

Hard to believe Calvin learned that at school.

You better get inside before you’re pelted with hail or struck by lightning.

It’s a sign that you’re being Calvin as usual, Calvin.

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That kid DOES have an altogether remarkable vocabulary, even if he mispronounces half of it…

It was Calvin’s iCloud.

Wow, what a large word for a first grader. Do you think he may be thinking about preparing himself for entering the Scripts National Spelling Bee Contest in the future?

That poor cloud!

Hobbes is right—science has taken much of the fun out of superstition.

Tomorrow’s strip: Calvin tells his parents, Dad makes a snarky, insulting remark, and Mom’s protest will be just a feeble “Dear” (I hope I’m wrong!)!!

I hate when that happens.

Cumulonimbal, cumuloquick…

And this was before The Weather Channel put that final nail in…

That cloud was a real clod, Cal.

Calvin alternates between being incredibly stupid and a genius.

Signs like that are meaningless until the ‘real meaning’ is perceived. Surprisingly, Calvin has done it very well. Sadly, many automatically reject explanations such as his.

Little bit…

Predictive science is sort of a requirement for progress. I mean Albert Einstein was one of the best predictors of all.

I agree with Hobbes.

Cloud was having a bad day?

There are no coincidences.

Calvin always has his head in the clouds!

There was a very similar strip to yesterday’s where the moon pulled a face at Calvin.

Calvin to Dad: I didn’t know the moon made faces.

Dad: That’s phases.

Floating heads in the sky never lead to anything good. Just ask Sean Connery!

Or the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

As I’ve mentioned before, Bill Watterson explained in The Calvin And Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book, “I do not see Hobbes as a toy who miraculously comes to life when he and Calvin are alone. Nor do I see Hobbes as a product of Calvin’s imagination.”

That he didn’t see Hobbes as part of Calvin’s imagination is shown again here. Calvin was alone in yesterday’s strip and today’s follow-up has Hobbes walking towards Calvin. Also, Hobbes may well be speaking to us rather than Calvin as he is looking towards us. Some strips certainly have Hobbes speaking to us when Calvin isn’t with him.

Calvin ….. can’t add 9 + 4, but understands advanced meteorology completely.

What? You can’t be cirrus!

I saw a truck that had a Calvin-cloud raining all over a FORD logo.

A lot of hot air.

Oh God it looks like Calvin, must be the clouds in my eyes

I learned cloud formations the summer between 7th and 8th grade. Much later I learned the three kinds of cumulus — humilis, mediocre and congestus. Cumulonimbus is a thundercloud, so does Calvin think he’s a storm?

Not just that; the cloud stuck its’ tongue out at Calvin!

I wondered if this was a sign the strip was close to ending, but it’s from 1992, and the strip ran until 1995. Maybe an early portent of things to (not) come?

More like Calvin needs to learn a different and more vital lesson.

With that kind of vocabulary the school principal should be proud of Calvin.

I don’t know what grade he’s in, but I believe I learned about clouds in 5th grade. This was in the mid-60s.