Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 11, 2023

Let lying Tigers lie.

Hobbes sure fights like a tank.

And that’s why you don’t wake up a sleeping tiger.

“Exit…. stage left.” — Snagglepuss

He who laughs last

Hobbes isn’t a fan of bad poetry.

Do not DIS the CAT. :D

Let’s face it—William Blake he ain’t!!

Not a very effective tank.

Gives new meaning to a tiger tank…..

Wonder if Ogden Nash was into self-harm when he was a kid?

Plot twist: Hobbes pounced on Calvin because he liked his poetry

Lies like a tank; swoops like an eagle!

It only gets verse for poor Cal!

Coincidentally, the next comic in my lineup is Tank McNamara.

Poetic justice or just pathetic?

GOTTCHA, Calvin! ☺️

Doggerel will get you pounced upon every time;

It is the penalty you pay for each mis-thought rhyme;

Speaking of getting “creamed”…

At least he didn’t fall into a vat of chocolate.

Never trust a sleeping tiger.

We once had a cat that would sleep all the time One day, while he was sleeping, I hollered at him: “Wake up, look alive, do something”. He woke up, hissed at me, and went back to sleep.

No insults, Calvin. Tigers hear very well when asleep.

Well, you earned that pounce, Calvin.

“Tyger, Tyger, burning bright…”

Sleeping Bears, Lions and Tigers… Let them alone ! LOL…

To be MORE specific, He got creamed by a Panzer.

Calvin never learns.

One of my cats has the unfortunate ability of being able to sleep in positions which can only be described as “fallen from a great height”. It’s very unnerving, until she opens one eye.

Tigers have more pounce to the ounce.

I’m sure if Calvin’s class taught poetry, he’d excel in it…

In the jungle?

I like the poem. Too bad Hobbes does not appreciate fine poetry.

These C&H ‘toons sometimes make me forget that it’s just Calvin’s imagination at work. But other times I do wonder. I caught my granddaughter once arguing aggressively with one of her dolls When I asked why, she told me the doll said something bad to her. I just said they needed to play nice and left. Later though I went in while she was napping and hid the doll. Even days later she played happily without ever asking where that doll had disappeared to. I then started to think maybe I should tie cinder blocks around the box I had put the doll into and sink in the Atlantic. Either I’ve watched way too many horror movies in my life or that doll’s going to climb out and unalive me some day.

Large predators gorge and then sleep. When they wake up they hunt.

Surprised how Calvin survives after rubbing the ferocious feline on the wrong side.

Calvin: Hobbes wasn’t hit by tank, nor was he practicing upon you a prank. He pounced because your poem stank.

Everyone’s a critic.

can it with the insulting poetry, Calvin, Hobbes doesn’t like it

I’m a big C&H fan, but never cared much for Calvin’s tiger poetry strips.