Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 03, 2023

Hobbes, naturally, thinks like a tiger. Get your prey as quickly as possible.

Calvin, oh great one, keep it simple…..

What if Susie has water balloons of her own?

Apparently the fun is in the anticipation

Like Dr. Evil to his son Scott: “You just don’t get it, do you?”

Meanwhile, Susie is sitting down there listening to their nefarious plan.

(Bad guys always make that mistake)

I wonder how much more crazy the club would be if everybody wore tin foil hats.

No, Hobbes, not Napoleonic enough.

Too many moving parts in Calvin’s plan. IMO Hobbes has a better idea.

Always go with the element of surprise. At least that’s how it’s done in the movies.

Cal’s brain has more twists than a basket of snakes. Hobbes’ thinking on the other hand, is straight forward —see the goal, take the goal.

Hobbes going with KISS (Keep it simple, stupid!)

Just as much as your plan, Calvin ! ! ! Plus, Hobbes plan does have possibilities—knowing Suzie ! ! !

Executives were promoted into their positions, so that they would stop impeding efficient workflow.

I never thought of Calvin as a politician when he grows up, until now…LOL

You can’t get a whole afternoon’s play out of a plan if you jump straight to the end, Hobbes.

“A good plan executed today is better than the perfect plan executed next week.” George S. Patton.

weirdly calvin’s plan has a level of deniability. while just pouncing makes him the clear aggressor.

Watterson always said that Suzy was based on his wife…

Working daily with a bunch of executives, I can say there is a lot of truth in this metaphor.

Later, in his post G.R.O.S.S. years, teenaged Calvin will be inviting Suzy behind the house for “other” reasons, if you know what The Count means and The Count thinks you do. ;9

It does, Hobbes.

It is a good idea Hobbes. That’s why it would never come from an executive mind.

It’s not easy to buck an executive strategy with a good tactic.

Lovel the paper hats…. and Hobbes’ logic.

“Your plan is just a plan, mine is a cunning plan…”

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Stay tuned for the next episode…Revenge of the Water Ballooned, or Susie Strikes Back!

So do I Hobbes. Keep it simple and you don’t have to worry about complex plans backfiring on you.

It’s not just the attack; it’s the cunning subterfuge!

One obvious reason not to is, it doesn’t look like they have water balloons ready to go. So they’ll need time to prepare them and keeping Susie occupied with the code will buy that time.

Calvin could write scripts for the ’’Reacher’’ series.

misogynist comic strips should be banned

Ah, practicing for the Climate Movement he is.

Tigers follow tactics. Calvin enjoys complex strategy.

Calvin thinks there will be more satisfaction if they can trick the enemy rather than just ambush them.

Or you can lure Susie behind the house with candy

Calvin has yet to grasp the fact that Suzie is smarter than he is. She would see through his plot in a moment.

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Let’s face this. The executives have this innate ability to gain political mileage out of any situation. Calvin is an executive, whereas Hobbes probably belongs to the judiciary.

Can you decipher a fake code?

Hence Hobbes is not executive material, he makes too much sense.

I feel like Hobbes has the right idea. As usual.

There is mutiny evolving in the gross club by the member secretary. The executive chairman should be alarmed.

Hobbes knows, no plan survives first contact with the enemy.