Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 05, 2024

…and so, the arms race is escalated.

What if Calvin misses literally all 250 times?

He’ll give Susie this idea any moment now.

250 × 250 = 62,500. Better pack that snow in a hurry, Calvin!

Hobbes is just trying to keep him busy. As long as Calvin’s making snowballs, he’s not throwing them.

Looks like a big war is about to start. Hobbes you must win this.

Eventually, the pile will collapse on him.

The Cold War begins!

So, that’s where all the snow went.

No rest for the wicked.

That could take all winter.

“Him”? The only one with motive to pelt Calvin with 250+ snowballs is Susie (Moe is too stupid to think of using snowballs).

When fun becomes a chore……

The endless futility of war.

Use the military strategy of showing superior strength. Hit them back with 251 !

Brinksmanship is a dangerous game. Also a cold and wet one, apparently.

The Butter Battle Book

Victim of 1 dimensional strategy.

One hit from ‘Suzie’ and that pile will be worthless ! ! !

Calvin doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance.

The arms race ate up alot of resources. sigh.

You can try, Calvin.

It will take a while to make 62,500 snowballs…. (=250*250)

Good job, Hobbes. Now he won’t have time to throw them at anyone.

The military is infamous for hoarding all kinds of weapons. When they get old and past their expiration date somebody starts a war so they can get rid of them. The Soviets are using the war in Ukraine to clear out tanks dating back to the Korean War.

All great conundrums start with “What if”…

Who has that kind of time?!

Revenge, like some things, also requires work sometimes.

That feline knows how to petrify Calvin, alright.

What if a her hits you with a snowball?

This is how the arms race began…or is it the cold war?

What if they have 251 snowballs?

This could snowball rather quickly.

That’s an impressive pile of snowballs.

Sisyphus goes to war…

An arms race…with very short arms.

Sounds like an “arms race” with snowballs. Mutually assured ice creamed.

I guess he’s making 62,500 snowballs?

“Mr. President, we must not allow a snowball gap!

I need just one more.

Calvin in introduced to the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction – MAD.

Don’t try to match them in numbers – that is the way the Russians fight. Be smarter – switch to slush balls!

Hobbes is wicked.

Is Calvin related to Trump?

To my fellow readers out there. I am not having any luck finding the Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin expressed that he doesn’t understand why he’s related to people he can’t relate to. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I’d appreciate it. When I do an internet search all I get is relationship advice and suggestions for therapists.

No Calvin, that is NOT what Hobbes meant when he posed the question….

Curses! A snowball gap! We must assure our mutual annihilation to keep the peace

There is a critical parameter called “angle of repose”. If Calvin exceeds the safe limit, he could hit himself with 250 snowballs.

Don’t you hate it when you’re ready for war, but nobody will attack you?

arms race (and I still wonder where he gets all that snow)

What if you have to face Buddy from Elf?

“Calvin, use the snow in the driveway. It makes better snowballs. Trust me.” -Dad

Another reminder that there was a worthy successor to Walt Kelly. And now, in Wiley Miller, we also have a worthy successor to Bill Watterson.

“Mr. President, we must not allow a snow-ball gap!”

If Calvin needed 250 snowballs for every one thrown at him, he would need 62,500 snowballs. Assuming he can make one snowball every four seconds, how many hours will he be making snowballs?

General “Buck” Turgidson: Mr. President, we must not allow a snowball gap!

Arithmetic can come in handy sometimes.

I wish I still had the energy and time to make 250 snowballs, pile them neatly and then throw each of’em.

Calvin learns about realpolitik.

Here’s a good question for everyone to ponder- Why is Garfield’s picture on majority of titles of strips in the alphabetical order list?

It’s called ’mutually assured destruction"…

Thus begins the Arms Race. The USSR was painted over rust. The U.S. war mongers got weapons contracts approved.

Hobbes knows the best way to read all of Calvin’s comics in peace.

The start of the lesser known cold war.

assured mutual destruction

You can never have enough balls! lol