Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 30, 2024

Can’t Mom tell by the claw scratches it’s a tiger?

Well c’mon Calvin, how do you expect mom to blame Hobbes?

Floorwars. Calvin vs Hobbes.

Does Mom ever wonder where Calvin obtained the tiger claws with which to scuff the floor??

If Mom waxed the floor, they’d have blood on the dresser instead of scuff marks on the floor.

The fast and the furious. toe an k.o. drift…..

It’s good to see Hobbes back in the strip. Some people commented last week that we weren’t seeing Hobbes. Yesterday’s strip was one of the rare ones where we didn’t even see Calvin.

Calvin mentions Mom and Hobbes complains about Calvin’s parents. Hobbes might speak directly to Calvin’s parents about it but they won’t be able to hear him and won’t even be able to see his lips move.

Or maybe Astroturf.

Reminds me of when we lived in an apartment with two cats. They could run from the livingroom, to the kitchen, through the hall and back into the livingroom, but there was a sharp turn into it, as it used to be two rooms. We had a cork floor in the living room and after a few years, we could see the claw traces where the cats kept slipping when running around that turn.

Wow, Calvin successfully avoided Hobbes! How often does that happen?

Ah, even Hobbes is not immune to a Looney Tunes style wipe-out!

Just seeing Hobbes’s facial expression in that last panel!

Cal’s 6th sense was working

Ahh, the next home repair TV show fad, “natural” flooring. Low maintenance, just a quick mow every week or so. Water for it readily available right there at the sink, the dish water could be reused, even, thus protecting the aquifer. No need to let the dog out. Toenail scratches just disappear. Easy, convenient, no cost putting practice options. No need for expensive air fresheners, just scuff your feet a bit for a subtle, natural scent. Shoes optional. No need to run the noisy vacuum. In the event of any wear-and-tear, just add a little Pro-Grow and some lime for a quick refresh. Am I rambling on, and on…?

All cats come with sneakers, they’re called PAWS.

Tigers don’t encounter many laminated oak wood floors in the wild.

Or at least carpet

Action requires traction!

Love the third panel drawing! Excellently done!

If Calvin goes to analyst, that analyst will need to go to another analyst, and so on ad infinitum.

Be thankful they don’t have carpet, Hobbes.

A good shag carpet would be good too.

The best thing about wooden floors is that I could run a remote-controlled mouse for the cats during rainy days.

2nd panel – Butt scootin’ tiger, 3rd panel – instant back scratcher.

I could always tell when mom had waxed the floors ’cuz I got a very closeup view of it. :-/

Yeah this happens to my aunt’s cat and its funny