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Since this strip is based on Billâs own childhood, did he have to confront a bully like Moe? And if so, did the adults in his life do anything about itâunlike Calvinâs indifferent parents?
Bullies never change. No matter who or where, that mentality directs their lives and those of the people they eventually marry and their offspring. And sometimes, the original victim will become bullies of those with whom they share their lives â a way of âgetting back.â
You would think if Calvin can weather one of Hobbeâs welcome home attacks, or one of Hobbeâs tackles on the football field, or even one of Spaceman Spiffâs horrifying creatures from another dimension, heâd be able to come up with a method to face Moeâs intimidation tactics.
Around the time I was in fifth or sixth grade I had a bully like that. Iâd bet money he, Nelson, ended up in prison. Looking back sixty years ago, Iâm sure he came from a poor family situation. Unlike Calvin, Iâll not gloat over his misfortunes.
I only had one problem with one bully growing up, but he rarely bothered me. One time I saw him beating on his much younger brother. âIâll kill you!â screamed the younger brother. Not long after that, the bully was killed in a hunting accident, with the younger brother as the only witness. The âofficial storyâ is that he was pulling a shotgun out of the back seat of his car, barrel first, and the gun went off, right into his chest. HmmmâŠ
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes, I never liked the Moe strips. They are true to life, such people exist, and then grow up to vote for evil narcissists. :â(
Yes, thatâs right Moe, degrade and humiliate someone for doing exactly what you wanted him to do, thus making it less likely youâll get your way in the future.
Notice that there never seems to be a playground supervisor at recess. And why doesnât anyone try to stop him? One single time, Calvinâs mom called the school, Moe got a talking-to, and returned the money that he âborrowedâ from Calvin. Moe said that âsomeoneâ ratted on him. Didnât occur to him that it had to have been Calvin or Calvinâs parents, which either indicates just how dim Moe is, or that Calvin is only one of many that he picks on.
Okay hereâs the pitch⊠We saw a âpresentâ where Calvin is reunited with Hobbes⊠What about a âpresentâ where Calvin visits a reformed Moe and helps him with his âMission Houseâ for abused children? I believe Berkeley Breathed put the reunion piece together. Or perhaps the hospital janitor in some of the âpresentâ Bloom County panels could turn out to be Moe? Just dreaming I guessâŠ
Wait until Moe goes to prison to be someone B I T C H then he would be begging, pleaded, and crying and no one would listen to him when the prisoners do unspeakable things to him (no joke I heard that on âBeyond Scared Strightâ)
codycab 5 months ago
Call Moe names to lure him away from the swing, Calvin.
dadthedawg Premium Member 5 months ago
Does âbullyâ mean the same in England as in the US?âŠ..
GeorgeInAZ 5 months ago
Right now, Calvin can use the chant Northwestern football fans use: âThatâs all right! Thatâs OK! Youâll all work for us someday!â
Robert4170 5 months ago
You wonât be successful with your attitude toward academics, Calvin.
DirkTheDaring Premium Member 5 months ago
I gloated when one of my bullies died in his fifties. And Iâm not ashamed, either.
peb6006 5 months ago
The nemesis of mine has been serving for a while in prison (drug dealing). Not enough time, but I keep on hoping.
STEPUP 5 months ago
I think itâs going to be the other way around!!!
snsurone76 5 months ago
Since this strip is based on Billâs own childhood, did he have to confront a bully like Moe? And if so, did the adults in his life do anything about itâunlike Calvinâs indifferent parents?
BigDaveGlass 5 months ago
And they say that the Neanderthalâs are no longer with us. I disagree.
sandpiper 5 months ago
Bullies never change. No matter who or where, that mentality directs their lives and those of the people they eventually marry and their offspring. And sometimes, the original victim will become bullies of those with whom they share their lives â a way of âgetting back.â
Kimmies01 5 months ago
More looks silky on that swing. LOL
BJDucer 5 months ago
You would think if Calvin can weather one of Hobbeâs welcome home attacks, or one of Hobbeâs tackles on the football field, or even one of Spaceman Spiffâs horrifying creatures from another dimension, heâd be able to come up with a method to face Moeâs intimidation tactics.
donlackie 5 months ago
Keep up your shenanigans and you just may be in that cell with him
Egrayjames 5 months ago
Around the time I was in fifth or sixth grade I had a bully like that. Iâd bet money he, Nelson, ended up in prison. Looking back sixty years ago, Iâm sure he came from a poor family situation. Unlike Calvin, Iâll not gloat over his misfortunes.
Indiana Guy Premium Member 5 months ago
I only had one problem with one bully growing up, but he rarely bothered me. One time I saw him beating on his much younger brother. âIâll kill you!â screamed the younger brother. Not long after that, the bully was killed in a hunting accident, with the younger brother as the only witness. The âofficial storyâ is that he was pulling a shotgun out of the back seat of his car, barrel first, and the gun went off, right into his chest. HmmmâŠ
SquidGamerGal 5 months ago
Come on, Calvin! Grow a spine! Stand up for yourself! You know heâs bluffing!
Gent 5 months ago
Oh yeah? Well he will gets a bail and comes outta jail. Whatcha gonna do then?
The Fly Hunter 5 months ago
Gloat Calvin. Golat!
rockyridge1977 5 months ago
We just said they were âmeanâ did not have the word âbullyâ!!!
The Old Wolf 5 months ago
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes, I never liked the Moe strips. They are true to life, such people exist, and then grow up to vote for evil narcissists. :â(
rshive 5 months ago
Let Moe build character.
uniquename 5 months ago
Hopefully years from now, you wonât care about Moe.
mountainclimber 5 months ago
still waiting for the orange bully to go to jail.
hoffquotes2 5 months ago
Calvin, to be successful you better first learn how to add 8+3
gaebie 5 months ago
My school bully DID go to prisonâŠ.where he died!
John Jorgensen 5 months ago
Yes, thatâs right Moe, degrade and humiliate someone for doing exactly what you wanted him to do, thus making it less likely youâll get your way in the future.
DKHenderson 5 months ago
Notice that there never seems to be a playground supervisor at recess. And why doesnât anyone try to stop him? One single time, Calvinâs mom called the school, Moe got a talking-to, and returned the money that he âborrowedâ from Calvin. Moe said that âsomeoneâ ratted on him. Didnât occur to him that it had to have been Calvin or Calvinâs parents, which either indicates just how dim Moe is, or that Calvin is only one of many that he picks on.
lnrokr55 5 months ago
Moe, champion Unibrow ! Or how to draw low IQ! ;-)
frtuck47 5 months ago
Okay hereâs the pitch⊠We saw a âpresentâ where Calvin is reunited with Hobbes⊠What about a âpresentâ where Calvin visits a reformed Moe and helps him with his âMission Houseâ for abused children? I believe Berkeley Breathed put the reunion piece together. Or perhaps the hospital janitor in some of the âpresentâ Bloom County panels could turn out to be Moe? Just dreaming I guessâŠ
minty_Joe 5 months ago
#IStandAgainstBullying
(Hugs to those who were bullied as a kid)
moondog42 Premium Member 5 months ago
Moe probably grew up to become a cop. He will never go to prison, sadlyâŠ.
g04922 5 months ago
Karma, Calvin⊠KarmaâŠ
[Unnamed Reader - e476da] 5 months ago
In England theyâre called (Teddys)
Otis Rufus Driftwood 5 months ago
Donât assume that.
krisjackson01 5 months ago
Just by chance I happened on the grave of my childhood bully the other day.
Bibleman2002 4 months ago
Wait until Moe goes to prison to be someone B I T C H then he would be begging, pleaded, and crying and no one would listen to him when the prisoners do unspeakable things to him (no joke I heard that on âBeyond Scared Strightâ)