Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 18, 2009

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    margueritem  about 15 years ago

    I love it! And they’re off and running!

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Calvin, curiosity killed the gato.

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    vinaybhatta  about 15 years ago

    Curiosity kills the cat… but in this case its a BOY!!!!!!!

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    pouncingtiger  about 15 years ago

    Will Calvin survive the thrashing that Hobbes dishes out? Stay tuned.

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    sjoujke  about 15 years ago

    You have to admit, Calvin likes to tempt fate and soggy tigers.

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    Ok vinay, how about this. Curiosity killed the nino?

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    Yukoner  about 15 years ago

    Feet, don’t fail me now.

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    socal_alice  about 15 years ago

    You all have forgotten the last of the rhyme: Curiousity might have killed the cat, but… Satisfaction brought it back!

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    rentier  about 15 years ago

    Worse was horrible worse.

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    uma7c  about 15 years ago

    My curiosity is piqued too! Can’t wait for what could possibly happen next…. just hope this isn’t a single, but the start of a series…… love the expressions of both in the third panel!

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    Rakkav  about 15 years ago

    C’mon, Hobbes, it’s only water! The only surprise is that this isn’t revenge for all the times you’ve K.O.’d Calvin with your flying tiger tackles.

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    lazygrazer  about 15 years ago

    LOL!—Calvin & Hobbes at their best!

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    _Adlib_  about 15 years ago

    I never cease to be amazed and delighted at Watterson’s facial expressions for Calvin. As great as his writing is, look at that last frame. How did he get that?

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    Dino-1  about 15 years ago

    My granddaughter’s will be 3 years old in January and has started with the what will you do if I do this stage. I still have her bumperpad on her crib because she’s an active dreamer. She wanted to know what it was for the other day. I have it tied in bows all around the rails instead of knots because it’s easier to change that way for washing. I thought a couple came undone while she napped. I tied them back up and then went back in the room to find a couple more undone. I asked her if she did it and she laughed. I told her not to because I’d just have to retie them if she did. She left them alone just until she left with her Dad apparently because I came in and found them all undone even on the side by the wall. What a cutie!

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    Bittermelon of Truth  about 15 years ago

    Dino be careful, the little darling might find her curiosity piqued by knots. At which point she’ll tie them into everyone’s shoes…

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    Herocoder  about 15 years ago

    Hobbes should’ve known better than to do that .. shouldn’t he?

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    rentier  about 15 years ago

    It’s good, Calvin can still lough in the last panel, he shall run very quickly!

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    jrbj  about 15 years ago

    In Calvin’s case we refer to this as a learning moment.

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    Dino-1  about 15 years ago

    BINARY WIENER—Love it!

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    carmy  about 15 years ago

    He’s gaining on you Calvin!

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    Allison Nunn Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Hobbs really asked for this one…. what else would Calvin (or most children, and many ADULTS) do??

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    tonytiger29  about 15 years ago

    Just because you’re not afraid of death doesn’t mean you shold tickle a tiger on the a*#.

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    alondra  about 15 years ago

    You are dead meat Calvin.

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    Craigor  about 15 years ago

    This is eerily reminiscent of what my 5 year old did to his grandmother (my mom) at the pool 2 weeks ago … .

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    threlfallm  about 15 years ago

    It probably takes a few seconds for Hobbes to get up to 90mph. If he can time it right, Calvin should step to one side and leave his foot out.

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    GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Love it. Hobbes finally gets the pay-back he so richly deserves.

    “So this is victory. It has a sweet taste” (Trelane, Star Trek).

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    bald  about 15 years ago

    hobbs should know never tempt calvin, no matter what. it always turns out bad for one of them

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    Leonardeuler  about 15 years ago

    To Adlib: Bill Watterson is a grandmaster, isn’t he ??

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    Comic-Nut  about 15 years ago

    Calvin can think up such odd stuff, even ways of animating a stuffed tiger, especially one who was just “water ballooned.”

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    ninmas  about 15 years ago

    TODAY’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!

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    bald  about 15 years ago

    happy birthday ninmas

    mine is in a couple weeks, and i get the senior discount in more places then

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    descendants4  about 15 years ago

    Poor Hobbes. XD

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    bmonk  about 15 years ago

    Curiosity killed the Calvin in this case…but, as has been asked, what did Hobbes really expect?

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    stuart  about 15 years ago

    Dino-1 - horror story: my (male) coworker was on stay at home duty with his 3 year daughter one day. She was playing happily in the toy room blocked off by a toddler gate. The front door was locked via deadbolt too high for a toddler to reach. So he thought it was safe to go number 2. When he came out, she had climbed over the gate, pushed a chair to the front door, turned the dead bolt, run outside, and disappeared.

    He ran out looking for her, and spied her several blocks away. But just before he got there, police arrived and would not let him have his kid. Someone had seen a toddler strolling down the sidewalk and called 911. His daughter was taken by social workers and he was prosecuted. After several months, and 10s of thousands of dollars in legal fees, he and his wife were allowed to have their daughter back - on probation, with regular meetings with a social worker to ensure a politically correct upbringing.

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    lobkiller  about 15 years ago

    hhhmmmm, not sure a four-toed tiger can hit 90mph, i think there’s traction issues

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    mroberts88  about 15 years ago

    fesalazarsoto said, about 5 hours ago

    mroberts88: it’s “niño”, not “nino”

    Don’t you have this “ñ” key between the “L” and “{” keys?

    Never mind: I don’t have the “Д” key

    ( ^ o ^ )

    If Hobbes comes at 90 mph, Calvin should be at this moment at 91 mph.

    I just now saw it. I dont type alot in Spanish, and my laptop is from England, so I wasnt sure where it was. Just as long as people knew what I was trying to type, I’m happy.

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    rentier  about 15 years ago

    Leonardeuler: He is realy a grandmaster!

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    rentier  about 15 years ago

    Ninma: Happy birthday to you!

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    ratlum  about 15 years ago

    Tigers and cats dont seem to like water come to think of it Dads are the same Try again sometimes Calvin its fun

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    shakeswilly  about 15 years ago

    cater to your curiosity Calvin, because twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do… But today the things you did now are going to hurt more. (with apologies to mark twain)

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    GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago

    (Calvin’s) curiosity soaked the cat.

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    pintcape  about 15 years ago

    calvin wants to see what he has in store for him,can it be as bad as he imagine.

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    mariap1  about 15 years ago

    Does anyone know where I can find the comic strip where he asks susie to ‘do’ his bat report? Thanks

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    4deerinmyyard  about 15 years ago

    Dino’s granddaughter FTW! LOL.

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    JonD17  about 15 years ago

    ratlum said, about 21 hours ago ……… Tigers and cats dont seem to like water come to think of it Dads are the same Try again sometimes Calvin its fun

    Extensive research (lol) shows that tigers don’t really mind water; it’s annoying little boys messing up their nap time that really gets them going. And yes, this works for Dads too.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Hey Stuart D – that’s precisely why I left Children’s Protective Services – too many innocents in trouble with the law for the obvious.

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    5150turtle  over 14 years ago

    This is a case of the cat killing the curiousity.

    Stuart G - I’ve lived through my 3 children at the age of 3 and all I have to say about your friend is what if his daughter had gotten hit by a car? Then, instead of being hassled with lawyers and fines, he would be “hassled” with burying his 3 y.o. My children knew every scary thing that could possibly happen to them if they opened the front door without mom or dad…and they never did open the door without our express permission. Never underestimate kids.

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    Montaholic  about 13 years ago

    And that is how waterboarding was invented.

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