Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 07, 2009

Good thinking pal

I’m glad you’re having second thoughts, calvin..

This idea probably came from The Twilight Zone.

A conscience?? What’s happening to Calvin?

Shades of “Them!” (1954) and “Legion of Fire–Killer Ants” (1998).

Maybe I won’t!

OMG he actually has a conscience.

Margarituem: Yes, second thoughts can turn often into better!

Such strips restore your faith in Calvin sufficiently to make you wait eagerly for the next day’s strip; and then …

I think somebody here has seen way to many mutated giant killer ant movies.

C’mon, Calvin, be a real hero for once. Be the destroyer who distroys the destroyer. The whole universe will rise up to recognise and honor you BRAAAVOOOO!

Empathy? In Calvin???

Havent you noticed? He is always kind to animals!

Rethinking is a good thing Calvin…

If Calvin brings them home for supper they could have pizza with ‘antchovies’. …or Calvin could bring them home for breakfast. They could have Ant Jemima Pancakes.

Imagination as a force for good.

Of course, if those are fire ants, Calvin is doing HIMSELF a favour by not stepping on them!

I think he’ll just wind up with a magnifying glass instead.

Better not, Calvin. He might live there.

Eenee meenee miney moe… To smash or not to smash that is the question.

Smash! Smash! Smash! Smash! Smash! Smash! Eeeeaaaaahhhhhhahahahahaha! Wow! I really needed that.

A reprieve from Calvin. What’s the catch?!

hey calvin, look at today’s BC!

That’s funny how everyone is saying Calvin has a conscience. For years I have always interpreted this as Calvin worried about a giant ant taking revenge.

Another possible interpretation is “Maybe I won’t…get smashed because I’m about to smash the ants first.”

@MisterP58 - you’re right about that.

The year was 1977: Empire of the Ants

LOL!

You don’t smash the hill, you wipe it away and then push the dirt back over the hole so it fills it in. The more time they have to spend repairing the hill the less time they have to gather food and this encourages them to move on to greener pastures without killing them.

He’s thinking about himself, I think.

Personally, I dont want any kind of ants on my grounds. I’ll go for the ant/fire ant killer every time I see the signs of infestation.

It’s always best to give careful thought before one acts.

I’m currently at WAR with some pesky little house ants. I’m much bigger but badly outnumbered. Appears to be draw thus far.

I’ll keep y’all posted.

I would ask Hobbes about this one.

he’s basically thinking “How would I feel if the roles were reversed?” After doing so, he decided not to.

Calvin evidenty hasn’t heard about ants in your pants.

Lesson I learned many years ago: Destruction is so much easier, but ultimately less satisfying than Building up.

@Grazer, be careful. I heard about a short story of man (with flamethrower, like Calvin always wanted) vs. army ants many years ago, but never tracked it down until just now at here. Cautionary tale…

Calvinism succumbs to Buddhism. No bad karma for Calvin today!

Bmonk - That is quite the tale! I just read it for the first time a few months ago.

Criminy! I’ve always enjoyed Calvin & Hobbs but I never realized it was so deep. I just thought it was cute. Guess that’s an indication of how shallow I am.

just hope hobbs doesn’t sneak up behind him and scare him into stepping on the ant hill

grazer: You are indeed outnumbered. We all are. The biomass of ants on the planet greatly exceeds that of humans. Have you tried Terro? It’s a bait (sugar water) that ants take back to their nest where it wipes out the queen and everyone else. The active ingredient is boric acid, which is harmless to humans and environmentally pretty innocuous (I believe). I love watching them grabbing it up and heading back to the nest, thinking what a bounty they’ve found.

Good advice Ray , good luck with your campaign Grazer .

Well, Calvin likes things like that, so I think THATS why he might not do it. If you recall, Calvin has pretended to be an ant many times in the past.

Bald716, Hobbes is too logical to scare Calvin into doing that.

I wish Hobbes was here His take on things like this are pretty good

Good job Calvin.

Empathy for others, a good sign. Delusional thoughts of mayhem, a bad sign. It’s always 50-50 with Calvin.

Good or bad we are all God’s creatures!

I may be new to this web-site ,but I know my calvin and hobes!!! I absolutly LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! And I think he balances good and evil very well… XOXO SuperStar

bmonk, read that story in 7th grade, along with ‘The Most Dangerous Game’, and always loved them.

grazer or anyone who has any insect problems. if you have small dogs be very careful with any thing that has boric acid as the main component!

Wow. BackwardsBert sure is cranky today. Maybe he’s got sand in his crack. Hey Bert, Turn off the talk radio, go take a shower and maybe you’ll feel better.

this is your chance to do something GOOD!!!

DO IT DO IT!!!!!!!!