Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 25, 2009

Max says, very tongue in cheek.

“Better stay away from him He’ll rip your lungs out, Max I’d like to meet his tailor”. R.I.P. Mr Zevon

pouncingtiger says:

wndrwrthg, nice were-tiger touch.

~That’s not a tiger, that’s Wonder Warthog. (Eat pie, pig!)

wndrwrthg, nice were-tiger touch.

Calvin should put up a sign on his door saying, “Beware of Tiger”.

It’s pretty smart of Calvin setting limits right away. After all, who is this stranger? He only knows what his parents have said about him. And their history of trustworthiness, is less than perfect. Potentially two dads in the same house, how horrifying.

Just laying out the ground rules.

In many cultures it is a great insult to pat a child on the head. Even in this culture it is condescending. I don’t think Max is going to score many brownie points. (I don’t like him already.)

And you’d better be careful with your spleen, too, Max.

Tabbylynn, belated best wishes.

When you do become a teacher be the very best. Both you and the kids deserve it. I say this after 35 years in the profession, most of it as a school administrator. And yes, I’d do it again in a heartbeat - greatest vocation on earth.

Uh-Oh! Be careful what you say. OOPS! :-$

Watch your back Max.

he must be very unstable.

calvin might have a snowball or two hidden in his room too uncle max

Yukoner, as soon as I saw him touch Calvin that way I thought, “Uh-oh. Who gave you permission and don’t treat children like pets.”

I wonder who Max got to run the used car lot while he is away?

I know I hated it when I was a kid to be patted on the head. It is condescending. Max is off to a bad start.

Max didn’t pack for a long stay. He is carrying only a duffel bag. This should give Calvin some comfort.

Poor Max is completely oblivious to the world of gocomics and what the readers think of him right now!

More appropriate would be a handshake, preferably with a joybuzzer

So Max ruffles the kid’s hair and tries to greet him and Calvin cops an attitude. Somehow this is Max’s fault??? All I see is an uncle trying to be friendly and a spoiled brat behaving the same way he always does. Amazing how that always seems to surprise Calvin’s parents. Musicnut1986: In panel 1 Dad’s carrying a suitcase.

What an airhead. We all know that Calvin hasn’t grown in inch in years.

That godawful walrus mustache doesn’t really help matters much.

Mandibles of death and a killer’s eye. Better keep a low profile, Max.

margueritem says: pouncingtiger says: wndrwrthg, nice were-tiger touch. ~That’s not a tiger, that’s Wonder Warthog. (Eat pie, pig!)…… Marg, WW’s comment is a riff on Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London

Is Max from the Squatley’s of Buzz Sawyer?

kudos JanCinVV, i’m guessing you’re a teacher?, cop?, social worker?, health care professional? again, thanks for the voice of reason amongst all these bleeep comments

I wonder what kind of boy Calvin will be when he is a teenager.

If my kid greeted anyone that way he wouldn’t be able to sit for a week.

“kudos JanCinVV, i’m guessing you’re a teacher?, cop?, social worker?, health care professional? again, thanks for the voice of reason amongst all these bleeep comments.”

Word.

Touching the head is indeed an insult in some cultures, much of SE Asia comes to mind, but is respectful in others. For example, among the Masai it is expected for an adult to touch a child’s head upon greeting. Children quietly wait until a hand has been placed on their head before they then respectfully speak to an adult, just like Calvin, right? (anthropologist)

Calvin is still only up to there waists. How much shorter could he be?

Calvin is too funny.. not exactly the most polite but humorous.

Max’s mustache suggests he could have a future in porn…

Is it Uncle Max or Uncle Mario The Plumber?

hobbes is gonna kill me =o

eek! he scares me!

salimbag says: Touching the head is indeed an insult in some cultures, much of SE Asia comes to mind, but is respectful in others. For example, among the Masai it is expected for an adult to touch a child’s head upon greeting. Children quietly wait until a hand has been placed on their head before they then respectfully speak to an adult, just like Calvin, right? (anthropologist)

Well you are wrong about SE Asia, or even most part of it. Of course people don’t go touching uninvited in most cultures.

Touching head implies one is bigger/grater than the other in general. Of course, I can touch your head salimbag ;)

id be afraid of hobbes.

I read once that Watterson purposely never named Calvin’s mom and dad, and that this series really made that hard to keep up. But I have to say these strips w/ Calvin’s uncle have always been my favorites.

better watch when you wink Max!!!!!!

i love it when i get to pick up relatives i havent seen for years!

i love it when i get to pick up relatives i havent seen for years!

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