That’s some really wet snow to stick that well or is it more like ice after they went through the stream. I’ve decide they’re Calvin and Hobbesicles!
I had my Mom’s old wooden sled with the metal rails on the bottom growing up but it only worked in well packed snow. My favorite in the snow was a metal saucer. It went down the hills really fast and far while spinning around. It took my breath away and made me dizzy at the same time. Hours of fun sledding on a Sunday afternoon with my cousins and the neighborhood kids!
We used to use old cardboard boxes to slide down our hill: then our mum realized we looked poor, and spent some $ on one real plastic flying saucer. We used to race the saucer against the cardboard anyway.
We often looked just like Calvin and Hobbes after our runs.
risk has it’s rewards. But mostly for young people..
..to succeed in something dangerous , one simply must be able to shut out all realization of the peril you have put yourself into.
as you get older and wiser one tends to recognize the possible consequences of one’s actions…
Dino you lived a great life and your childhood and what great stories. Evan talking about your grandkids is fun to read.
It’s a wonder how Calvin has survived growing up. Too bad he never really had a friend. I know its a cartoon strip.
Being crazy is easy… Once you get over the fear of dieing! A fact I found easier to convince myself of when I was young.
and naive enough not to get lost in all the details.
How lucky Calvin was to have been a child before the liberals banned childhood, made it illegal to go outside the house without a helmet and body armor, and illegal to let your kid go out and play without a body guard.
we rarely got snow in my part of georgia. we use to use any cardboard box on the big clay hill (steep too) in the neighbor hood…. usualy after it rained… summer or winter
We loved using those giant truck innertubes. They had a tendency of flipping over when 10 people piled on and then the one on the top became the 1 on the bottom and the snow was like sand paper on the face!
margueritem over 14 years ago
Nothin’ but complaints, eh Calvin?
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
Well I glad he got through shoveling soon enough to have some fun
Good Morning and Good Night Marg
rentier over 14 years ago
It would be better, Hobbes is steering!
Yukoner over 14 years ago
Hey guys, where’s the sled?
rentier over 14 years ago
The sled is ruined after this ride!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
Exactly! You’re both lucky to be alive!
Good Morning Marg & BC13
MontanaLady over 14 years ago
Yeah……..but what about the gully and the stream….I’ll bet they’re fjord’ed for life!
margueritem over 14 years ago
‘Morning BC13 and Terry!
Pacejv over 14 years ago
MontanaLady…was that a fjord or a chevy?
carmy over 14 years ago
Ha ha! They look like snow monsters.
Danielle180 over 14 years ago
Run everybody! It’s the abominable snow fiends.
vibjyor over 14 years ago
Well, I am glad you are both alive.
Nagma over 14 years ago
lol ;) its amazing to see how after all this hobbes is able to survive with calvin……reminds me of tom & jerry
Dino-1 over 14 years ago
That’s some really wet snow to stick that well or is it more like ice after they went through the stream. I’ve decide they’re Calvin and Hobbesicles! I had my Mom’s old wooden sled with the metal rails on the bottom growing up but it only worked in well packed snow. My favorite in the snow was a metal saucer. It went down the hills really fast and far while spinning around. It took my breath away and made me dizzy at the same time. Hours of fun sledding on a Sunday afternoon with my cousins and the neighborhood kids!
ronaldmundy over 14 years ago
are we sure that’s calvin and hobbes?
Rakkav over 14 years ago
ENFP Calvin 1, INFJ Hobbes 0. :))
(At least that’s my best guess…Hobbes seeming to be a manifestation of Calvin’s unconscious self, and also of his conscience.)
Ursula A Kehoe Premium Member over 14 years ago
We used to use old cardboard boxes to slide down our hill: then our mum realized we looked poor, and spent some $ on one real plastic flying saucer. We used to race the saucer against the cardboard anyway.
We often looked just like Calvin and Hobbes after our runs.
lewisbower over 14 years ago
OK, let’s go again!
rshive over 14 years ago
He is glad he’s alive. But alive and warm would be better.
dvoyack over 14 years ago
Don’t worry Hobbes, you’ll arrive at the crash site 10 minutes before the paramedics get there.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
risk has it’s rewards. But mostly for young people.. ..to succeed in something dangerous , one simply must be able to shut out all realization of the peril you have put yourself into. as you get older and wiser one tends to recognize the possible consequences of one’s actions…
kab2rb over 14 years ago
Dino you lived a great life and your childhood and what great stories. Evan talking about your grandkids is fun to read. It’s a wonder how Calvin has survived growing up. Too bad he never really had a friend. I know its a cartoon strip.
Trainwreck_1 over 14 years ago
Being crazy is easy… Once you get over the fear of dieing! A fact I found easier to convince myself of when I was young. and naive enough not to get lost in all the details.
bald over 14 years ago
glad the stream was shallow, hobbs stuffing would smell horrible getting too wet
i took the lid from my moms wringer washing machine when i was about 9 years old to go sledding
boy was she ever mad seeing the paint scraped off and dents in it. it still sort of fit on the machine
txmystic over 14 years ago
Calvin, the master of indignant spin…
AJCA over 14 years ago
I guess Hobbes is a fatalist, isn’t he Calvin?
treBsdrawkcaB over 14 years ago
Reminds me of the bumper sticker that reads:
“If you don’t like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk!”
Sysiphus over 14 years ago
Even with a layer of snow you can read the expression that each of them has; what a fun challenge that must have been.
CALVIN: “You should be glad we’re alive.” He’s always looking on the bright side of life.
thejimster over 14 years ago
Haha I love Calvin
lazygrazer over 14 years ago
Got a feeling they won’t find the sled ‘til spring.
bmonk over 14 years ago
@treBsdrawkcaB, ROFL! Was that bumper sticker on the back bumper, or the front?
pilover3.1415926 over 14 years ago
Sometimes, people are too tough. like in Calvins case.
1148559 over 14 years ago
When I was a kid, we had an old Coca Cola sign that we used for sledding… one of those round metal ones.
khpage over 14 years ago
The two of them are now the receipients of the “drive much these days?” award for the week…
tamsin over 14 years ago
There’s a reason old ladies live to be old ladies… haha
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
How lucky Calvin was to have been a child before the liberals banned childhood, made it illegal to go outside the house without a helmet and body armor, and illegal to let your kid go out and play without a body guard.
ratlum over 14 years ago
Calvin and Hobbes in early stages of Olympic training
beentheredonethat over 14 years ago
we rarely got snow in my part of georgia. we use to use any cardboard box on the big clay hill (steep too) in the neighbor hood…. usualy after it rained… summer or winter
JTGAM over 14 years ago
We loved using those giant truck innertubes. They had a tendency of flipping over when 10 people piled on and then the one on the top became the 1 on the bottom and the snow was like sand paper on the face!
JTGAM over 14 years ago
By the way… the sled ride at least is safer than those wild wagon rides. At least the rocks are somewhat covered in snow!
canpot over 14 years ago
ROFLOL! Great fun that brought back good memories of near death experiences!