Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 24, 2010

LOL!

Whoa……it’s been a while since we had Hobbes “greet” Calvin after school.

Kapow!!!!!

Behind every silver lining there’s a cloud.

Hey, I don’t believe that. I’m just saying that may be what he’s feeling.

(Panel 4) That’s what I call packed snow!!!

When Calvin is married and comes home to a wife, he wil miss these simpler days.

If you didn’t yell I”M HOME, Hobbes couldn’t time his attack so perfectly.

I agree with Yukoner–Stealth would be a huge improvement for your well being, Calvin!

LMBO! Hobbes shot out of the house like a speeding bullet!

That’s what I like about pets. They are always happy to see you.

kreole,

you’re sooo right.

Sniffoos! Ha, ha!

That’s what I like about Hobbes he always helps Calvin lighten up!

And even in the snow - no hiding there the tiger’s sprint - before you are aware he caught you, knowing it is his friendly turn to teach poor pupils what they’ ll never learn…

Looking on yesterday’s strip this was exactly the sequence I thought of …

By the way other strips showed that everything Calvin tried could not dupe Hobbes - so I think it would not matter if Calvin shouts or not.

Poor Calvin, he is just such a bad sport.

If it is Calvin hitting somebody with “the perfect slushball” everything is great. On the other hand, when he is in the receiving end, the whole world is against him. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Did u notice in panel 2 the perfect aerodynamic shape Hobbes´ body has? And in panel 4, how even under the snow, with just barely a few lines Waterson can convey Hobbes expression?

If this is not pure genius in art, I don´t know what it is….

I agree with you mexdr. Amazin what just 2-3 strokes of his pen can do.

But another reason why we can quickly pick Hobbes’ expression is we are all to familiar with it!!

and boy do i enjoy it!

LOL - This is absolutely one of my favorite C&H strips and illustrates why C&H is a classic in the comic world.

Looks a little like the NEK this morning.

(That’s the North East Kingdom of Vermont for those who are interested)

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I think that Hobbes is watching for Calvin, so whether Calvin yells “I’m home” or not is probably irrelevant. He’ll get clobbered either way. :)

Hobbs just demonstrated what tiggers do best. That was impressive.

I love the snow covered expressions in the last panel;-)

Yukoner & Lonewolf - you should know by now that the stealthy approach usually ends up far more deadly, Hobbes does not like to be snuck up on.

Lock your wife and your dog in the car trunk and see which is happier to see you when you let them out.

How do I cancel this? I can’t stop this from being emailed to me.

This one is really good

:-D PIMP

I love it when Hobbes attacks Calvin. That’s hard lovin’!

“Ho-ome”?

Is Calvin developing a southern accent? I thought that Southerners were the only ones who stretched one syllable words to two syllables.

e.g. Why = waa-eye Nail = nay-eel Hill = hee-ill Egg = ay-ugg Pen = pay-un Red = ray-ud Store = sto-uh

es he as de snifoos!

after all this time, calvin you ought to know better

i hab de sniffoos too ann a sore froat

@Stede - LOL. You remind me of a lyric by my old pal Tom Lehrer in the song “It Makes A Fellow Proud to Be A Soldier”

“Our captain has a handicap to cope with, sad to tell. He’s from Georgia, and he doesn’t speak the language very well.”

Good stuff that.

I beg to differ tcayer… Calvin is merely roll playing with his imaginary friend. His behavior isn’t so much destructive as it is interactive which in this case maybe shows a low self esteem because he got his little butt kicked by a stuffed tiger. And I don’t even think that. I think it’s more about showing how happy Calvin is do be home from school so he can spend the rest of the day with his imagination. … And by the way Hobbes the clock is running and as soon as Calvin gets over his case of the “de sniffoos” you’ll get yours!

dkram i guess that would make it your NEK of the woods?

@tcayer & Paul M. - Watterson has been very clear on the matter of Hobbes’ existence/non-existence. He’s simply not interested in the matter. The ‘gimmick’ of the comic is that Calvin sees the world one way and everyone else sees it another way. It’s not a matter of Hobbes being real or not. Trying to impose that kind of logic or rationale on an imaginary, comic book world strikes me as missing the point and, more importantly, pointless. See Calvin’s world through Calvin’s eyes, not your own.

This was awsome.

You bring these things on yourself, Calvin. When will you ever learn?

Yes…through Calvin’s ENFP eyes, to whom reality and fantasy are very nearly one and the the same thing, and not through INFP eyes, which flip from one to the other as separate yet connected entities.

(yeah, had to say something like that ONCE today :) )

Yukoner said, about 11 hours ago

“If you didn’t yell I”M HOME, Hobbes couldn’t time his attack so perfectly.”

But then Hobbes gets miffed, and really puts some effort into it…

Stede_Bonnet said, several postings ago “Ho-ome”? “Is Calvin developing a southern accent? I thought that Southerners were the only ones who stretched one syllable words to two syllables. e.g. Why = waa-eye Nail = nay-eel Hill = hee-ill Egg = ay-ugg Pen = pay-un Red = ray-ud Store = sto-uh”

Stede, don’t forget:

Hello = Hey Ya-Allll

“bradywestwater said, about 5 hours ago

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There is an Unsubscribe link, click on that, then you have to confirm it once.

Poor Calvin! this happens to him after a long school day.

LMAO!!!!!!!!

celecca: I love this enormous loving!

Is there an imaginary Tigger behave training school ?

Did anyone see ‘Robot Chicken’ last nite? It was an old one spoofing C&H ,addressing the fact no one could see Hobbs doing anything & blaming Calvin for all the rending Hobbs did. VERY gross!!

Susan001 said: Actually, I believe that Calvin secretly LIKES Hobbes’ full-power after-school greeting.

Grog (AKA BC13) said: You bring these things on yourself, Calvin. When will you ever learn?

My thoughts exactly! If Calvin didn’t LIKE (even secretly) being attacked by his best buddy Hobbes even before he walked through the front door, then he wouldn’t be announcing his arrival so loudly!

When Hobbes didn’t pounce, Calvin was worried sick about him. He loves the pounce, but Hobbes doesn’t know his own strength, which Calvin could use a bit less of, since he’s only 40 pounds compared to 800 plus velocity.

it’s time for some pay back calvin,put a whipping on hobbes.

Hobbes is a real jerk.