Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 08, 2010

Yes, the ones at your house are the most creative!

back to the snowmen! a delightful break from arguing religion. and to those on both sides of the debate a word of caution. “never argue with an idiot, people watching may not be able to tell the difference.”

National Geo will want an interview!

Snow Goons…Calvin’s not a copy cat!

Who wants to be normal, anyway?

Calvin’s has the market on the snowman designs!

LMBO! 2 heads are better than 1.

Ah, the Zaphod Beeblebrox look …

Dad didn’t even see his own snowman caricature…

At least it’s a milder one than most.

I can’t get what meen snowmen in last panel? Why a snowman with two heads? Can someone declare this?

Calvin has put two heads on his snowman so his snowman is different than the other ones. It doesn’t mean much. It’s just Calvin being Calvin.

@LX013: You can decide, wether it is an alien snowman or a siamese twin snowman. I perfer the alien snowman (especially, when I look at the faces…), I think, Spiff build this according to one of the aliens he saw…

I thought it is a siamese snowman!

Calvin has to be different. That’s why we all love him.

My friends and I made the Easter Bunny out of snow at my house once complete with a basket of snoweggs. We were bored with all the other snowpeople in the neighborhood and thought we’d liven things up. We got quite a few comments for our originality that year.

I like the faces on Calvin’s snowman, but I am really curious as to how he got the arms to stay on like that.

My first snowman was a rectangle.

Calvin, you are such a non-conformist! Definitely the most creative snowman on the block. Yep… Siamese twins… no doubt about it. Double the fun.

Snowbunnies, good idea!

alright calvin!!! you make the best snowman!!

Some parents have all the fun .. ;-)

Dad, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet. :))

True @Herocoder.. some parents have all the fun..

Speaking of houses, you’re going to have to mortgage yours to pay my fee. Hi, I’m Dr Psychobabble and Calvin needs serious help,Luckily, between my assistant Hobbes and lovely nurse Susie, we’ll be able to guide him on his journey to normal boyhood. Should we put him down for 2 or 3 sessions a week?

Calvin, you are a two-headed snowman.

One year when it snowed and snowed and snowed and we missed so much school we were going to have to go for half the summer to make up the days (I was a teacher), I made a huge fertility figure snowwoman, trying to entice Spring to come to the land. As luck would have it, the preacher came to visit instead, but it was almost dark so I don’t think he saw it. He didn’t have much imagination, though, so he would have probably thought it was just a misshapen snowman.

One of the few strips with no Calvin and No Hobbs.

Calvin seriously needs to see a doc

You may be right, Kid28. Sometimes I think that is one warped & twisted little mind.

2 heads are always better than on right Calvin?

I’m bettin this guy is most popular with all the Snowgirls!!

Normal people are weird.

agreed

yea mayb he made that 1 2

Too bad they never, ever have any appreciation for such an exceptionally creative child.

they r boring dull adults they dont no any better

My mother used to tell me that if I ever had kids, she hoped they were all like Calvin.

runar … LOL. Luckily my mother knew nothing of Calvin and Hobbes. I knew (I) my children might be cursed the same as myself, and that is why I chose not to have children. I just married a lady with college age boys already. LOL

i paid the nickle to see the two headed snowman.

Come on mom and dad, don’t think it is so easy to be a non-conformist! First of all, you should have the creativity to think differently from others, and then you should have the confidence to be not bothered by others’ rejection. I think Calvin passes both these tests with flying colors.

Doesn’t anybody else think one head is for Calvin & the other for Hobbes?

It kinda loses something when you build a snowman with a running chainsaw behind it.

You mean Calvin’s parents had the nerve to go for a walk by themselves, leaving Calvin (and Hobbes) at home alone, left to his own devices???

Calvin doesn’t follow the crowd… you should encourage him. LOL!

Nope, Dogsniff bipolar people only have one head.

Lewreader ~ please don’t try to change Calvin into a ‘normal’ boy. There are too many ‘normal’ people already!

I may have mentioned this in a past post. One winter we had had so much continuous snow cover, our boys were even getting tired of it.

To signify their feelings, they built an 8 foot tall commode in our front yard (had to use a stepladder). Lid was up of course with some doggy loggies inside for effect plus a snow sculptured roll of toilet paper sitting on the top of the tank. People were stopping and making pictures. Their Mom had a fit!

I wish I was as talented as Calvin when it comes to making snowman

The only reason I can think of is to have Hobbes with him. What a pile of extra work . Calvin is sure not lazy.

yyyguy said, “…never argue with an idiot, people watching may not be able to tell the difference.” The following verse agrees with your comment: “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like unto him.” Proverbs 26:4 However, see also the next verse: “Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.” Proverbs 26:5 One must be wise and discerning enough to know which verse applies in any encounter (with a fool).

What might two proud parents say?

“You can always tell when you get to ~our~ house.”

So if you wanted to animate the snowman, would it take two magic hats, or just the one?

calvin and Hobbes have been an inspiration to me since I first discovered them. They have really helped me through hard times, and I still wonder what Watterson’s genious is all about. I always return to Calvin and Hobbes when I’m down. I think I like being human.

Starfollower777 said, “I think that Bill should release a Calvin and Hobbes collection book with all of Calvin’s snowmen in it.”

There’s “Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons”

http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Deranged-Mutant-Killer-Monster/dp/0751509337/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270765043&sr=1-1

I bought it back in the late-1990s and have never tired of it.

she knows that calvin made that

Comic-Nut: My answer to my mother was “I hope so. They’d be more interesting than those lumps my sister had.”

Mom and Dad look so peaceful strolling along the neighborhood. I wonder what their life was like as boyfriend/girlfriend or newlyweds. As far as what the snow thing is, whether alien or siamese twin, perhaps it’s two people who were trying to beam up on a faulty transporter like the one in Star trek 1 and they’re “forming”. I’m sure Calvin saw it.

Tis a shame indeed that Calvin’s dad seems to have no appreciation for anything Calvin does. His mom isn’t quite as bad – but dad is an absolute negative dork.

Hey, he’s just creative, that’s all!

Well now, for Calvin, that’s positively tame.