Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 30, 2010

I’m waiting for a good story, Calvin…

Think fast Calvin.

Neither can I! Good Morning, Marg!

Calvin got lucky this time.

Depends on what you mean by luck…

Mom’s going to bring out the belt on this one.

‘Morning, Grog, and Mike Firestone.

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to outwit Hobbes. Make some noise, Mom.

Flagged!

And good morning Marg and everyone! Looks like Calvin finally outsmarted himself…

How come whenever someone (like me) posts first, Marge and the others always get in the way?

T’would appear that they are time zones ahead of you ..

Good Morning Marg, Grog and the early gang …

Name calling just doesn’t pay does it Calvin…

well Hobbes is on the porch. just say he was talking to Hobbes. Mom knows that he’s Calvin’s imaginary friend.

Poor Hobbes, that was mean!

LX013: Poor Hobbes nothing. He rips poor Calvin to shreds.

But calling Mom a moron is not looking good for the little guy.

CARTOON PHYSICS

An animal (even stuffed) will always beat a human

triple flag

some how I think Hobbes had that planned

Good Morning Mike Firesmithe and Loki.

ouch, oh, oh owee, ouch, ouch … just practicing for when Mom gets in the house. And when she is through with Calvin, it is Hobbes turn …. owee, ouch .. Quick, hide in the bathtub. They will never think of looking there.

Hey, Calvin! That knock on the door is NOT your imagination!

FLAG< FLAG< FLAG!!!

Flagged…

I love a comic strip with action, an evolving storyline and an ending that leaves you on the edge of your seat wondering what comes next.

Ha, ha! I locked you out. This house is mine now.

Good one for Calvin, finally!

Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy!

Hmmm, seems to be some misspelling going on around here!

Hello to all! Happy Sunday! Sometimes Calvin’s too smart for his own good!

Calvin is only 6 yrs old & no-one is home when he gets back from school? Perhaps his mother was caught in traffic on the way back from the grocery store……

“You got some ‘splain’ to do Lucy!” And Calvin!

Moms looking behind her or at least to the side. Hobbes is in that area. could Hobbes be busted again by Mom ?

Why is Marg’s comment always the first one on the list?

What prompts all of you to comment every day?

Love mom’s expression. She is not amused!

Glad to know Calvin and Hobbes…. And glad not to be in the family.

Spammers are out today. Flagged two so far. Too bad they can’t be banned for trespassing!

Hello everyone I’ve flagged some myself. Calvin that was real sneaky of you out smarting Hobbes. Mom won’t like it.

Memorial Day is tomorrow I wish everyone a safe day as we remember those who lost there lives for our freedom.

thebird where did you get the icon in smilling faces breaking down spam?

So the six year old got home and into the house, while nobody was home to greet him and keep him out of trouble? It’s her who needs to do some explaining, not him.

I still find my granddaughter’s dollie in different corners of the house having a time-out! Last time she was in the corner because she wouldn’t lay down and be quiet at naptime and for keeping Nannie awake while she was taking a nap. It’s one of those talking dolls with three different modes(games, english to spanish, and body parts). She plays the doll during nap time when she can’t sleep when she’s been told to turn it off and rest!

Trust me, you can. Just another plushie attack story.

The situation is funny. The situation is unlikely. (Calvin didn’t need a key. A stay-at-home mother of a 6yo would not be shopping when his school bus arrives. The mother with the car keys would also have a house key. Etc, etc.) Read it and laugh. Analyze it and the humor evaporates.

Blondie,

I have 100 hours of community service left on my sentence and every comment counts towards that. Thanks for helping me out.

Blondie214: It’s one of the great mysteries of the universe (or universes if you are into parallels) but there it is. I think Marge must be like the Oracle of the computer and she is actually responsible for putting the new strip on the site each day. But anyway, I will say goodnight to all and an early Good morning to Marge!

I think she is actually Calvin’s mom

It IS possible to beat marg to the top of the list. I’ve done it a number of times. Just not a LARGE number of times. :)

Does anyone, besides me, notice that the DOOR does not match? It is the front door that Calvin tricks Hobbes into ‘leaving’ (notice the windowless nature of it and the side of the door handle, and the back door (with window) that it seems that Mom is trying to enter. Plus, why would she not have a key to it?

Actually there are three doors, the first one he goes to is a right-hand, exterior, with no window, the second is a left-hand, again with no window, and the third, where “Mom” is standing, is a left-hand, one window. So how did Hobbs move from one to the next?

All three doors are the same door. And Jamejo is right that the cartoon makes an error by placing the doorknob in the wrong place in Frame 2. I hadn’t noticed that error! But the window is not an issue - in Frame 2 it’s just too high up to be in view. I think it’s valid to omit the window from all the later frames just because it can’t be drawn in where other stuff (such as Hobbes’s body and speech bubbles) is happening. Perhaps that’s even the artist’s (weaker) excuse to make the Frame 2 doorknob wrong also.

What I had to look twice to understand is that in all the middle frames Calvin is inside the house, luring Hobbes to rush out and tackle whoever is coming home. Now I wonder whether Hobbes collided with Calvin’s mom before he locked her out and told her off! I can imagine she’s even madder about it if Calvin hit her with a flying stuffed tiger before the lockout & telloff …