Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 11, 2010

Actually, it’s faces, Dad…

And such funny faces at that.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

Funny faces! We should look more, perhaps he’ll do it again!

Funny phases.

That’s not a man in the moon. That’s a boy in the moon. In the next panel, Calvin moons Dad.

Boy in the moon! Funny!

Ah! ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!

Calvin has exciting news but nothing phases Dad.

This will be my last post for the next five weeks. My wife and I are heading to Germany and the Netherlands on holiday.We start with the passion play in Oberammergau and end on a house boat in Amsterdam.

Wow, Yukoner…..have a great time!!!!! Sounds like a great trip!

Yukoner, tell us about the other side of the moon faces

Safe trip and enjoy the good life………

It is amazing that Dad knows about the phases (I wouldn’t have been surprised had Dad referred to faces - remember, no qualifying exams to be a dad http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1987/07/21).

Good that Calvin didn’t think faeces.

have a great trip Yukoner i remember hearing about Oberammergau when i was studying German beer in High School. it should be spectacular. my family originated in Holland. though i’ve only been there once, i know from personal experience that they really like Canadians there.

Hey, Calvin, have you ever heard of the chorus from Deteriorata?

Bon Voyage Yukoner !

I was just wondering.. when you say it loud ‘faces’ and ‘phases’ sound the same.. so how did dad know that Calvin actually meant ‘faces’ and not ‘phases’ ??

Some jokes are very good when you read them..but should be avoided being told out loud. I made the mistake of telling my friends this joke: Q:Why did the bald man have rabbits tattooed on his head? A:From a distance, they would look like ‘hares’ All I got was blank stares :(

If an asteroid should smack into the moon, it’ll be making another kind of face…

Spammer flagged

Yukoner, With that pun, you should go on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N (song by Connie Francis)! Actually, it didn’t faze me either. Enjoy your holiday every day for five weeks. It’s another phase of your life. Sprechen sie Deutsch? If not, you need to know one thing: Wo ist die toilette?

I was just wondering.. when you say it loud ‘faces’ and ‘phases’ sound the same.. so how did dad know that Calvin actually meant ‘faces’ and not ‘phases’ ??

They don’t sound the same when I say them. The middle sibilant is voiced in ‘phases’ and unvoiced in ‘faces’. The difference between ‘s’ and ‘z’.

God Speed Yukoner, look forward to hearing about your trip when you return.

That’s no reflection on you, Calvin! …or is it?

baslim-, Piers Anthony probably says vaze, also.

Yukoner: Don’t miss the weisswurst on brochen with hot mustard.

Could we keep the comments about the toons, and the social networking on Facebook, please.

GreenJade said, Q:Why did the bald man have rabbits tattooed on his head? A:From a distance, they would look like ‘hares’. All I got was blank stares. :(

From a distance, it looks as if your friends have blank brains, and/or they are bald-brained. :o) Maybe they don’t know what hares are! That must have been a hairy experience for you. Believe it or not, I’ve encountered the same thing from time to time. It’s a bit awkward! “Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls Would scarcely get your feet wet.” -from Deteriorata I don’t think written or spoken makes any difference to some people who are just not pun-‘oriented’ (no reference to China or Korea). Just remember that “the hairs (or hares) on your head are all numbered” by a ‘hairy thunderer’ also from Deteriorata!

Yukoner, I just finished packing a bag and I am available for adoption.

Safe trip, Yukoner, have a great time. Maybe Calvin was practicing full ‘moon’ for the next time Rosalyn babysits . .

@kea: You might as well give up now, that’s only going to happen once in a blue moon.

Godspeed, Yukoner…

If Dad were to go look, the ‘Man in the Moon’ would not make faces. What an impression Calvin makes… even on the moon. ;)

wow, we’re STILL dealing with spammers??? i’ve been off the comments for a few months and it’s still going on!

“all sanity is lost.”

If you keep making phases, your moon is going to stay that way.

Face it, Calvin is experiencing lunacy, hence the faces and not phases. Good thing they weren’t phazers, tasers or lasers.

Mrs. Yukoner++Keep your eye on hubby in Amsterdam. House boat does sound safer than just sight seeing there.

If you beleive they put a man on the moon ?

**Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!**

;-)

Johanan Rakkav: Thanks for the Desiderata/Deteriorata link. I had forgotten about that.

GreenJade: Puddleglum2 is right. Puns should not be limited to print. They are still funny when spoken as long as the listener is paying attention. (I would have laughed at “Hares)

Yukoner: Have A great time in Amsterdarn

Kea: What? Oh, the toons. Right…

Yukoner Have a wonderful time; I’m jealous. ;-)

Wonderful holiday Yukoner!

I see the Bad Moon Rising… Creedence Clearwater Revival ‘69 Man that song got me moving!

Dads are great sources of info. in this case Dad was maybe preoccupied a bit.

Well, we all go through phases and dad’s going through one of his.

wait…this isn’t facebook?

Safe trip, Yukoner

the moon knows you well calvin, be glad it’s only faces and not moon rocks being thrown at you

”Oh blame it on midnight Ooh shame on the moon”

Yukoner: I envy you greatly! Have a wonderful time!!!!!

“Racing with the Moon’ — Vaughn Monroe

The two words sound enough alike for a child to hear it one way and think “face” while the adult knows more about the moon’s “phases” and corrects the child. Imagination vs. down-to-earth.

Those Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs will make you see stuff, no question. Yukoner - go visit the Mercedes factory in Stuttgart for me and tell us what it was like. I’ve always wanted to go and then buy one. Likelihood of that about the same as Calvin doing it…bleah..ptooey….

Looking at a quarter moon, my granddaughter said , ” If you look at it long enough you can see the whole thing”. I said ” yeah if you give it a month.’

Yes, we saw these same phases when Dad was trying to take a Christmas portrait of Calvin.

Calvin is right. I have seen those rude (but funny) faces before!