Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 28, 2010

Put him in his place, Hobbes!

Calvin will find out about the zipper soon…

At least there’s hope for Calvin; unlike Jeff from Doonesbury.

Always the observant one, Hobbes!

Calvin genius! Hobbes is protecting Calvins way in the third panel, he is a guardian angel!

Surly Calvin must feel rather Awkward right about now.

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

Arrrrggggg! Marg! YOU SHIVER ME TIMBERS!

Hobbes’s response would probably be my own.

Calvin my hero, when I grow up I wanna be just like you, I mean Hobbes of course

@ MF, was that timbers or deadwood heh heh

Obviously Hobbes has never studied High Fashion. The Rear Zipper is the newest STYLE!!

“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.” William Shakespeare

This is one of my favourites CnH of all times.

Even my pant’s zipper are not in the front. So am I a super-genius?

Calvin is a one-of-a-kind progeny - which is why I hope he never has any of his own.

I think Hobbes needs to take a little air out of his balloon.

Good Morning, Marg Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠

A child progeny is not a slave to fashion.

Progeny or Prodigy … either way, I am certain that Calvin will refudiate Hobbes’ remark… or maybe he will just dispudiate them

That’s not ‘big’ stuff Calvin. No need to sweat it.

There are many times that the most intelligent among us have fashion issues!! (Look at Einstein!) I’m just saying!

good point Leslie, especially since that was what I was going to say

How did Calvin get his pants up and zipped in the back … and not realize he had them on backwards?!?!?!? I guess he was just too busy thinking about how smart he is and not looking forward to all the idiots he was going to have to deal with today!!!!!

GretchensMom… I most of the times put my jeans on without unbuttoning them or unzipping them… Just pull them right up! Probably means I need new and smaller ones but hey until that happens I could potentially end up with my zipper in the back and never know it!

I never need smaller ones, I would be glad! I always need bigger ones!!

I saw your avatar marg and thought that Teresa had beat you to first posting, but then I discovered you were part of a mass face disgrace collective.

I am glad… And just as a side note… I am working this morning and I get to learn how to drive a forklift! (Not that any body really cares but I wanted to share with someone and I was here! :D)

I hope Calvin finds a wife to take Hobbes place.

All that, and modest, too!

I love it when we get two punchlines in one strip. Excellent!

Thanks for the Tumbleweeds link oldkrip but what’s with the all caps?

@Lewreader. I left you a message yesterday, but a little late. And LeslieAnne agreed with me, so go check it out. Was hoping to beat you this morning but had to get a load of washing started and the bed made! @LeslieAnne. What keeps your jeans from just falling off? Wish I was that thin. Elastic is my friend.

Calvin is one who doesn’t have to put his pants on one leg at a time.

My three sons, I’m not that thin, I’ve just lost weight and don’t have the finances to buy more so until these wear out I just pull them up alot… or fabric belts(I hate regular belts) They are my friend! :)

Wow, I just went to take a leak and discovered I was a genius!

@LeslieAnne: This is for you. Enjoy the forklift. Then you can move on to the backhoe. Never anger a woman who can drive one. :-)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CnIIKVfV1ZA/S1nbbjxw8vI/AAAAAAAAAWs/eUyTRSmsS9Q/s1600-h/backhoe.jpg

@dsom8…. Nice… I had fun on the forklift, but alas my work day is done and so I must bid you all farewell until Monday morning! :)

Progeny - prodigy… so close! Calvin didn’t realize his mistake even after Hobbe’s quip. I’ve made more word mistakes than I can count. The more you try to appear a super-genius the more chance of goofing-up. How embarrassing!

Okay, time to play “Tell me where these words are Found!”

singing - Mother Necessity, where would we be - without the inventions of your prodigies?

I need medicinal cannabis because without it everyone is slow & stupid. They’re still slow & stupid, but I’m more tolerant.

Some geniuses Have problems with small matters like Calvins zipper, Im told.

Calvin is so full of himself that what Hobbes says goes right over his head!

LeslieAnne, Yogi Berra: “If you see a fork(lift) in the road, take it!”

Frankr said, I love it when we get two punchlines in one strip. Excellent!

You are as subtle as Hobbes (is). Hobbes first punchline is in panel 2: “Most children are.” If Calvin had known (as at least several of our posters did, including you) that progeny means “offspring”, he probably would have been incensed at Hobbes for implying his mistake, i.e. that the correct word should be prodigy, not progeny. If Hobbes really meant “Most children are”, rather than all children are, could he possibly think that Calvin might be someone akin to “Rosemary’s Baby” rather than an offspring of two human beings (his parents)?

Calvin is too cool.

rumplesnitz, They are the last lines of Mother Necessity Lyrics and music by Bob Dorough Performed by Bob Dorough, Blossom Dearie, Essra Mohawk, and Jack Sheldon Do I win a dozen eggs? My supply is eggsiguous. Therefore, there is an eggsigency!

CALVIN FOR PRESIDENT!

LOL!!! (This reminds me of “The Far Side” with the kid pushing on the door, with a sign that says “pull.” Overhead is another sign that says “School for the gifted.”)

That is so much me. Up, down, and sideways.

When I was a little boy I had a next door neighbor who worked as a mathemetician at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, New Jersey. After a number of attempts and accidents, it became abundantly clear that he simply was unable to drive a car, so his wife drove him whereever he needed to go for the rest of his life. His colleague, Albert Einstein, wasn’t able to drive either. Simply too mundane a task for those gentlemen. And Calvin putting on his pants? Piffle…..

Apparently hasn’t had the word “prodigy” in spelling class yet.

Most parents consider their progeny a prodigy.

LESLIE ANNE You are going to be abettor car driver because of this, I was.

@ ratlum,,

gotta agree…………..

PS try using spell check once in while ::–))

SWEET BILL Thanks I thought I was?

If you can’t post first, post last, I say.

If Hobbes wasn’t looking out for him, Calvin wouldn’t be wearing pants at all.