One of my not so clever ideas years ago was to sneak a superball onto the squash court with me. Part way during the game I switched the ball without my partner seeing and gave my serve an almighty whack! It sure as hell surprised my partner, but more so me, as that ball became a lethal projectile that never seemed to slow down and came from every direction. Floor, walls and ceiling only seemed to make it go faster!! Lying flat on the floor became the best option and eventually it stopped leaving us more than a little shaken. I was so grateful that all the strip lights remained intact otherwise my joke could have got me ejected from the club. I NEVER touched one of those balls again :-)
Calvinball4ever:
I think that’s the best story I’ve heard in a long time. You described it so vividly! I laughed so heard I almost fell out of my chair!
du55…No, strictly a Southern boy. I’ve heard of stickball, of course, but I didn’t know it was played with a tennis ball. I guess the game we played was an Eastern import.
Calvinball4ever, I laughed so hard! (while trying to be quiet so my wife wouldn’t say “What are you doing?”) Every time I envision it, I start laughing again.
Classic CandH stuff. I do a segment in my classes where I use Calvinball for a metaphor for the way institutions and individuals cahnges the rules as they go along. To reinterpret the rules as you go along is almost the same thing. Vik
rentier almost 14 years ago
Poor Hobbes!
garfield246 almost 14 years ago
Tennis balls are faster than baseballs. You learn something new each day.
rayannina almost 14 years ago
THE BALL IS JUICED!
COWBOY7 almost 14 years ago
Nice hit, Calvin!
G’Morning Grog, Marg & Mike!
SWEETBILL almost 14 years ago
HOBBES, it’s good for you.. keep you in shape, besides your up next… Then we’ll see a real smirk on C’s face :-)
alviebird almost 14 years ago
How about an original Super Ball?
Hey! The Wham-O ball is still around! Who knew? http://www.superballs.com/
steve26 almost 14 years ago
Maybe they should play Calvinball instead - then they can use any ball they like!
moronbis almost 14 years ago
Hey!! Calvin is good at one sport.
Herocoder almost 14 years ago
Well .. thats all the payback for Hobbes’ marking the bases so far apart previously .. :D
cdward almost 14 years ago
sweetbill, when Calvin pitches, he uses a bowling ball and rolls it toward Hobbes. That’s the advantage of being the owner of the balls.
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
No,say it isn’t so, Joe. Calvin beat Hobbes to home?
Sandfan almost 14 years ago
We did this when I was a kid, but the bat was a broomstick.
Manitobaman almost 14 years ago
hey bird55..I used to have one of those superballs when I was a kid. Used to have a blast with it. It sure did bounce !!
micsal Premium Member almost 14 years ago
we used to use a superball and plaed on a football field!
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I think Hobbes is ready for the Grapefruit League.
Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠
Rakkav almost 14 years ago
Herocoder, you beat me to the punch.
But Calvin must be getting better all the same - it takes a lot to wind a tiger.
LeslieAnne almost 14 years ago
But HOBBES!!! Remember the baseball has TEETH!!!!
calvinball4ever almost 14 years ago
One of my not so clever ideas years ago was to sneak a superball onto the squash court with me. Part way during the game I switched the ball without my partner seeing and gave my serve an almighty whack! It sure as hell surprised my partner, but more so me, as that ball became a lethal projectile that never seemed to slow down and came from every direction. Floor, walls and ceiling only seemed to make it go faster!! Lying flat on the floor became the best option and eventually it stopped leaving us more than a little shaken. I was so grateful that all the strip lights remained intact otherwise my joke could have got me ejected from the club. I NEVER touched one of those balls again :-)
Trainwreck_1 almost 14 years ago
You better hope this event doesn’t end up in Hobbes letter to Santa Clause Calvin…
du55 almost 14 years ago
Sandfan….Stickball - are you from the East Coast, too?
harrietbe almost 14 years ago
I wonder if the spammer ever gets business from these annoying ads, or if the purpose is to annoy. Flagged!
ses1066 almost 14 years ago
calvinball4ever
Consider what you could have done with a “Flubber Ball” (TM) DisneyCo, it would be going still.
Dino-1 almost 14 years ago
Calvinball4ever: I think that’s the best story I’ve heard in a long time. You described it so vividly! I laughed so heard I almost fell out of my chair!
chknnuggetz almost 14 years ago
Less distance with a tennis ball, I think. More with a golf ball.
Sandfan almost 14 years ago
du55…No, strictly a Southern boy. I’ve heard of stickball, of course, but I didn’t know it was played with a tennis ball. I guess the game we played was an Eastern import.
gofinsc almost 14 years ago
Flagged also.
What about half-rubber? Never got as much as a foul tip, but could throw reasonably well.
alan.gurka almost 14 years ago
Stickball or stoopball were both played with any available ball, but usually a pink Spalding or Pennsy Pinkie ball.
glitterygal07 almost 14 years ago
I love it when Calvin and Hobbes get their revenge on each other during thier baseball games!
khpage almost 14 years ago
The two of them have a ball playing it….
fortythreetrees almost 14 years ago
He sauntered around the bases!
cdward almost 14 years ago
Calvinball4ever, I laughed so hard! (while trying to be quiet so my wife wouldn’t say “What are you doing?”) Every time I envision it, I start laughing again.
vikingsan almost 14 years ago
Classic CandH stuff. I do a segment in my classes where I use Calvinball for a metaphor for the way institutions and individuals cahnges the rules as they go along. To reinterpret the rules as you go along is almost the same thing. Vik
Bargrove almost 14 years ago
Flagged spammer still there 9 hours later. How
much money does Gocomics make on these ads?
boooooo Gocomics.
ratlum almost 14 years ago
Come on Calvin you must change to a larger ball , lets give Hobbes a chance or. The bat must be shorter and smaller.
wrmswt almost 14 years ago
The WHAP of the bat-tennis ball The CRACK of the bat-baseball
rumplesnitz almost 14 years ago
Maybe y’all have a good “Mythbuster’s” project here - which gets more distance from a bat - a baseball, a tennis ball, or a golf ball… hmmm…
bmonk almost 14 years ago
There’s also a Smithsonian exhibit I remember in which they try other materials for baseballs: clay and lead for sure. Maybe others?
Clay: ball shatters into smithereens and vanishes. Lead: ball breaks the bat off.
Nate_Wright about 1 year ago
hi 2010 im from 2023