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<< Yesterday, TACOPIELVR wrote: â@Hobbes: Am I thinking it was very rare seeing Snoopy and his doghouse in that angled perspective? I only remember seeing him on the top of his doghouse from a straight on side view.â >>Hi TACOPIELVR(Please let me know if Iâm mispronouncing your name.)For about the first 10 years of Peanuts, Charles Schulz usually drew Snoopyâs doghouse in a perspective view, like in the strip that I posted yesterday. But then he began to make a transition to the side view for a couple of years, sometimes intermixing the perspective and side views in a single strip. At the same time, he was making the transition from Snoopy lying inside the doghouse to Snoopy lying on top of it. Here is a great strip from that period, which illustrates both transitions simultaneously:Click here: Peanuts (August 1959)However, the strip that I posted yesterday is very rare in another respect. Iâve reproduced the link below, and if you look closely at the first panel, you will see that Snoopy is lying on top of the doghouse with both of his ears visible, one on each side of the roof. Here, Schulz has revealed how Snoopy uses his incredibly strong ears to try to keep from falling off the peaked roof (which doesnât always work):Click here: Peanuts (July 1959)
OK, now for the obligatory attempt to relate my comments on âPeanutsâ to todayâs âCalvin and Hobbesâ strip, in order to justify posting the comments here, rather than over at âPeanuts.âLetâs seeâŠâŠâŠ. Snoopy and Hobbes are both animalsâŠâŠ.. no, thatâs pretty lame, and besides, Hobbes isnât even visible in todayâs strip.How about thisâŠâŠâŠ The names âCalvinâ and âHobbesâ and âSnoopyâ and âSchulzâ all contain six lettersâŠâŠâŠ. HmmmâŠâŠâŠ. I think this still needs work.Maybe thisâŠâŠâŠ. Snoopy is sometimes in the doghouse and sometimes on top of it. In todayâs Calvin and Hobbes, Calvinâs Dad may soon be in the doghouse because Calvinâs Mom is right on top of thingsâŠâŠâŠ.. Now, maybe weâre beginning to get somewhere.OK, OK, I think Iâve finally got itâŠâŠâŠ.. Bill Wattersonâs âCalvin and Hobbesâ is a portrayal of the world as seen through a six-year-old boyâs eyes, and as seen through the eyes of adults. Watterson continually intermixes these two perspectives, just as Schulz continually intermixed the two perspectives of Snoopyâs doghouse during his transition periodâŠâŠâŠâŠ There it is, a true masterpiece of incredible depth and insight.Click here: Peanuts (1969)
Writing is also incredibly hard work for Calvin. Here is another strip that we skipped over during the current rerun cycle:Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (September 1986)
@Hobbes: I donât remember seeing Snoopyâs name on the front of the house, say when Schultz showed people approaching the front to do some work in the house, or even when good old Charley Brown would serve him dinner.
@HOBBES: I started reading Peanuts around 1960., Calvin and Charlie. Snoopy starts with S, Hobbes ends with S. Hobbes is like the Bizzarro World Snoopy, or more likely, the AntiSnoopy.
We do get hints of where Calvin gets his imagination from: Mom plays along with a ârealâ Hobbes, even though she cannot see him, and uses Calvinâs gross food sense to get him to eat, and here we have Dad coming up with plausible but wacky explanations for the world.
Iâve always loved Calvinâs dadâs explanations. They sound like some of the same BS Iâve told my kids over the years.Iâve actually used some of his explanations on my children.
This is my favorite Calvin or all time (Iâm an engineer). I began collecting all strips including Dadâs wisdom based on this comic. (BTW to an earlier poster, Calvinâs dad is a patent lawyer, a fact Bill Waterson tried to avoid for the longest time, but revealed when Dad was reading Calvin bedtime stories from work and read from one of his legal briefs)
@Hobbes â Thanks for all the explanation, very insightful. I didnât actually know that once upon a time Snoopyâs house was in perspective view, lol.
The first time my children saw buffalo I asked them if they knew what sound they made. I said "cows âmooâ and horses âneighâ, what do you think buffalo say? No suggestions came forth so I told them, "buffalo go âbuffâ, "buff. My wife gave me one of those looks but didnât say anything. I donât really remember how long I let that one hang. They still get a kick out of it when it is brought up.
<< The Life I Draw Upon wrote: "@Hobbes, Merry Xmas, and a Happy New Year. Can you believe itâs already 2012? >>Hi The Life I Draw UponIâve been on this site for a little over a year now. In some ways it seems like the time has gone quickly, but on the other hand, itâs sometimes hard for me to imagine a time when I didnât know that there was such a thing as a Dogsniff or a Santa Grog.No matter how quickly time passes us by, itâs a real privilege each day to be able to return with Bill Watterson to 1986, where Calvin and his best friend are permanently frozen in time.I hope you have had a good year, and I also wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Materials are probably tested in the lab not in the field. Thereâs probably a computer program now so you doât have to do any work at all. I just hope itâs correct.I enjoyed everyoneâs stories about funny family expressions. But generally itâs best to answer children as accurately as you can. âI donât knowâ is acceptable or âLetâs look it upâ.And I do have a sense of humor.
Itâs really good that he asked dad, but kind of funny that he would never think to ask his outer space monster teacher that question. :-) That relationship is completely adversarial.
doc white about 13 years ago
As a kid I was told to rase my feet to lighten the load. Worked,as no bridge ever fell. lol
margueritem about 13 years ago
Sounded plausible to me.
robbieboy about 13 years ago
The old..âtryân failâ method..sure..
bluskies about 13 years ago
See todayâs B.C.
Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago
<< Yesterday, TACOPIELVR wrote: â@Hobbes: Am I thinking it was very rare seeing Snoopy and his doghouse in that angled perspective? I only remember seeing him on the top of his doghouse from a straight on side view.â >>Hi TACOPIELVR(Please let me know if Iâm mispronouncing your name.)For about the first 10 years of Peanuts, Charles Schulz usually drew Snoopyâs doghouse in a perspective view, like in the strip that I posted yesterday. But then he began to make a transition to the side view for a couple of years, sometimes intermixing the perspective and side views in a single strip. At the same time, he was making the transition from Snoopy lying inside the doghouse to Snoopy lying on top of it. Here is a great strip from that period, which illustrates both transitions simultaneously:Click here: Peanuts (August 1959)However, the strip that I posted yesterday is very rare in another respect. Iâve reproduced the link below, and if you look closely at the first panel, you will see that Snoopy is lying on top of the doghouse with both of his ears visible, one on each side of the roof. Here, Schulz has revealed how Snoopy uses his incredibly strong ears to try to keep from falling off the peaked roof (which doesnât always work):Click here: Peanuts (July 1959)
Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago
OK, now for the obligatory attempt to relate my comments on âPeanutsâ to todayâs âCalvin and Hobbesâ strip, in order to justify posting the comments here, rather than over at âPeanuts.âLetâs seeâŠâŠâŠ. Snoopy and Hobbes are both animalsâŠâŠ.. no, thatâs pretty lame, and besides, Hobbes isnât even visible in todayâs strip.How about thisâŠâŠâŠ The names âCalvinâ and âHobbesâ and âSnoopyâ and âSchulzâ all contain six lettersâŠâŠâŠ. HmmmâŠâŠâŠ. I think this still needs work.Maybe thisâŠâŠâŠ. Snoopy is sometimes in the doghouse and sometimes on top of it. In todayâs Calvin and Hobbes, Calvinâs Dad may soon be in the doghouse because Calvinâs Mom is right on top of thingsâŠâŠâŠ.. Now, maybe weâre beginning to get somewhere.OK, OK, I think Iâve finally got itâŠâŠâŠ.. Bill Wattersonâs âCalvin and Hobbesâ is a portrayal of the world as seen through a six-year-old boyâs eyes, and as seen through the eyes of adults. Watterson continually intermixes these two perspectives, just as Schulz continually intermixed the two perspectives of Snoopyâs doghouse during his transition periodâŠâŠâŠâŠ There it is, a true masterpiece of incredible depth and insight.Click here: Peanuts (1969)
Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago
Writing is also incredibly hard work for Calvin. Here is another strip that we skipped over during the current rerun cycle:Click here: Calvin and Hobbes (September 1986)
rentier about 13 years ago
Dad knows everything!
Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago
Thanks, bluskies. I generally try to avoid the Interstate when I can, because Iâve heard that some of those bridges may be about to collapseâŠâŠ..
pelican47 about 13 years ago
Do we know what Calvinâs dad does for a living? Is he an engineer?
Actually, from Momâs response, I would guess not. She suggests that he doesnât know the answer.
dockmanl about 13 years ago
LOL, The Weight. Now that funny!
jai-jai about 13 years ago
Calvin got the creative imaginations thru gene.
JusSayin about 13 years ago
@Hobbes: I donât remember seeing Snoopyâs name on the front of the house, say when Schultz showed people approaching the front to do some work in the house, or even when good old Charley Brown would serve him dinner.
JusSayin about 13 years ago
Charlie Brown. I hate auto correct.
JusSayin about 13 years ago
@HOBBES: I started reading Peanuts around 1960., Calvin and Charlie. Snoopy starts with S, Hobbes ends with S. Hobbes is like the Bizzarro World Snoopy, or more likely, the AntiSnoopy.
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
Saying âI donât knowâ sure doesnât sound like as much fun as manufacturing something to mislead Calvin.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago
Calvin that was a very good questionâŠ.lol but I donât know the answer eitherâŠlol!!
waynl about 13 years ago
Iâve heard the song before, but whatâs the name of the band ?
crobinson019 about 13 years ago
My dad told me the same thing when I asked himâŠSo it MUST be true.
Nebulous Premium Member about 13 years ago
Testing to destruction is a valid engineering method
K2 about 13 years ago
Calvin might just consider it as a career option
bmonk about 13 years ago
We do get hints of where Calvin gets his imagination from: Mom plays along with a ârealâ Hobbes, even though she cannot see him, and uses Calvinâs gross food sense to get him to eat, and here we have Dad coming up with plausible but wacky explanations for the world.
alan.gurka about 13 years ago
Well, it makes sense to me, so I believe it. And I studied engineering in high school!
Plods with ...âą about 13 years ago
My philosophy of If you canât dazzle â baffle has been validated.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 13 years ago
gee. i always thought that was how they did it.
jslabotnik about 13 years ago
It sucks to be the guy driving the last truck though.
rshive about 13 years ago
Sounds logical to me.
Phapada about 13 years ago
be smart Calâs
11256 about 13 years ago
makes sense, actually . . . although seems like a lot of hard work
DaynLarz about 13 years ago
First thing they teach you in engineering school.
bert57nc about 13 years ago
Iâve always loved Calvinâs dadâs explanations. They sound like some of the same BS Iâve told my kids over the years.Iâve actually used some of his explanations on my children.
kbyrdleroy123 about 13 years ago
How DO they know the load limit?
zerotsm about 13 years ago
Didnât it come out once that Dad was a patent attorney?
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
@Florchi,Did the kids have to hold their noses so they wouldnât run through the tunnel?
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
@kbyrdleroy123,Weâll cross that bridge when we come to it!
bclack about 13 years ago
This is my favorite Calvin or all time (Iâm an engineer). I began collecting all strips including Dadâs wisdom based on this comic. (BTW to an earlier poster, Calvinâs dad is a patent lawyer, a fact Bill Waterson tried to avoid for the longest time, but revealed when Dad was reading Calvin bedtime stories from work and read from one of his legal briefs)
oldmachead Premium Member about 13 years ago
I think all Dadâs (self included) love to pull our kids legs and see which outrageous explanation is accepted.
And I think all Momâs donât see the fun in this!! ;) Must be their protective instinct or sumpinâ.
:D
tinhutjohn about 13 years ago
It seems the nut doesnât fall too far from the tree.
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
âLoad Limit 10 tonsââYou load 16 tons and what do you get,another âcollapseâ, and deeper in debt.â
bmonk about 13 years ago
4 years: My Daddy can do anything!
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6 years: My Dad knows more than your dad.
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7 years: My Dad knows a lotâŠa whole lot.
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8 years: My father does not know quite everything.
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12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.
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14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.
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21 years: Oh, that manâhe is so out of date!
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25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.
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30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.
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35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dadâs idea first.
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50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?
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60 years: My Dad knew everything!
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65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more.
AJCA about 13 years ago
@Hobbes â Thanks for all the explanation, very insightful. I didnât actually know that once upon a time Snoopyâs house was in perspective view, lol.
Number Three about 13 years ago
LOL, I laughed at this one!
Well said Missus!
xxx
bmonk about 13 years ago
I still wonder: what if the bridge is rebuilt with inferior materials by mistake?
dlrnavy about 13 years ago
The first time my children saw buffalo I asked them if they knew what sound they made. I said "cows âmooâ and horses âneighâ, what do you think buffalo say? No suggestions came forth so I told them, "buffalo go âbuffâ, "buff. My wife gave me one of those looks but didnât say anything. I donât really remember how long I let that one hang. They still get a kick out of it when it is brought up.
Hobbes Premium Member about 13 years ago
<< The Life I Draw Upon wrote: "@Hobbes, Merry Xmas, and a Happy New Year. Can you believe itâs already 2012? >>Hi The Life I Draw UponIâve been on this site for a little over a year now. In some ways it seems like the time has gone quickly, but on the other hand, itâs sometimes hard for me to imagine a time when I didnât know that there was such a thing as a Dogsniff or a Santa Grog.No matter how quickly time passes us by, itâs a real privilege each day to be able to return with Bill Watterson to 1986, where Calvin and his best friend are permanently frozen in time.I hope you have had a good year, and I also wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
marvee about 13 years ago
Materials are probably tested in the lab not in the field. Thereâs probably a computer program now so you doât have to do any work at all. I just hope itâs correct.I enjoyed everyoneâs stories about funny family expressions. But generally itâs best to answer children as accurately as you can. âI donât knowâ is acceptable or âLetâs look it upâ.And I do have a sense of humor.
tallcanofbeer about 13 years ago
well I didnât say anything about your weight
Gretchen's Mom about 13 years ago
LOL!!!!!
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;-)
astar15 about 13 years ago
The dad probably never graduate from schoolâŠjust saying
FRITH RA about 13 years ago
I remember working for a company which built bridges when this comic came out. Every single cubicle had this strip posted in it the next day.
Opus Croakus about 13 years ago
Calvinâs dad is indeed a patent attorney, as was Bill Wattersonâs father.
Phosphoros about 13 years ago
Itâs really good that he asked dad, but kind of funny that he would never think to ask his outer space monster teacher that question. :-) That relationship is completely adversarial.
rycwilliamson about 13 years ago
exactly how they test airplane wings for the certification process
mistercatworks about 13 years ago
My absolute favorite Dad comment. It is both so completely logical and so very, very wrong.
Kvasir42 Premium Member about 13 years ago
I love how Calvinâs dad answers questions. My favorites involve sunrises and sunsets.
youpol about 13 years ago
for the first time i dont know what to say âŠ. hey what did happin to your dad jonny
linas101 about 13 years ago
very nice i even belebved it