Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 31, 2012

I guess this is his version of Calvinism.

a born politician

there is an old saying/blessing/curse " May you live in interesting times"

I heard it as an old Chinese saying.

Calvin’s version of the saying is what makes any and all progress possible.

AA

I see nothing!

I wonder if he prays, how long he will………………………………….. Snoopster here. no, my old account got the status back. I do not know it will be. Apparently, I liked this name, so im switching back to it

I don’t want to become a person without grace and mercy! It’s dangerous, when you are only fair!

Click here: Peanuts (May 18, 1986)

Amen – (but I’m still waiting for that big bag of money).

Hey, Snoopster: Did you get your cast off this week? Here are some for you:Click here: Peanuts (February 25, 1976)Click here: Peanuts (March 4, 1976)Click here: Peanuts (March 29, 1976)

Calvin’s prayer is a parody of the “Serenity Prayer,” often attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, which was adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous during World War II. Here is Niebuhr’s version, according to Wikipedia:God, give us Grace to accept with serenitythe things that cannot be changed,Courage to change the thingswhich should be changed,and the Wisdom to distinguishthe one from the other.There is a second part of the prayer that is less-well-known, perhaps since it is Christian, mentioning the name of Jesus, whereas the first part mentions only God and can be used by multiple faiths:Living one day at a time,Enjoying one moment at a time,Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,Taking, as Jesus did,This sinful world as it is,Not as I would have it,Trusting that You will make all things right,If I surrender to Your will,So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Let’s all agree to call it Politicianism.

In the last frame of today’s strip, Calvin and Hobbes look exactly the same as they did in the last frame of yesterday’s strip.

can C&H be coulorful every day? but I Love them….

how are you to day ? hope you be better soon soon…

Nice Peanuts strip (Peanuts (May 18, 1986)), Hobbes. You nailed it.

i used to live that way…..what a stressful life! lol

To whom or what is Calvin praying?

His philosophy sounds like the perfect recipe for disappointment, frustration, and later depression.

That’s true, Calvin…

I love Hobbes’ whiskers.

LOL xxx

I didn’t know you where sick, I hope you get better to. : )

And pray the helper is reliable, so you don’t eventu-ally have to hide HIS body!

If we sat down and accepted something was impossible, then we would never progress. Think in just our time, not just human history how many impossible things became possible..“The word impossible is not in the American language.” From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne 1865

Interesting, verrrry interesting.

Not anonymous. It was St. Francis of Assisi. The entire quote is used by AA as inspiration.

Yes…but “the INability to accept what I cannot” (change)? That will make him a very cranky adult, wouldn’t it? I’m not a psychologist, so uncertain about this. But, yes…he will lead an interesting life!

He’s so brilliant the way he can change just one word and achieve a whole new meaning! No other comic strip comes close.

I voted for Richard Russell long ago

Ok, this one made me spill coffee on the ships deck and myself as well…I was calmly sitting here, enjoying the sun on the water (am on an Alaskan cruise) drinking my coffee and reading my funnies on my laptop… this strip brought an abrupt change…had me laughing so loud folks down the row of lounge chairs were leaning forward to look at the crazy person…roflmaoooooooooo still!!!

Yes, it has been.

Calvin is my hero.

blissful ignorance

Dear Gods Grant me the wisdom to change the things I can. The knowledge the to know what I can not change.. And dear Gods a large hole to hide the bodies…

If Calvin survives to get old enough, he might switch to the Senility Prayer:

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God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones that I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

@TheSnoopsterIt would be awesome to see your comic strip in the papers one day Snoopster, or on this website even! : )

That he has, Hobbes. That he has.

Calvin for President….