Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 31, 2009

Like falling over the edge of a cliff, perhaps?

Serendipity?

It’s like a sudden relization that your about to feel pain as you hit bottom. Reality hurts doesn’t it Calvin.

Poor Hobbes is an innocent victim.

And to think …I used to do stupid stunts like this… Let me tell you it may be fun and exciting at first because of the adrenaline rush you feel … but in the end if you crash and burn and get hurt you’ll be paying the price in the future as you get older.

Somehow it seems to be more than just a hill. And I would have thought Hobbes would have jumped off at the start. I seem to remember him doing that with a sled ride of doom.

Calvin has a point about things going by faster and faster, especially as one gets older.

Calvins going deep! A meaningful sleding today!

calvin’s just awesome!!!! together they’re mind-blowing…. the most refreshing thing any day is a comic strip of calvin n hobbes!!!!

We need someone, who catches us and saves us from the abyss, bevore we get lost!

That is what it is all about, we just have to take some lumps now and again.

And me on the verge of marriage!…

Talking, talking, talking,………. Stop talking Cal if you don’t realy have anything serious to say !!

Such charming drawing, such juxtaposed commentary, this entry in the series is an absolute classic!

…we just keep ‘repeating’ our same mistakes…

but at calvin’s age , who really cares about consequences

Don’t worry, Calvin – I’m sure it’ll hit you in a moment …

(I’m with you, LX013.)

I hope you wake up safe in your bed before you crash guys.

This is almost identical to another favorite comic of mine that Bill Watterson drew except the dialog referred to “Ignorance is Bliss”. I believe the last frame Calvin states “Careful, we don’t want to learn anything from this”.

wolfbyte36 said, about 7 hours ago

And to think …I used to do stupid stunts like this… Let me tell you it may be fun and exciting at first because of the adrenaline rush you feel … but in the end if you crash and burn and get hurt you’ll be paying the price in the future as you get older.

Apparently, you just deserve it that you had something to do stupid stunts till you get older and you pay the huge price! Tch! :-/ :-)

This is one of my favorites!—among the many classics we fans get to choose from.

Ivy0730Lcsq Calvins going deep! A meaningful sleding today!

Ivy0730,

Every once in a while Watterson shows why they are named Calvin and Hobbes

Love Hobbes’ expressions looking over the edge of the wagon. Good thing he is made of soft stuffins………Ha-ha!

Often we know, what we could have done better, but are not able to change something!

Ya man, Calvin is right about things going by too fast. They are about to hit Warp Speed in panel 5!!!

Calvin and Hobbes … … good to the last drop.

That’s Life.

calvin, brash, irrasional and never to the point, i miss being his age_

people should be married, why should they be happy.

“And then one day you’ll find, Ten years have got behind you, No one told you when to run, You missed the starting gun…”

I have to disagree with most of you, sorry. The simple truth is that most of us, as we acquire “wisdom” stop taking these wagon rides… we choose safety and security over living. Sure, there is always the chance of breaking your neck on the way down, but taking those wagon rides of death are what life’s all about. I’ll take 20 years of having fun over 80 years of being safe and boring any day of the week, and twice on friday!

I’m 35, I have arthritis in both knees, I’m starting to gain weight because I never watch my diet, walking up a flight of stairs is a painful thing to do, and living every day to the fullest is catching up to me. I’m paying the price for all the wagon rides I take, but I’m still gonna go down that hill every chance I get.

Life’s journey is not about arriving at the final place safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting….. “Holy crap…whatta ride!”

Whee!! Do it again, do it again!!

The drawings perfectly fit the commentary - and life!

i agree with aelwero, i am a little older with something different sore every week, but i jump on that wagon every day. i also have taught 1 daughter the same, life is short, give it all you got every day, leave it all in the ring.

aelwero, you could be describing me (though i’m past 50 and have gained the weight). i’ve done many things over the years and, although i’ve slowed down some, i refuse to come to a complete stop. i’ll take experiences where i can find them, and continue to surprise people who don’t think someone my age and size “could do something like that!” living well is the best revenge!

Calvin just keeps hitting the nail on the head of life, but he just doesn’t get it that he’s a living example of what he is talking about. Perfect! lol

Right Carm! WHEEE!

Tell me Wildmustang1262 haven’t you done stupid stunts or things as a kid. Don’t rag on wolfbyte36 cause he’s my dad. And pain doesn’t bother him. If you haven’t done anything wild crazy or stupid then you don’t know what it is to truly feel alive.

Yep, a little pizza knee, arm, chin… it heals!

its like.. hurtling down towards the earth.. can’t get any more here-and-now than that..

its like eve of an exam!!!!watsay???

all i can say is OW!

hobbs looks like he well throw up … or down

“Gather ye rosebuds while ye may…” And when you no longer can, Remember what your life has been, And ALWAYS “seize the day”.

I always wondered … just how does Calvin live through all these calamities … to continue repeating them with a different oratory later. I have never seen any sign of injury in this kid … and I’ve been following Calving and Hobbes since Bill started this comic ages ago.

As my 7th grade Math Teacher always said : “It’s not the fall that kills you, it’s that sudden stop at the end”. LOL

jeez, everyone’s so deep….repeat after me: it’s just a comic, i’m just a comic junkie. the whole reason i read comics is to not learn anything whatsoever.

I don’t know if anyone will read this at this late date, but what lesson one would naturally learn from this situation largely depends on one’s temperament. And usually, a person of a particular temperament would assume that his lesson was the only lesson worth learning. The answers above illustrate this point in spades.

Few Sunday strips by Bill Watterson show his brillance better than this one, leaving it open-ended as he did.

The lesson I got? Being an ENFP like Calvin, I tend to come up with the same uncomfortable ambiguity he does. :)