Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 26, 2010

I can see Lio doing this…

Yeah, but Lio would bring Ishmael along. Whereas I can’t see Hobbes joining Calvin for this.

Finally… a perfect use for an umbrella!

Swimmingpool for poor! Everyone his own pool!

Oh to be a kid once again. When all you worried about was, why worry?

Into every life a little rain must fall, and Calvin certainly knows how to make the most of it.

Now, that looks like fun, Calvin!

What a twist!

rayannina, good point.

As some may recall, Christopher Robin and Pooh used CR’s umbrella (on Pooh’s suggestion) as a boat, which CR christened The Brain of Pooh - and went in it to rescue Piglet from the flood waters.

It’s a good thing it wasn’t still raining, or CR would have to rename the boat The Bathtub of Calvin! ;)

That’s what fresh thinking does to you… I love it :D

Susie will be coming down the street soon.

and this is the kid who fights to avoid a bath

I once saw Mary Poppins…..you could see RIGHT up her dress.

Yup, throw in a bar of soap and watch him bolt…

@Yokoner: Rofl!!! That’s it.

“Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day!”

You gotta love how this reminds you of being a kid.

Oh, Hi Dad. You can fix the tears with electric tape.

Yukoner: But that’s the “right” thing to do while this is the RIGHT thing to do. Little kids just don’t carry all the baggage that we older kids do. “sigh!”

Looks like one portable spa to me….

He looks like a young Gene Kelly in “Singing in the Rain!”

So that’s why he was carrying an umbrella!

That’s so cute! ☂

Good Morning Mike Firesmith and Loki.

Calvin carries rainbows in his pocket.

Instant puddle.

That’s calvin alright.

Sounds fun !

How to destroy a perfectly good umbrella. They’re not designed to withstand that kind of weight or abuse. I can’t even think that it would be comfortable at all with all those little supports.

what a great idea, but i would need one of those 6’ golf umbrellas for my big butt

Remember the old adage about what to do when life hands you lemons.

One of my favorite strips. Calvin in a nutshell.

BackwardsBert, Logically, you are right, but Calvin can do no wrong with some of his ‘fanatic fans’! They give him all the support he needs. :o)

Calvin’s parents can let him have a bath regularly in the upside-down umbrella. “Is everybody happy?” P.S. Of course, Calvin would tire of it quickly if his parents allowed or recommended it!

Give Calvin credit for thinking “outside the box”………

This looks EXACTLY like something my son will come up with once he’s 6 or so.

I wished I had thought of that when I was a kid!

Reminds me of the definition of a puddle:

A small body of water that attracts other small bodies.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!

Now if Calvin’s parents had thought of this with the umbrella Calvin wouldn’t. I wonder though if Calvin would take a bath while playing in the water the sad part water would go over all the bathroom floor. Calvin you look like your having so much fun.

Oh this looks so great. To have the simplest joy from the simplest things.

“Every time it rains, It rains Pennies From Heaven…”

We should all be as quick to find joy in every event. Why run through the rain? were waterproof!

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass…

Life is about learning to dance in the rain.

When I was living at home we had a breezeway you could sit on during a storm. I used to love it when we’d have a huge storm with thunder and lightening and the wind would blow really hard too. I used to stand in the back doorway and the wind and light rain would blow through that door to the front door. Your shirt would fill up with air and blow like a sail behind you and then blow the other way and stick to the door in front of you. You’d get a light mist of rain too which felt good on a hot summer day or night. My friends and cousins used to take turns being in the doorway and laugh over and over again! The simple pleasures of childhood!

@ Dino-1 I agree. Worst thing of old age is to forget what you’ve recalled.

Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy!

good morning mrslukeskywalker ;)

what a wonderful world

Way to go Calvin!!!!

“Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head … ” (B.J. Thomas)

“Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a memory … ” (The Eurythmics)

“I’m singing in the rain. Just singing in the rain. What a glorious feelin’ I’m happy again.” (Gene Kelly)

I love Calvin’s absolute joy regarding his new “swimming pool”!!!!! :o)

But if I had done this when I was a child, my dad would have spanked me so hard for ruining a good umbrella that my grandchildren would have felt it!!!!!!!!!! :o(

Why didn’t I think to do this when I was younger? And I don’t think that Hobbes would want to join him.

Stupid kid…

4 more for your list, Gretchen’sMom Who’ll Stop The Rain & Have You Ever Seen The Rain? (C.C.R.), It’s Raining Again (Supertramp) and I’m Only Happy When It Rains (Garbage)

Portable kids Pool. Cool.

There is also “I’m Walkin’ In The Rain” – but I can’t remember the singer who is no longer alive.

Lio’s got NOTHING on Calvin. NOTHING!!!

Good morning (almost) aelwero. Thank you for making me laugh tonight.

lindz.coop said, “There is also “I’m Walkin’ In The Rain” – but I can’t remember the singer who is no longer alive.”

Johnnie Ray recorded “Just Walking in the Rain” in 1956 and it was a big hit. I can recall the tune and a few words.

I tried that once! :D

except I broke my umbrella. It sucked as a boat

Whoops - Sorry – the actual name of the song was Runaway by Del Shannon – I didn’t realize I was just thinking of a line from it.

It never rains enough where I live for this to have worked out for me. That’s one of the downsides of living in a desert.

Im glad to say I never tried that one my mothers umbrella was never a play toy.

I got one more rain song, “Laughter in the Rain” by Neil Sedaka. That was my first serious boyfriend’s and my song. He used to walk 1 1/2 miles in the rain with an umbrella to my parent’s house to walk together.