Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 13, 2010

LOve it….

How about the Yukon again?

Will Mom and Dad even know Calvin did it????

They’ll be so grateful that he wasn’t hurt by the “accident” that they won’t even notice…

I’m almost afraid to watch Calvin try that. With his luck he’d find a way to make the situation worse thereby.

Good morning Marg! Good morning Fran and Kizzzy! Good Morning L’Wolf! Good Morning Grog!

RUN CALVIN RUN!!!!!!!!!!!

Switzerland won’t extradite you….go there!

Start planning your escape route!

Good Morning, Mike, Marg, Fran & Grog!

By running away, you just admit your guilt.

hobbes lol… one of the funniest series… getaway

Map to Yukon??? Love Calvin and Hobbes.

Will Mom and Dad even know Calvin did it????

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Montana Lady, really?

Lots of good places to hide here in Yukon.

There has to be way to blame it on Susie.

Yikes! Calvin really looks desperate. He’s in for it, and he knows it.

What were you thinking, Calvin. Of course running away won’t solve anything either.

Good Morning, Marg, Mike & ♠Lonewolf♠!

Even though this is Calvin, I wonder if the parents might think it’s highly unlikely that a 6-year-old kid could do this by himself (sorry Hobbes, they won’t count you).

Be funny if they blamed themselves for leaving the car in neutral or something like that.

That’s our Calvin. No sooner does he realize the trouble he is in - and that he is at fault - then he immediately goes into survival mode. Prevarications, feigned innocence… and distance. Calvin is very dependable that way.

Yukon Ho! :)

‘Morning Mike and Loki.

A plan is always good. But why so long for a tiger to pack. It’s gathering the tuna I suppose.

Mom! I watched the car start to roll I ran after it I tried to save your car, Mom I was so scared I thought I was going to die BooHooHooHoo But I knew you’d save me BooHooHooHoo I LOVE YOU MOM! BooHooBooHoo (winks at Hobbes) You’re the best mother in the world. Oh, I saved you the hood ornament.

OK Hobbes, PlanB

Too much reality here, folks. It isn’t likely that Calvin could have moved the car, especially without opening the garage door. If there’s an opener, Mom would probably have heard it; if not, the door would still make noise. If the door was open … too much reality. It’s the fun of the situation that matters, and that’s what the cartoon’s about. That’s what just about ANY story’s about. We believe a lot of incredible things in order to make just about any movie or story work, and we enjoy it even so. I feel a lot of empathy for oil’ Calvin.

MIKE FIRESMITH’S COMMENT WAS FUNNY !! “GO TO SWITZERLAND THEY WON’T EXTRADITE YOU” IN REFERACE TO THAT CRAZY GUY THAT DID THAT CRAZY THING THEN WENT THERE. JUST A DAY OR SO AGO SWITZERLAND SAID THEY WOULDN’T EXTRADITE HIM HERE TO THE US……..HIS NAME ESCAPS MY MIND BUT WHAT HE DID IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I WON’T MENTION IT HERE. STILL A FUNNY COMMET FOR THIS STRIP

I think I remember seeing those two on AMW…

TN-REDD: Roman Polanski…

If you must be devious, Calvin, go to your room and read comic books with Hobbes! When Mom finds you, feign ignorance!

Why does Hobbes have to look at his watch to realize that he can be ready in five minutes? :o) It’s sort of like checking his itinerary or schedule to see whether he can fit fleeing into his day’s activities.

Fran650: You beat me to it. But, 5 minutes worth of tuna cans is going to be a pretty heavy load!

tn-redd: Two words for you - caps lock! :-)

Hobbes’ loyalty is admirable.

Note to drivers, parents or not… please secure your car - what a kid can do to a parking brake or whatever you think is keeping your car from moving can amaze you…

(rather surprising that I survived my childhood… :) )

Its not possible that I did it and besides I dont recall Hobbes or I driving the car in the ditch or any other place. signed Calvin.

address some place street Mexico

Do you think Calvin turned into the barefoot bandit? Look at 19 year old who stole a lot and finally got caught thanks to the boaters.

Hmmm! Teach the kid to lie! Fess up, Calvin! Hobbes will still be ur friend, no matter what, thru thick and thin!

Mom, should not hv left the parking brake off, but it was in the garage, wasn’t it?

Boy! Am I really getting into THIS story! Not real! :o)

Hmmm! I like the pic on the left side of the comments section! Get ripped! Actually, his abs were pretty good in the “Before” photo!

Grettings everyone! I picked up this classic strip because Brenda Starr finished its storyline just as I joined it following the demise of Annie last month. Also I got sick of that poster (should I say “poser”) calling us “sock puppets”!

… This looks like a job for Bill Clinton!

Saying the truth will be better, Calvin!

Calvin: “Car ? What car Mom ? I didn’t even know we had one. Besides, It was Hobbes who did most of the pushing….”

Awesome Poem, Lewreader!

“It’s not my fault that the car didn’t have the parking brake on!”

Five minutes. Just enough time to go back in the house and get your Tiger Paw Credit Card and the nice chunk of swordfish Calvin’s mom has in the refrigerator for dinner. Gives “eating out” a whole new meaning. Hafta walk, ‘tho - the car’s out of commission for a while.

When did Hobbes start wearing a watch?

Long way to walk to Switzerland or Yukon. Car’s out of commission! Isn’t it cold in Yukon?

I have always wondered whether Hobbes was real. Really, I hoped at some point in the story something would actually be held against Hobbes. It never happens. Maybe it is Calvin’s imagination. Maybe Calvin always ate the tuna fish. Maybe Hobbes didn’t help him push the car out. Maybe he went and got Santa Claus.

Imagine a 6-year old struggling to push the car out.

How funny is it that Hobbes is wearing a watch and Calvin isn’t?!?!?!

Hobbes can can have a watch if he wants, hes Calvins imagination,I think thats why hes so cute.

GretchensMom - hobbes has the watch because Calvin would break it. =)

Josh, the Brenda Starr storyline is still going on. I was under the impression that the “sock-puppets” called themselves that. They are mostly still there, too.

For me it has. I keep forgetting how long those soap-oprea comics are.

deepfrieddrippingrag :

There’s a neat comic in an arc where Hobbes gets lost. Mom is searching the woods, calling out Hobbes’ name and hoping he’ll answer. That’s probably as close as we get!

You’re right, Steve. I don’t mean to be a faultfinder.

Calvin’s mind is streaked with optimism, and a somewhat glittery hollowness.

there’s a great blog called sh** my kids ruined calvin has many partners in crime out there

Hey deepfried (may I call you that?) sounded like an honest questiion to me, no fault! I just gave my best reply. (free information and worth every penny!!)

@Andy and jakebb2

You guys are so right

Yukon Ho!