Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 09, 2016

But he’s learning basic physics which builds character.

That’s one way to get rid of those horrible tasting green nodules.

Lima beans was my ammo.

Calvin should build and use Northern Exposure’s “Fling”. If they could fling a piano, Calvin could fling a whole table full of vegetables. Or he could use the trebuchet from Cul De Sac. After all, these are scientific—engineering—advances over a leveraged spoon.

Another good trick requires the use of a napkin. Simply take one of those butter patties between two pieces of paper, remove the top paper, and set it on the napkin. Hold the napkin by the two ends, with them close together, and then snap the two ends apart. Voila! The butter patty is now stuck to the ceiling (or wherever you aimed it).

Give peas a chance!

Dad must’ve been deprived of childhood. Kids play with their food, or slip it to the family pet, at some point.

I remember a few strips like this where Calvin is the size of an ant. The way the objects are drawn to look big is impressive.

After seeing “Civil War” yesterday, this strip reminds me of Ant-Man. Great movie!

Calvin needs to be reminded of what Momma Lion said when she saw Junior Lion chasing a hunter…DON’T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!

In the first few panels, the pea is on the bowl of the spoon. In the last one, it is launched from the handle. Oops.

I did this with pencils often. Hit several people on the face though.

I did this with pencils often. Hit several people on the face though.

I did this with pencils often. Hit several people on the face though.

At least the food isn’t playing with Calvin, like it sometimes does. (When Calvin’s oatmeal attacked him, for instance…….)

I’m having peas and sweetcorn with my dinner today. I love peas. No way is Calvin going to catapult them away!

xxx

As for my butter pat trick, the scary thing is that my dad taught that one to me. He also taught me another trick that was done with spoons, much like the cartoon strip. Instead of launching peas, however, the idea was to use your spoon to launch another piece of silverware, usually a knife, but you could also use a fork to replace either the spoon or knife. If you set the end of the knife on the end of a spoon, and do it correctly, you can launch the knife up and into an awaiting glass. It takes practice, though.

Apparently I made an error yesterday when I suggested a chicken’s egg did not come out the same hole as a chicken’s poop. There is a diverter “valve” in a chicken (something I didn’t know) used in the process. Every day I learn something…

Building character….Like you always say.

Aw, man … what a party pooper, Dad!

And now for today’s sing-along:

All we are saying …is give peas a chance.

One less pea was always good back then.