Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 19, 2023

Can Calvin dip the worms in ketchup to make them easier to swallow?

Lose money…..make a friend.

Calvin is a wimp

With all the suspense Calvin is building, he should charge Susie more.

Time to renegotiate, now that Susie is invested in the outcome

Susie went on to produce dozens of allegedly entertaining television programs with this same concept.

This is a moment that makes up for all of the snowballs Calvin threw at her.

Ya pays for da gross? Ya get yer money!!

While on the surface it may appear that Calvin is trying to gross Susie out in reality this is just a delaying tactic as Calvin is imagining how gross the worms would be and how to avoid having to eat them.

Susie should make a video of this event—and then post it on the internet!!

Ah! Now he’s trying to worm his way out of it………

Wow!!! This is as epoch-making as the Diet of Worms of 1521!! Possibly more so.

Susie is a champ at calling Cal’s bluff.

Face it, Calvin. Your threat doesn’t carry much weight.

How is her nickel at stake? She can only lose it. If she leaves she still has it.

A good audience always stays to the end of the performance.

Martin Luther had a Diet of Worms in 1521 so what’s the big deal.

Give it up Calvin! She’s not budging, so get on with this charade…..

No matter which way it goes, Susie has won this round.

nobody cares – I’m gonna go eat worms – hey wait a minute!………

Treat them like an oyster, Calvin. Just close your eyes, and swallow. 8>)

I would definitely be like Susie. :D

Susie is enjoying the drama. She wants her money’s worth.

Cooked with a magnifying glass would be a better option

My wife can’t be bluffed either. I know, I’ve tried…

Must be a “girl” thing…

Oh the suspense is TERRIBLE!

I hope it lasts.

Go ahead P.T. Calvin. Show her mighty egress.

Speaking of classic bluffs:

KIRK (into wall communicator): Kang! Kang, this is Captain Kirk.

[Engineering]

KIRK [OC]: I know you can hear me, so don’t cut me off. We have Mara, your wife. We talk truce now, or she dies! Reply!

[Long silence]

KIRK: She has five seconds to live. Reply!

[Shorter silence]

KANG (subdued voice): She is a victim of war, Captain.

[Bridge]

KANG [OC]: She understands.

KIRK (cutting the connection): He called my bluff!

That’s alot of suspense from Calvin. I wonder what kind of worms those are, though?

This is where learning those sleight of hand tricks come in handy. Of course, he could have used 5 gummy worms, but that may have cost him more than a nickel.

I imagine the worms would like a vote here.

Put up or shut up Calvin.

She should charge him more for pretending to believe him.

Calvin obviously does NOT want to eat the worms. Susie is holding his feet to the fire though. Good for her !

The pre-grame is where Susie will be getting her money’s worht. :)

He’s hoping she faints or runs away so he doesn’t have to swallow the darned things. I think he’s a wimp at heart, just a drama king.

I think Susie should charge him just to watch his antics….or wormics.

Even Calvin, who wouldn’t mind eating ONE worn, is hesitant to eat five worms at once, and Susie is enjoying seeing Calvin struggle to do so!

i don’t think Calvin thought this through (surprise, surprise %)

How to Eat Fried Worms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Eat_Fried_Worms

I would NOT play poker with Susie.

We’re going to be left hanging in suspense for two days?

Don’t try to get between a girl and her money!

Susie sure knows how to keep a straight face (unlike lunch time in the school cafeteria when Calvin talks about his bizarre lunch he has brought).

Smart lass. She would like to see the nickle tender it’s due. Love Susie.

Don’t forget the WEF wants us to eat bugs, so may have no choice before long,

The woman wants here money’s worth.

On one of many drunken evenings, one of my friends was about to feed six earthworms to his aquarium fish (I don’t choose this number to one-up Calvin; the story is true). I told him I’d give him a dollar for each one he ate. So he downed them all. Six bucks gone. But he knew I was really broke, so a few evenings later, when we convened with five other friends and him, he and them each pledged a dollar each if I ate six earthworms. Earned my money back! Then of course, none of my other friends wanted to be outdone…

Where is Hobbes when you need him.