This one strip is great for so many reasons beyond the joke, which is a classic gag in use for centuries. The simple style of the drawing; no color, just pen and ink. The faces he draws for both characters are just outstanding; expressive, funny in a way that’s appropriate to the setting (like panel 3), and economically drawn, too. The joke plays so seamlessly with these two using a minimum of dialogue. Just a brilliantly constructed strip from the inside out.
Calvin’s in training for his dream job when (if) he grows up: Presidential Press Secretary. (The name to watch for, since I’m not sure we’ve been told his sur(ly)name, is Calvin N. Hobbes)
BE THIS GUY about 6 years ago
Calvin, don’t ask Hobbes to write a letter of reference on your behalf to Santa.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover about 6 years ago
Ask Santa for a drink of water then.
charliefarmrhere about 6 years ago
Maybe he has only been Good-ish.
Bilan about 6 years ago
Santa’s going to need a big glass of water.
enigmamz about 6 years ago
That’s how you do it: You present YOUR case and make someone else go through the trouble of disputing it.
GROG Premium Member about 6 years ago
That’s a cure for hiccups, Calvin – not suppressing laughing so long it hurts.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 6 years ago
This one strip is great for so many reasons beyond the joke, which is a classic gag in use for centuries. The simple style of the drawing; no color, just pen and ink. The faces he draws for both characters are just outstanding; expressive, funny in a way that’s appropriate to the setting (like panel 3), and economically drawn, too. The joke plays so seamlessly with these two using a minimum of dialogue. Just a brilliantly constructed strip from the inside out.
codycab about 6 years ago
Can’t say “It’s funny cuz it’s true” can we?
TwilightFaze about 6 years ago
I will never not love Calvin’s face in panel 3 no matter how many times I See it XD
Jabroniville Premium Member about 6 years ago
hah-hahhhhh- Hobbes’s face when he busts up, and then his close-eyed smile as he leaves. He’s just SO amused by Calvin’s blatant lying.
Charliegirl Premium Member about 6 years ago
Hobbes rules!
jpayne4040 about 6 years ago
After Santa reads this letter they’ll hear his “ho-ho-ho” from the South Pole!
Baba27 about 6 years ago
Extra good at getting into trouble you mean?
sheilag about 6 years ago
I love panel 2, when Hobbes can no longer hold it in…
cubswin2016 about 6 years ago
I see a little blackmail coming from Hobbes.
well-i-never about 6 years ago
I just love tigers trying to hide laughter. It’s just so rare to spot one doing it in the wild.
mattro65 about 6 years ago
Hobbes is me when I help my children write their Christmas letter to Santa.
A Hip loving Canadian... about 6 years ago
I sure hope Santa has extra good sense of humour.
dlkrueger33 about 6 years ago
Calvin’s face in panel 3 looks an awful like The Grinch’s face!
rshive about 6 years ago
Extra good? Sounds a bit like stretching the language, Calvin.
Masterskrain about 6 years ago
Panel 3…CLASSIC!
gantech about 6 years ago
Forget a glass of water…Calvin’s about ready to give him a cattle prod. And you don’t want to know where.
Paul Read Premium Member about 6 years ago
Calvin’s in training for his dream job when (if) he grows up: Presidential Press Secretary. (The name to watch for, since I’m not sure we’ve been told his sur(ly)name, is Calvin N. Hobbes)
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Hobbes knows bull when he sees it