Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 27, 2019

Hobbes has morals; he didn’t want to hit Calvin in the back.

in other words, Hobbes threw a decoy snowball

Nobody saw that coming

Hobbes has a high IQ.

Powerful shot Hobbes has because Calvin lost his mittens, boots and shoes and he probably has snow burn on his face now.

See Calvin? Your tiger just wanted some attention. That’s all.

Calvin, that’s what you get for talkin’ smack…

All’s fair in love ’n war.

Oh, to be bested by a stuffed tiger.

He outsmarted you again, Calvin!

I used to know, work and have fun with people like Hobbes (back in the day when hand held devices had never been heard of and ya didn’t have your nose stuck in one all day). What’s really sad is most of those fun people are dying off (aging process); I hope they taught their grandbabies something other than electronics. Sidewalk chalk art is the first thing to come to mind :-)

Strategery!!

we used to do the same thing shooting prairie dogs. The first shot was just to get them to stand up

Good thing that snowball hit when it did. Calvin was about to say a bad word.

Hobbes would make a fine battlefield commander.

He blowed-up real good!

You never should annoy a tiger!!

fooled ya!!!

SMACK Right in the kisser!

My kids have learned that the old guy can be surprisingly accurate with Nerf balls.

But they can throw pretty well when they want to.

Snow boots, shoes, socks, gloves…

Now push his feet down in the snow & finish the job Hobbes !!!!lol

Sorry to start something here but if the Tiger is only imaginary, why would anyone pretend to be hit in the face with a large enough snowball to knock you down?

On my granpa’s farm we used to have “rock fights.” Rocks being dirt clods. My older cousin would allow us to build a fort from which to fight. Another cuz and I would build an elaborate defensive position, sometimes digging tunnels to retreat into and to pop up from. From the start we were doomed. Dave the elder would lob high volleys. While looking up to judge the incoming he would strafe us chin high. We would retreat and he, free to roam, would re-position and pick us off as we popped up to see where he was. We always ended up covered in dirt and sometimes bloody. Good times.

We want snowmen! We want snowmen!

Tomorrow’s strip has Hobbes taking about a new decade, which lines up well with the present.

Reconnaissance by fire.

Great drawing in panel three, and Hobbes looks so pleased with himself in panel four…LOL!!

The physics of momentum transfer and the reaction can be understood only by Bill! Hail to Watterson.

Tigers are good, tigers are cool!They find them a Calvin, and make him a fool.

So Calvin threw a snowball at his own face? Weird.