Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 05, 2021

Calvin doesn’t want to get heat stroke.

gee, outside sure looks fun

Anyone figure out what’s short, ugly and wet all over?

It’s much more funny inside!!

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I think it was the “BING” that set her off.

But mom – that’s not just “tear around”…it’s “tear a cat”

Loving the expressions on the 8th panel…..

Nuthin to do outside. There’s no furniture.

Mom you broke up the fun of running. It felt better in the house.

Go run in a sprinker. Outside I mean. Well, inside. That’ll amuse mom.

There are not enough manageable obstacles in the outside. I mean really, a couch is a much better obstacle than a hedge. Not as painful, actually.

Something about being out in actual nature makes for contemplation. Or maybe a Zen state.

When I was a kid, “out” was the best thing that could happen to you.

Now it’s a good wifi signal and fast internet download.

Who could be bored on such a beautiful day?

Why study Child Psychology when everything one needs to know is in Calvin & Hobbes?

I knew that Hobbes was the troublemaker!

“So what do you wanna do?” “I don’t know, what do you wanna do?” “I don’t know, what……”

“I walk about a quarter mile (round trip) to the mailbox.”

You live in a rural area where you have multiple mailboxes together. Do people socialize at the mail drop place?

Environment and surroundings are a big factor of enjoyment.

Sometimes I really think the thoughts behind this comic are lost on people today. It’s not heatstroke, it’s not that there is pollution outside. He is sitting there because children often complain that they are bored. In this case, Calvin and Hobbes found something to do, they were having fun, and they got interrupted by his mother. That stopped the action. He went outside and pouted because his mother interrupted his fun, and rather than simply pick up the action outside, he pouted. Like children his age do.

It can be 75 with a nice breeze and I can’t get them to go outside. It can be 95 and humid and they are having bicycle races. Boys are so weird.

I remember doing that. Outside there are so many more possibilities it’s hard to decide on anything.

On the brighter side mom made the brimming brats to enjoy bright sun and greenery.

First wound I ever got in a gun fight was in a squirt gun fight. Some guy squirted me and ran away. I gave chase. He ran through a gate and slammed it afterwards. Got a cut above my right eye requiring a stich. The second wound I ever got in a gun fight hasn’t occurred yet.

Any idea why after being so rambunctious indoors, but totally silent outdoors?