Yukoner, I disagree. If Suzie had been in place of the snowman, Calvin would have missed….intentionally hitting her smack in the middle of the face!!!, not on the snowball on top of her head.
On the other hand, there is no way on heaven or earth Suzie would have volunteered. Probably Calvin with Hobbes help would tie her to a tree before attempting his daring act of William Tell.
Of course Calvin missed. He closed his eyes at the moment of releasing the snowball. Any pitcher knows “eyes on the target all the time”,
Calvin forgot to take in the wetness and weight of the snow and adjust his trajectory accordingly. If you pack the snowball hard enough it will ususally ice up. A rock in the middle of the snowball helps too, but then you have to be careful about who you’re throwing it at [no one bigger than you are].
I think Calvin might have had a better shot at hitting his intended target in the right place if only his left eye had been open and focused as he threw the snowball instead of closed since he is left-handed.
After a heavy snow one winter, our three boys (all Calvins!) built a six foot tall commode with raised lid in our front yard. We had people driving past from all over town with their cameras. Their mom had a fit. I laughed my head off.
Duke, I’m glad Calvin doesn’t live in my neighborhood! I have to scold other little boys for littering the street when they eat my oranges (and some are so naughty and wasteful as to throw them at each other in the street! There is snow 2-3 hours away at higher elevations, but some children never get to play in it;-(
margueritem almost 15 years ago
Dern snowmen never stand still…
rentier almost 15 years ago
A snowman alive?
carmy almost 15 years ago
No doubt he’s a headless snowman now.
Yukoner almost 15 years ago
Had that been Susie he would not have missed.
pouncingtiger almost 15 years ago
Of course he flinched, Calvin. He was chicken. You made him out of “yellow” snow.
ejcapulet almost 15 years ago
Just like that dang tree jumping out in front of my car!
Pacejv almost 15 years ago
He will make a fine Vice President.
kreole almost 15 years ago
Snowman’s carrot nose may now look like a snowcone nose.
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Suzie wouldn’t have missed either
Deanna175 almost 15 years ago
This snowman needs Frosty’s hat so that he can retaliate back.
JackParsons almost 15 years ago
He made a snowman of William S. Burroughs’s wife?
zero almost 15 years ago
And now we know why there’s no Calvin & Hobbes Overture…
Dino-1 almost 15 years ago
One good thing about snowmen you get a second, third……chance and no pending lawsuit!
mexdr1958 almost 15 years ago
Yukoner, I disagree. If Suzie had been in place of the snowman, Calvin would have missed….intentionally hitting her smack in the middle of the face!!!, not on the snowball on top of her head.
On the other hand, there is no way on heaven or earth Suzie would have volunteered. Probably Calvin with Hobbes help would tie her to a tree before attempting his daring act of William Tell.
Of course Calvin missed. He closed his eyes at the moment of releasing the snowball. Any pitcher knows “eyes on the target all the time”,
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
It’s not that I don’t trust you William Tell—
Ray_C almost 15 years ago
Thank you, jukeofurl, for answering a question I’ve been pondering for years.
ronaldmundy almost 15 years ago
also known as the lone rangers theme song….hi ho silver!
jrbj almost 15 years ago
Calvin forgot to take in the wetness and weight of the snow and adjust his trajectory accordingly. If you pack the snowball hard enough it will ususally ice up. A rock in the middle of the snowball helps too, but then you have to be careful about who you’re throwing it at [no one bigger than you are].
Rakkav almost 15 years ago
In the immortal words of Davy Crockett, “Wind kicked up.”
tessner almost 15 years ago
i dont think we want to see what happed
Trainwreck_1 almost 15 years ago
Pour a little water down his back… That should stiffen his spine!
josh_bisbee almost 15 years ago
@mexdr, I think he just closed one eye, and the eye that was open was turned away from us.
ShaZamKaPow almost 15 years ago
According to my estimation and calculations, that snowball hit the snowman right in the “neck”!
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
Well, at least he’s not throwing any back at you, Calvin!
johnnydoc5 almost 15 years ago
I love when Calvin does his snowmen house of horrors thing, maybe this could be one of the new exhibits.
-DukeNukem- almost 15 years ago
Knowing Calvin, the snowman results are in gorey living color. I would love to live in his neighborhood.
mrslukeskywalker almost 15 years ago
William Tell shot arrows. Imagine the spectacle if he had all kinds of little plastic arrows sticking out of the snowman? HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
Gretchen's Mom almost 15 years ago
I think Calvin might have had a better shot at hitting his intended target in the right place if only his left eye had been open and focused as he threw the snowball instead of closed since he is left-handed.
dahawk almost 15 years ago
After a heavy snow one winter, our three boys (all Calvins!) built a six foot tall commode with raised lid in our front yard. We had people driving past from all over town with their cameras. Their mom had a fit. I laughed my head off.
ratlum almost 15 years ago
I hate that when they flinch
vldazzle almost 15 years ago
Duke, I’m glad Calvin doesn’t live in my neighborhood! I have to scold other little boys for littering the street when they eat my oranges (and some are so naughty and wasteful as to throw them at each other in the street! There is snow 2-3 hours away at higher elevations, but some children never get to play in it;-(
Ooops! Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Me too ratlum
tessner almost 15 years ago
at ShaZamKaPow nice
hockey man almost 4 years ago
to low