Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 08, 2022

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    The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover  over 2 years ago

    At least the pain is short-term.

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    BE THIS GUY  over 2 years ago

    I’m going to totally ignore my broken arm.

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    MiriamYang  over 2 years ago

    Not an insult, but I’m a little tired of the mini cart rides.

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    Sugar Bombs 95  over 2 years ago

    I always wondered how Calvin and Hobbes survive falling off these high cliffs during their wagon and sled rides.

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    dadthedawg Premium Member over 2 years ago

    The world is a cruel teacher…..

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    codycab  over 2 years ago

    Don’t want to see problems, Calvin? Don’t look in a mirror!

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    Robin Harwood  over 2 years ago

    More of Watterson’s briliant artistry. Frame two is four frames divided by trees, showing the action while keeping Calvin’s argument tied together. The top down view in frame four emphasises the rapidity of the plunge to doom that comes from following stupid short term self-interest.

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    C  over 2 years ago

    That would be bad

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    Robin Harwood  over 2 years ago

    Don’t worry Calvin. You won’t.

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    Alexander the Good Enough  over 2 years ago

    When was this strip first published? 1992?

    Nope. I’m not going to start… I’m not going to mention politics or any political parties or their “philosophies” at all. Not one bit. People wouldn’t like that. Many, MANY people really do treasure their ignorance…

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    BigDaveGlass  over 2 years ago

    Well, the cart is broken, might have no choice but to learn from that…..

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    Bilan  over 2 years ago

    Darwin adds that the stupid usually aren’t around long enough to enjoy their bliss.

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    JudasPeckerwood  over 2 years ago

    “…And change means doing things that aren’t fun.”

    Nonsense! If you’re a miserable killjoy, change can only bring MORE fun.

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    Imagine  over 2 years ago

    The validity of this strip has become even more relevant today. It makes one wonder: at what point is a critical mass of wilful stupidity reached from which there is no turning back? I hope not to find out.

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    ploubere  over 2 years ago

    His most prescient strip.

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    Scorpio Premium Member over 2 years ago

    This describes Humanity perfectly (especially politics and corporate interests)

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    Calvinist1966  over 2 years ago

    Yesterday, I gave another account of how I came from seeing Hobbes as part of Calvin’s imagination to accepting Bill Watterson’s view that Hobbes is not part of Calvin’s imagination but part of a reality that Calvin can see but other characters cannot. As usual, someone told me I was overthinking. I don’t think I’m overthinking as this is my all-time favourite comic strip and I love to think about different aspects of it including the complexity of Hobbes’s personality and the things Hobbes does which Calvin doesn’t know about.

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    Susan00100  over 2 years ago

    Calvin thinks like a Republican!!

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    lmuller7  over 2 years ago

    Hobbes ? No problem. Calvin ? Tough comics guy !

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    Say What? Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I sometimes wonder if Bill Watterson and Matt Groening ever shared notes on predicting the future through illustration.

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    sandpiper  over 2 years ago

    Bless all mothers for their hopes and dreams. They put a lot of love and effort into growing us.

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    BilboDaddy  over 2 years ago

    Their social dilemma speaks volumes about the human psyche. Bit of a history lesson here, I think. But how many people actually learn from history?

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    jackboyd85  over 2 years ago

    atta boy Calvin.

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    TSRaman  over 2 years ago

    If one is ignorant, one doesn’t know that ignorance is bliss.

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    7afrz6 Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Comic Physics make more sense than republicans.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I couldn’t agree more. That is a fine sophistic philosophy. It even works sometimes, If you’re rich or famous.

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    formathe  over 2 years ago

    30 years ahead of his time.

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    Cincoflex  over 2 years ago

    Sounds like a metaphor for current times.

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    goboboyd  over 2 years ago

    Ignorance vs Innocence. So close. Life insight from a Red Flyer Wagon. NO BRAKES! ( and a handle positioned perfectly to knock your front teeth out.

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    Masterskrain  over 2 years ago

    I’m not sure that there are any cliffs that high anywhere close to Chagrin Falls, Ohio…

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    Calvins Brother  over 2 years ago

    Oh, to be willfully stupid again. Good times.

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    micromos  over 2 years ago

    This is the first cartoon of calvin and hobbies I saw and the first one that made me laugh out loud.

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    mistercatworks  over 2 years ago

    It’s all about the damage/epiphany ratio.

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    moondog42 Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Calvin captures the zeitgeist of conservative politics in that lower left panel absolutely perfectly.

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    Haukki  over 2 years ago

    Definitely one of my all-time favorites

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    Flatworm  over 2 years ago

    What a PERFECT explanation of the logic employed by the anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, the only difference being that many of them die from their fall off the cliff (and push others off with them).

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    Lightpainter  over 2 years ago

    Even Wiley Coyote never lost his head on ground impact. This looks messy.

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    PaintTheDust  over 2 years ago

    Why would I want to be “happy”?

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    willie_mctell  over 2 years ago

    A generation of Calvins has grown up and taken over the GOP.

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    Ammo hates the comment policy  Premium Member over 2 years ago

    This Comic hung in my Office for over 20 years. It is really quite profound.

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    John Jorgensen  over 2 years ago

    This is so much more pertinent these days. . . .

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    montylc2001  over 2 years ago

    The irony of his head in the sand in the last panel is genius.

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    hagarthehorrible  over 2 years ago

    This six year old knows the the secret of bliss, alright.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member over 2 years ago

    God forbid…

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