This is basically the way Christianity claims to operate. No matter how much evil you do in the world, all is forgiven if you repent on your deathbed. It’s like the “Get Out of Jail Free” card in Monopoly. (Don’t try it in a court of law, tho.)
Today’s strip reminds me of a Peanuts Sunday strip with Linus and Lucy.
Lucy was about to walk past Linus who had a snowball in his hand. “If you throw that snowball at me, you’ll be sorry.” She then went on working and was hit in the back of her head with the snowball. “WHOMP!” She walked back to face Linus. “You were right! I am sorry! I hit you with a snowball! My own sister! I am sorry!” Lucy punched Linus out of the next panel. “POW!” The last panel showed Linus lying on his back with swirl marks around his head. “How sorry can you get?”
About a month ago, there was another strip of Calvin soaking Susie with a water balloon and seeing stars afterwards. I compared it to an “Oor Wullie” comic strip from the Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post which is popular here in the UK. In that strip, there was a big fight cloud with English and Scottish sound effects “BLOOTER!”, “CRUNCH!”, “THUMP!”, “SKUD!”, “BATTER!”, “BANJO” and plenty of stars. Today, I’m going to describe another “Oor Wullie” strip with plenty of stars. As I’ve said before, Wullie is a little older than Calvin and has blond spiky hair like Calvin’s
It begins harmlessly with Wullie picking up a newspaper and saying he is going to read his stars. In the next panel, his “sometime girlfriend” Primrose – who is dressed as a fortune teller and playing with a crystal ball – says she will tell him his fortune for a pound. Wullie tells her to “Clear aff!” but another girl says, “Here’s a pound, Primrose. Tell me my fortune.”Wullie exclaims “Telling fortunes…making a fortune mair like!” In the next panel, he tips his goldfish out of his bowl and into a large tumbler. “Sorry Goldie, only temporary you understand.” In the following panel, he is using the upturned goldfish bowl as a crystal ball and offering to tell fortunes for 50p. Primrose says angrily, “Setting up on my pitch and undercutting my prices!” In the next panel, she raises her crystal ball to throw into Wullie’s face. “I see your future, boy, and it’s not rosy! You’re aboot to have an awfy accident!” The next panel shows the crystal ball coming towards us and the word “CRASH!” and plenty of stars. The following panel shows that Primrose has calmed down and cheered up. Her smiling face tells us “Wullie disna have to read his stars now…” In the last panel, she tells us “He’s seeing plenty of his own! Ha! Ha!” In the background, we see Wullie with head swirls and stars around his head. “Ach! I aye knew she was a head banger!”
The problem is ‘Calvin’: ‘Susie’ know you too well but yet, you think that every time is new but she still remembers the ‘last’ time and knows you too well for you to be apologetic ! ! ! !
Wasn’t this initially about a water balloon?Did anyone who managed to “wade” through all these comments change your mind about the effects of the water balloon on Christianity today? Spare me the self-righteous indignation over freedom of speech and religion and just answer the question to yourself.Another 50+ comments are not necessary.I should have known better than to go beyond the strip.
Bill never falls to challenge our vocabulary in rhe process of entertaining millions across the globe. Wonder why he stopped this brilliant strip too soon.
BE THIS GUY over 2 years ago
The sarcastic are never forgiven.
codycab over 2 years ago
Your everything needs work, Calvin.
SHIVA over 2 years ago
She should have thrown him under the bus!!!
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 2 years ago
Maybe if he gave Susie a towel to dry herself off immediately after throwing the balloon, it would have worked a little better.
salakfarm Premium Member over 2 years ago
Looks a lot like Trump and the FBI.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
This is basically the way Christianity claims to operate. No matter how much evil you do in the world, all is forgiven if you repent on your deathbed. It’s like the “Get Out of Jail Free” card in Monopoly. (Don’t try it in a court of law, tho.)
sirbadger over 2 years ago
Don’t you hate apologies written by the person’s lawyer or PR person.
C over 2 years ago
So much for religious tropes
David_the_CAD over 2 years ago
It was not me, but the sin that lives in me.
I just let the sin do what it wanted to do.
Oh, I guess it was me after all.
rentier over 2 years ago
How true, how true! It’s good there is someone who loved people so much, that he forgives many things, even the evil ones!
BigDaveGlass over 2 years ago
Desperately needs acting lessons……
Imagine over 2 years ago
Forget about working on your penitent sinner schtick. Work on your speedy escape instead. And get a lawyer.
orinoco womble over 2 years ago
You’re too obviously having fun “repenting”, Calvin.
Baarorso over 2 years ago
Suzie knows you’ll NEVER be truely sorry, Calvin! ;D
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 2 years ago
Bad acting.
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
He didn’t realize that remorse could be so painful.
sandpiper over 2 years ago
She beat him with his schtick.
Guayo1 over 2 years ago
what you need to improve is the get away
Calvinist1966 over 2 years ago
Today’s strip reminds me of a Peanuts Sunday strip with Linus and Lucy.
Lucy was about to walk past Linus who had a snowball in his hand. “If you throw that snowball at me, you’ll be sorry.” She then went on working and was hit in the back of her head with the snowball. “WHOMP!” She walked back to face Linus. “You were right! I am sorry! I hit you with a snowball! My own sister! I am sorry!” Lucy punched Linus out of the next panel. “POW!” The last panel showed Linus lying on his back with swirl marks around his head. “How sorry can you get?”
Calvinist1966 over 2 years ago
About a month ago, there was another strip of Calvin soaking Susie with a water balloon and seeing stars afterwards. I compared it to an “Oor Wullie” comic strip from the Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post which is popular here in the UK. In that strip, there was a big fight cloud with English and Scottish sound effects “BLOOTER!”, “CRUNCH!”, “THUMP!”, “SKUD!”, “BATTER!”, “BANJO” and plenty of stars. Today, I’m going to describe another “Oor Wullie” strip with plenty of stars. As I’ve said before, Wullie is a little older than Calvin and has blond spiky hair like Calvin’s
It begins harmlessly with Wullie picking up a newspaper and saying he is going to read his stars. In the next panel, his “sometime girlfriend” Primrose – who is dressed as a fortune teller and playing with a crystal ball – says she will tell him his fortune for a pound. Wullie tells her to “Clear aff!” but another girl says, “Here’s a pound, Primrose. Tell me my fortune.”Wullie exclaims “Telling fortunes…making a fortune mair like!” In the next panel, he tips his goldfish out of his bowl and into a large tumbler. “Sorry Goldie, only temporary you understand.” In the following panel, he is using the upturned goldfish bowl as a crystal ball and offering to tell fortunes for 50p. Primrose says angrily, “Setting up on my pitch and undercutting my prices!” In the next panel, she raises her crystal ball to throw into Wullie’s face. “I see your future, boy, and it’s not rosy! You’re aboot to have an awfy accident!” The next panel shows the crystal ball coming towards us and the word “CRASH!” and plenty of stars. The following panel shows that Primrose has calmed down and cheered up. Her smiling face tells us “Wullie disna have to read his stars now…” In the last panel, she tells us “He’s seeing plenty of his own! Ha! Ha!” In the background, we see Wullie with head swirls and stars around his head. “Ach! I aye knew she was a head banger!”
Susan00100 over 2 years ago
I think that Susie should get a restraining order against Calvin—not that he would obey it!!
VegaAlopex over 2 years ago
If that be an Act of Contrition, it won’t pass in a Catholic confession.
chuckcork1 over 2 years ago
A bully (or a Russian) would blame the person who was soaking wet for the predicament they found themselves in.
Provoked them by not getting out of the way fast enough etc., being saturated being also an ‘outrageous provocation’.
jagedlo over 2 years ago
And then you wonder why Hobbes hung you out for the hornets yesterday, Calvin?
'IndyMan' over 2 years ago
The problem is ‘Calvin’: ‘Susie’ know you too well but yet, you think that every time is new but she still remembers the ‘last’ time and knows you too well for you to be apologetic ! ! ! !
tripwire45 over 2 years ago
He should have run.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Sometimes, “I’m sorry.” is all we have or all we get. Most times, it’s not enough.
rshive over 2 years ago
Real penitence would help, Calvin.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 2 years ago
Calvin learns it’s not always easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. Especially with Susie
ChessPirate over 2 years ago
Sche schtuck hisch schtick…
Watchdog over 2 years ago
Politically relevant recent events.
wconerly28 over 2 years ago
My mind went immediately to ‘a penitent man’, from ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’. I may have to find time to watch a movie this weekend.
dv1093 over 2 years ago
I really love Susie.
carlos.drumin over 2 years ago
Lots of work !!!! ha ha
alexius23 over 2 years ago
Watterson said he based Susie on his wife
Realimaginary1 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Things turned Inside Out as Sonic the Hedgehog ran into Anger.
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
Try apologizing first. It doesn’t work any better but it does sound more like government. :) :(
Old27F20 over 2 years ago
Ya know Cal, even though you’re a minor,,,that’s still assault and battery. Enjoy juvie!
manowarrior over 2 years ago
I’d love to see Calvin and Clem Doolittle team up for a water balloon fight.
mindjob over 2 years ago
I see a bright cute for Calvin as a Shakespearean actor
g04922 over 2 years ago
Calvin needs to moderate his ‘sins’ to obtain forgiveness from Sally. She will help him to avoid being a bully later in life.
Spiffy over 2 years ago
Calvinists believe their salvation is predestined regardless of their sins!
BiggerNate91 over 2 years ago
I have Covid… :(
rklynch over 2 years ago
It didn’t work for Jim Baker. So why would it work for little old Calvin?
hornacek over 2 years ago
Brother Faith: “When I was your age, I was a hellraiser, too. My slingshot was my cross. But I saw the light, and changed my wicked ways.”
Bart: “I think I’ll go for the life of sin, followed by a presto-change-o deathbed repentance.”
Brother Faith: "Wow, that’s a good angle.
MartinPerry1 over 2 years ago
In my experience, girls are not that into forgiveness.
Will_Scarlet over 2 years ago
As Susie is trying to teach you, true redemption is earned through suffering.
briggs.roy078 over 2 years ago
Good boy, Calvin!
edeloriea14 over 2 years ago
Calvin did that on purpose to make a mockery of Catholocism. (Your behavior needs a ton of work!)
BobtheBandGuy over 2 years ago
Wasn’t this initially about a water balloon?Did anyone who managed to “wade” through all these comments change your mind about the effects of the water balloon on Christianity today? Spare me the self-righteous indignation over freedom of speech and religion and just answer the question to yourself.Another 50+ comments are not necessary.I should have known better than to go beyond the strip.
hagarthehorrible over 2 years ago
Bill never falls to challenge our vocabulary in rhe process of entertaining millions across the globe. Wonder why he stopped this brilliant strip too soon.
Doctor Go over 2 years ago
Keep working on your 12-step program Calvin.