Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 02, 2022

“I love you, Mom!”

Messy or not, Calvin will only be able to hug himself.

C’mon, free hugs…..

how about six hundred feet away, Hobbes, instead of six feet?

I’m sure your mom would appreciate it. But that would get yo sent to take a bath.

A tacky fur is really not desirable.

“Whom can I hug?”

Remember sucking on Popsicle wrappers to get the vestigial taste?

I’d love to see him be rolled in a hug(e) field of Opus’ dandelion flower heads!

Wise move Hobbs…..

Sitting? I would expect the tiger to be up a tree.

He’ll be hugging a bathtub when Mom catches him!!

Enjoy what’s left of the summer, Calvin.

School will undoubtedly start right after this holiday weekend.

Run away!! That is, if you’re able!!

Hug your dad. You know he’d appreciate the gesture.

Awwww Just look at you, Calvin! I think it’s time for a quick bath…..Calvin, get back here….

Whoever it is, it will be a loooonnngg one.

And in the next panel: Hobbes is in the washer…

SUSIE!

That’s right Calvin , show the world how huggable you can be.

Pickup the cat.

The makings of a perfect Summer day.

If Calvin’s got all that sticky sweet stuff on him it’s time for Hobbes to give him a licking.

Where is Suzy when you need her.

like when your dog rolls in the mud (or something worse) and then runs to greet you

I saw a kid sitting on a porch with the exact same popsicle evidence. I could only chuckle thing back to my grandkids, kids and my youth! Such simpler times!

Yeah, what is it about sticky sweets that makes little kids so affectionate? :)

Boy, he sure makes it sound appealing.

Hobbes is so funny…Calvin is a mess !

After coming inside from a long hot days work I hear “You stink”,

So I reply “How about a hug?”

Of which I hear “Go away, you stink.”

I’m not sure how I feel about my offers of affection being rebuffed.

Funny.

Try hugging a big bar of soap.

Good idea, Hobbes! Or you’ll end up in the washer again.

The real reason social distancing was conceptualized.

OOO and XXX

Hobbes wants to avoid a trip through the washing machine.

It isn’t truly summer until you’re sticky all over from head to toe in popsicle juice.

Calvin should lie in the dirt, let ants swarm over him, and pretend he is Gulliver

I don’t get why kids do that.

Whatever it is Calvin thinks he sees…

This hits different when you’re a mum not a child.

this is me after football practice