This is another strip which shows that Watterson saw Hobbes as being less human than Calvin. He explained in his second paragraph on Hobbes in “The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book” that he saw Hobbes as more animal than human but had to give him some human traits and that he based Hobbes’s animal side on his pet cats.
Because animals face death every day, and are smart enough to try to avoid it.
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Humanity, having murdered almost everything capable of killing it (aside from itself, but they’re working on that), has forgotten that fear of death, and stupidly seeks to experience it.
BE THIS GUY almost 2 years ago
Yet everywhere man goes, animals are there first.
Templo S.U.D. almost 2 years ago
What, Rin-Tin-Tin doesn’t count as an animal explorer?
codycab almost 2 years ago
People do things because they’re hard. Calvin does it because he’s Calvin.
Mr Nobody almost 2 years ago
A vertical free fall as opposed to what? A horizontal free fall??
Johnny Q Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Didn’t Snoopy do that with Charlie Brown too?
in.amongst almost 2 years ago
Have heard that dopamine is a hit among us humans.
sandpiper almost 2 years ago
Really like Cal’s expression in last panel, even though his words read as if he’s calmly weighing his statement.
bigcatbusiness almost 2 years ago
Grim Reaper gorge? I wonder if Hobbes saw a certain wolf down there…
californiamonty almost 2 years ago
Personally, I would’ve called the ridge “Grim Reaper” and the gorge “Rigor Mortis”. One follows the other, after all.
hariseldon59 almost 2 years ago
Scaring yourself is one thing, suicide is another.
Gator007 almost 2 years ago
Except for the moon.
su43dipta almost 2 years ago
Did Calvin name those himself?
BigDaveGlass almost 2 years ago
This is where Hobbes is the brains of the outfit.
Calvinist1966 almost 2 years ago
This is another strip which shows that Watterson saw Hobbes as being less human than Calvin. He explained in his second paragraph on Hobbes in “The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book” that he saw Hobbes as more animal than human but had to give him some human traits and that he based Hobbes’s animal side on his pet cats.
Indiana Guy almost 2 years ago
It can’t be that bad if the route doesn’t have a “Dead Man’s Curve”.
currysteph Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Because God created them first
cholomanaba almost 2 years ago
too much info, Calvin, better keep some things for yourself….
johnjoyce almost 2 years ago
Rigor Mortis Ridge, Grim Reaper Gorge: those are great names, Bill. Thanks!
dwdl21 almost 2 years ago
And this kid is afraid of a little bicycle….lol
dflak almost 2 years ago
I have two sons.
One of them said, “I wonder what would happen if we did X?”
The other said, “Let’s do X and see what happens.”
Ready – Fire – Aim.
Redd Panda almost 2 years ago
We usta yell Geronimo! …. but you can’t do that anymore.
We went down some killer hills. Funny, when you go back as an adult, they seem so tame.
Is like a melody Premium Member almost 2 years ago
When my kids were young, we went sledding on snow covered sand dunes near Lake Michigan…it’s a miracle that there were no serious injuries.
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
Whaaaaaad ya say? ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM‼️☺️☺️
bbenoit almost 2 years ago
Not sure what, but somethings afoot. I’ve been back to some of the sites of youthful daring-do, only to find them shrunken to mere bumps and ditches.
rentier almost 2 years ago
That kick is not nice, Hobbes!
uniquename almost 2 years ago
Because it makes you appreciate sitting by the fire even more. If you survive.
klapre almost 2 years ago
As far as I know the astronauts who walked on the moon never saw any animals. (All the moon landing deniers can skip this comment).
gantech almost 2 years ago
“Rigor Mortis Ridge” ?
“Grim Reaper Gorge”?
Reminds me of the island of Cascara… “Calamity Cove”, “Point Peril”, “Desolation Bay”, Mount Pestilence"…
The Wolf In Your Midst almost 2 years ago
Because animals face death every day, and are smart enough to try to avoid it.
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Humanity, having murdered almost everything capable of killing it (aside from itself, but they’re working on that), has forgotten that fear of death, and stupidly seeks to experience it.
mindjob almost 2 years ago
He’ll pass Cadaver Hill on the way down, that sealed it for Hobbes
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Good one, Hobbes!
anomaly almost 2 years ago
Man’s indomitable nature, not tiger’s.
Muzi54 almost 2 years ago
Ther were several: Vasco de Llama, Heran Cat-tes, Ponce de Lion….
g04922 almost 2 years ago
Love Hobbes.. you know the cat will always seek out the fireplace in Winter.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I am reading this in my home near a fire with two very contented cats on the desk or on my lap.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 2 years ago
May be man’s indomitable nature…apparently not tiger’s…