I like sick humor. For me, I look for it to be at least cerebral. George Carlin and Emo Philips spring to mind for me. Hell, even Louis C.K. (despite his self imposed fall from grace) had a spark of it.
Today’s strip fits in well with yesterday’s Sunday strip. At the end of yesterday’s strip, Hobbes said of Calvin, “Landed in the prickly bushes just like yesterday.” Calvin called back to him, “Maybe my luck will change tomorrow.” Today, Hobbes was unable to jump to safety unlike in yesterday’s strip. Both Calvin and Hobbes hit a hard surface today.
I would say this world is terrifying to people who don’t live here. That is why the Alpha Centaurians lock the doors of their spacecraft when they have to travel through our solar system.
Earth; Third planet from a minor star in a backwater solar system of the Milky Way galaxy, frequently called “The World” by inhabitants. Nice enough place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there.
I often imagine that I am a boy or girl or whatever scout from the planet Zarg who wants to earn a merit badge in primitive cultures so I came to this piece of debris orbiting a middle aged, yellow d-w-a-r-f star.
My first impression was that there are no highly intelligent species on the planet, so I looked at l-o-w-e-r lifeforms. Certain creatures that you call insects have highly involved societies that work very well together. Then there are f-u-n-n-y creatures in your seas with 8 (to use your number system) legs. They are also very intelligent and f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e too.
You have air breathing creatures in your seas that also have organized societies and even speech which is quite interesting even though nobody else on your planet seems to understand it.
I decided that I would settle on the technological beings: a bipedal species that your documents call h-o-m-o s-a-p-i-e-n-s. The main reason for this is that this species actually documents what it does. I don’t know why. If I acted the way you do, I’d be ashamed to admit it.
When I look at your culture from the outside, I see that it is both tragic and comic at the same time. Most of the things you take as sacred are arbitrary.
One of the things that confuse this scout is all the infighting. You all look the same to me. There are some minor, trivial differences, but you are more than 99% the same. Even though I am only 12 Zargian years old, I can see that you have much more to gain by cooperating with each other than fighting each other.
S-i-l-l-y Oblivions (our name for your planet is Oblivious).
P. S. I hope Google Translate did a good job with this.
When the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast of 1938 occurred, a cartoonist depicted Martians watching Earth with all the fads and foibles of the day and commenting, “Ah, we wouldn’t go down there on a bet!”
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
We are merely here to entertain God.
codycab over 1 year ago
Calvin likes sick anything.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover over 1 year ago
I’m sure the aliens would appreciate Calvin driving wagons off cliffs.
SHIVA over 1 year ago
He has a death wish!!
Temporomandibular Flux Cluster over 1 year ago
Like the amusement park sign says on the attraction: This is a dark ride.
Imagine over 1 year ago
Funny strange, not funny haha.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 1 year ago
Or people who FEEL like they don’t live here…
BigDaveGlass over 1 year ago
The Monsters are due on Maple Street……
snsurone76 over 1 year ago
Was it the wagon making that last comment??
From the position of the speech balloon, it sure looks like it!!
Dr. Quatermass over 1 year ago
I like sick humor. For me, I look for it to be at least cerebral. George Carlin and Emo Philips spring to mind for me. Hell, even Louis C.K. (despite his self imposed fall from grace) had a spark of it.
MayCauseBurns over 1 year ago
“Life is a comedy to those that think, and a tragedy to those that feel.”
hariseldon59 over 1 year ago
“The world’s a funny place you know. Most of what goes in is rarely funny.” – from the song ‘Poem for the People’ by Chicago
Purple People Eater over 1 year ago
I love the whole world.
There’s no place I’d rather be.
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
Today’s strip fits in well with yesterday’s Sunday strip. At the end of yesterday’s strip, Hobbes said of Calvin, “Landed in the prickly bushes just like yesterday.” Calvin called back to him, “Maybe my luck will change tomorrow.” Today, Hobbes was unable to jump to safety unlike in yesterday’s strip. Both Calvin and Hobbes hit a hard surface today.
PoochFan over 1 year ago
For all of us not living in “comic strip world” as Calvin does, this is funny.
Judy Hendrickson [Unnamed Reader - 852856] over 1 year ago
Move to the moon!!
grocks over 1 year ago
Love Calvin’s last line!
Just-me over 1 year ago
The Bactine will sting when it hits those cuts and scrapes…
mrwiskers over 1 year ago
Perhaps this is Watterson’s nod to the multi-verse. Yesterday, Hobbs made a different choice resulting in a different outcome.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Lots of that going around
aerotica69 over 1 year ago
I would say this world is terrifying to people who don’t live here. That is why the Alpha Centaurians lock the doors of their spacecraft when they have to travel through our solar system.
rshive over 1 year ago
It’s funny how Calvin always seems to choose the same hill.
Emperor Rick over 1 year ago
We have always been morbidly fascinated with the morbidly fascinating.
g04922 over 1 year ago
LOL…Great line from Calvin in last panel…
Diat60 over 1 year ago
Martians and Venusians and Lunatics spend Saturday nights laughing their heads (or what passes for heads) off at Earth videos.
KEA over 1 year ago
When it happens to you it’s funny, when it happens to me it’s tragic.
mindjob over 1 year ago
Ever since Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry, I’ve been turned off by black comedies
Bookworm over 1 year ago
Earth; Third planet from a minor star in a backwater solar system of the Milky Way galaxy, frequently called “The World” by inhabitants. Nice enough place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there.
figuratively speaking over 1 year ago
Agreed, Calvin.
Cozmik Cowboy over 1 year ago
Fortunately (as this is the only world we get), I love sick humor!
dflak over 1 year ago
I often imagine that I am a boy or girl or whatever scout from the planet Zarg who wants to earn a merit badge in primitive cultures so I came to this piece of debris orbiting a middle aged, yellow d-w-a-r-f star.
My first impression was that there are no highly intelligent species on the planet, so I looked at l-o-w-e-r lifeforms. Certain creatures that you call insects have highly involved societies that work very well together. Then there are f-u-n-n-y creatures in your seas with 8 (to use your number system) legs. They are also very intelligent and f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e too.
You have air breathing creatures in your seas that also have organized societies and even speech which is quite interesting even though nobody else on your planet seems to understand it.
I decided that I would settle on the technological beings: a bipedal species that your documents call h-o-m-o s-a-p-i-e-n-s. The main reason for this is that this species actually documents what it does. I don’t know why. If I acted the way you do, I’d be ashamed to admit it.
When I look at your culture from the outside, I see that it is both tragic and comic at the same time. Most of the things you take as sacred are arbitrary.
One of the things that confuse this scout is all the infighting. You all look the same to me. There are some minor, trivial differences, but you are more than 99% the same. Even though I am only 12 Zargian years old, I can see that you have much more to gain by cooperating with each other than fighting each other.
S-i-l-l-y Oblivions (our name for your planet is Oblivious).
P. S. I hope Google Translate did a good job with this.
dflak over 1 year ago
Note the word s-p-i-c-e-s is apparently a banned word. Tough luck to anyone who wants to talk about cooking.
anomaly over 1 year ago
People who live where the laws of physics are different.
lagoulou over 1 year ago
Looks like Calvin landed on Hobbes…soft landing!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 1 year ago
Randy Stonehill failed to mention Calvin in his son Great Big Stupid World. I guess it was just a matter of continuity.
BiggerNate91 over 1 year ago
Oh hey, more strips that aged very well!
Bilan over 1 year ago
Did he hit the pricker bush again? I guess his luck didn’t change.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
E T xenologists have trouble choosing among funny, nauseating, and scary.
jvscanlan Premium Member over 1 year ago
The Earth is clearly the insane asylum for the Galaxy
jrankin1959 over 1 year ago
When the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast of 1938 occurred, a cartoonist depicted Martians watching Earth with all the fads and foibles of the day and commenting, “Ah, we wouldn’t go down there on a bet!”
StevePappas over 1 year ago
Hilarious!
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
The art of having fun and giving sarcastic comments from the twins is the highlight of this strip. Love Bill.