“Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous?” Boy, I wish I had that question in my back pocket a few times as a response to others when I was working !
The Hobbes drawing and voice bubble in the final frame should be made into a wall size poster and sent to 72,858,971 Kool Aid and feces fed mushrooms some of whom post here, As in, “take a hint”. God Bless America and He has.
This is another comic that shows what Bill was going for with Calvin’s character, he isn’t stupid (after all, he’s only 6) he’s just lazy. Unwilling to put work into anything that doesn’t immediately grasp his interest
Despite this strip being quite old…it’s worth pointing out that this is a terrific (one of BW’s MANY) vivid illustrations of the boundless attitude of privilege and entitlement embraced by SO many people…
codycab about 17 hours ago
What if I told you that there are skulls and scorpions in the desert, Calvin?
dadthedawg Premium Member about 17 hours ago
Hobbes will help you get ready for your TV show…..
Spacehog about 17 hours ago
I hope Hobbes does not help him and just lie in bed eating tuna sandwiches and reading comics
snsurone76 about 17 hours ago
Calvin does have a point, though: Dad’s idea of a “vacation” is always those “character-building” camping trips that both Calvin AND Mom loathe.
Bilan about 17 hours ago
For a modern take on the desert, he could have a Tonka Toy truck paving over the sand.
hariseldon59 about 17 hours ago
I can’t believe he’s never watched Roadrunner cartoons.
Blu Bunny about 16 hours ago
4th panel, I always thought it was, ignorance is bliss.
MReese about 16 hours ago
My goodness, he’s certainly an annoying little !$#@
Blu Bunny about 16 hours ago
Be real quick and easy to make, just throw some sand in box and you have your desert.
vlad8601 about 15 hours ago
he knows what a desert looks like. he mentioned adding a road runner
orinoco womble about 15 hours ago
You think Mom’s gonna let you watch your show if that homework isn’t done first?
BigDaveGlass about 15 hours ago
Knowing what a desert looks like through the Roadrunner cartoons would be (shudder) learning.
Jayalexander about 15 hours ago
ignorance is bliss unburdened by what has been.
Gent about 14 hours ago
Well kitty should knows how desert is looks. Like a big kitty litter box.
Gent about 14 hours ago
Foolish dad not knows that desert is builds more characters than anytheengs else eh.
bignatefantic2.0 about 13 hours ago
Typical Calvin. Blaming everyone but himself.
ddl297 about 13 hours ago
Stick a cupcake in the box. Dessert and desert are the same thing, right?
win.45mag about 12 hours ago
We know he watches Looney Toons…..He should at least have a cartoon version in his head
The Wolf In Your Midst about 12 hours ago
Well, I’m not looking to build models of a desert
But I can live and breathe and watch my show in wintertime
bbenoit about 11 hours ago
Man, that Hobbes is one smart tiger.
SquidGamerGal about 11 hours ago
Ugh! You still can’t see why your school projects are always late and poor?
sandpiper about 11 hours ago
Gotta love Hobbes’ conclusion. He nailed it. And, unfortunately, it has become endemic.
BJDucer about 10 hours ago
“Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous?” Boy, I wish I had that question in my back pocket a few times as a response to others when I was working !
mountainclimber about 10 hours ago
“Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?”
Precious quote that I will remember and reuse.
ThatOneKid about 10 hours ago
And again, 3rd strip, still all we’ve done is look and argue at the box.
JCunnngham Premium Member about 10 hours ago
“why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous?” – need to use this on some associates with a certain point of view
rockyridge1977 about 10 hours ago
Did not know Hobbes was a ………phi·los·o·pher!!!!!!
conuly about 10 hours ago
Antarctica is a desert, you know.
CountOlaf2.0 Premium Member about 9 hours ago
The Hobbes drawing and voice bubble in the final frame should be made into a wall size poster and sent to 72,858,971 Kool Aid and feces fed mushrooms some of whom post here, As in, “take a hint”. God Bless America and He has.
baskate_2000 about 9 hours ago
Sounds like a young Frank Burns. How about NOT!
yangeldf about 9 hours ago
This is another comic that shows what Bill was going for with Calvin’s character, he isn’t stupid (after all, he’s only 6) he’s just lazy. Unwilling to put work into anything that doesn’t immediately grasp his interest
rshive about 9 hours ago
Wonder what TV show “is” Calvin’s.
vaderof5 about 9 hours ago
Calvin’s trademark move is spending more time complaining than it would take to actually do the work.
IWannaBeLerxst about 8 hours ago
Despite this strip being quite old…it’s worth pointing out that this is a terrific (one of BW’s MANY) vivid illustrations of the boundless attitude of privilege and entitlement embraced by SO many people…
Godfreydaniel about 8 hours ago
Ignore the imbecile troll.
HarryLime Premium Member about 8 hours ago
When dad brought home our first TV (a 14” B&W) 70+ years ago, my Grade 4 marks dropped from all A+ to Cs and Ds … definitely no connection!
mindjob about 8 hours ago
In 20 minutes, about he can do is hit it with a can of spray paint
formathe about 7 hours ago
You know,,, I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name. And it is sand and dried out old sticks. SHOULD be easy.
mistercatworks about 7 hours ago
Today he would just search for “Desert Fun” and we would hope his parents have turned the protective filters on. :(
lnrokr55 about 7 hours ago
Hobbes the philosopher and thinker strikes again, maybe he knows Marcus Aurelius and the Stoics ! ;-)
Pequod about 5 hours ago
Calvin needs to visit the king of shoebox dioramas, Petey (from Cul de Sac).
g04922 about 4 hours ago
I love Hobbes’ sarcastic dry humor…. “Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous?” LOL…
jmcenanly about 3 hours ago
Knowing his father’s proclivity for character-building vacations, I am surprised that Calvin’s family hasn’t been on more desert hikes.
anomaly about 2 hours ago
Take it easy, Calvin. We know you’ll get it done half-fast.
willie_mctell about 1 hour ago
Tigers live in forests and jungles,
ComicLover791 32 minutes ago
Hobbes’s suggestion was actually good