Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 18, 2010

They missed a great opportunity, Calvin.

Absolutely incredible. What could they have been thinking of ?

They were trying to cram as many living things onto the planet as possible. Besides, having just salt and water to eat is pretty dull.

Actually it a good thought except for the mistake one nite that brought Calvin upon us………

Is Calvin advocating a vegeterian diet? I thought he hated greens.

calvin was considered. just not consulted or invited to the meeting of world creation

“The next time I create the universe I’ll make sure that you participate… just in case.” - Bad Religion

Seriously? Calvin was not asked? The world might have been better.

Why do I sense sarcasm in all of the above comments?

We surely will reach all this in next live, it’s promised to us and I hope so! But I must say, a little bit from it, would also be good in this live and we should try hard to reach a bit!! When everyone tries and helps, perhaps it will get better!

If they would all live like Calvin, surely the amount of people will decrease ;)

My granddaughter at 3 almost 4 years old feels the same way. She’s still confused with the whole be kind to animals because they have feelings and are our friends, except when we want to eat them. I’m working on the whole we’re animals and animals eat other animals to survive angle. When Dad tried to talk about it further she said she understood but didn’t want to think about it otherwise she’ll get sick. I told her we all feel the same way!

Everything we eat is alive or was recently. There is no other source of protein. Simple fact of life. Calvin’s idea of having fewer people and animals won’t change this fact.

If I were king of the World Every day would be the First day of Spring Every heart would have a new song to sing

Get rid of poison ivy Eliminate mosquitoes All water would be potable or turn to wine on command It would only rain 2-4 AM It would only snow Christmas eve, eleventeen feet The snow would melt New Tears Eve day before drunks St Patrick’s day would be an international day of spirit March 18th would be a national day of recovery You would mail your money to Sunny Bay Bank #836563 Lady Gaga would never come to town again

There you go subjects. It’s nice to be king.

Lewreader: That’s an enormous list!

Calvin is wrong. It’s good that we animals eat each other. Better than getting old and sick.

Everybody wants to get old, but not sick!

Good Morning to you all. And may you all have a great day ahead of you. And as far as Calvin goes. I figure if he had a say in it we’d all be carrying Stuffed Tigers around with us. Which I think would be OK as long as we didn’t have to talk to them all day long. Have a good day now. See ya all around like a bunch of donuts.

Live animals aren’t the only source of protein, nuts, milk, beans, soy, etc. If humans would cease to exist tomorrow at 8AM, the world…scratch that…the universe would immediately begin to recover and every other form of life would prosper based on the survival laws of nature. Mother Nature bats last and has never lost an inning!

“Even distribution of resources”? Calvin’s a Commie!

Plus4, you got my comment!

Good morning Creator, You did a great job.Sorry we messed it up but some of us are trying to do better.

The world started millions of years before Calvin, i guess that’s why no one consulted Calvin.

plus4, you are so right that it freaks me out.

i think we forgot to say good morning starshine

SWEETBILL said: Actually it a good thought except for the mistake one nite that brought Calvin upon us………

Calvin may be his parents’ mistake but he’ll always be a source of joy to me (along with his best friend, Hobbes, of course)!

:-)

In the beginning, there weren’t a lot of people to begin with…

THEN CAME LUST

and accidents in the dark.

there’s the answer to why the world is over-populated

And you see where Calvin is headed? Downhill, fast, to disaster.

“Be fruitful and multiply.” Don’t remember any restrictions.

Tree of Knowledge/Pandora’s Box; human instinct to explore and learn, not knowing the consequences.

Calvin it is incredible . You and I not consulted at any time. Its OK because we might have made a mistake or two.

The consensus seems to be that there are too many people in the world vis-a-vis the available resources. In the absence of volunteers for extinction, consider the logic of assigning each geophysical area a population limit based on the area’s life-supporting resources. But this would mean that contraception, including abortion, would have to be readily available, would it not? So opposition to contraception is therefore a vote in favor of overpopulation.

@GretchensMom, just trying to light up the script, sorry if you don’t agree,, It would be a very boring if we were all a like…………:-) :-)

HOPE YOU POST WITH US EVERY DAY

:-) :-)

Yes, I must agree with Calvin–it really is too bad that nobody ever consults with me. I have all the answers.

Too bad I can’t keep my own life in order…

An observation here: the Gospel, in its most basic conceptual form is that something has to die in order for something else to live. As the world eats in order to live, the Gospel is being proclaimed all over it, regardless of whether or not this is being recognized.

Calvin, where did you get the idea that the world was designed? Or that the number of people and animals in the world has anything to do with the fact that they prey on each other?

Somewhere in this universe maybe there’s a world where species evolved that don’t prey on each other – although Spaceman Spiff is pretty well traveled, and I don’t think he ever found it …

Lewreader: Can we change wine for beer in number 3? It would go better with number 7! Nothing like a nice pint o’ ale! Especially as we be only a few short minutes away from Talk like a Pirate Day! AAr! By the way. We have seen Calvin the pirate, Calvin the scientist, AND Calvin the philosopher in the last 3 days. He is a boy of many talents and personalities!

paullp, what makes you think it wasn’t designed? Me, I don’t have sufficient data to assume either way, and to the best of my understanding, neither does anyone else on this planet (including you).

tedcoop,

You’re right: there isn’t data to prove or disprove the question of whether the earth was designed; in scientific terms, it is an untestable proposition. I accept the findings of science in the matter of how the earth was formed and how long it took, and I reject the non-scientific explanations offered by various religions (except as they’re worth studying as literature) and psuedo-scientists. Is it possible that some power or entity actually created the earth from a design? Anything is possible, but based on what we know and can know, I choose to accept the scientific over the supernatural. Let me repeat that last part, because it is the answer to your question: I choose to accept the scientific over the supernatural.

Lewreader…I have to admit - why do I feel that is but the TIP of the iceberg? Those are just the pressing issues! lol

tip of iceberg

Gee, did anyone say, “Good morning” to the spammers before flagging them?