Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 10, 2009

Hobbes has the right idea.

Cats always know more about relaxing than humans …

And that’s why, in my next life I plan to be a cat.

Calvin and Hobbes is my favourite comic!

I think this is the most poignant Calvin strip ever.

Hobbes the philosopher.

That’s what I really don’t like about camping in some places - nothing to do at all but swat bugs. I like to hike and climb mountains.

(light dawns in Rakkav’s head after reading this strip)

Hey…that’s it…Calvin is an ENFP and Hobbes is a projection of his archetypical Opposing Personality. No wonder that Hobbes is so much like an INFJ. :)

Before someone rails at me for being needlessly serious, I’ll say…nothing. :P ;)

(…is content to just sit inside and listen to the thunderstorm…)

you sit still when you get old or dead, enjoy but do stop & smell the flowers periodicly.

Isn’t it un-American or something to do nothing? Oh, wait, the politicians do it all the time

Gad, what pathos!!!!!!

Oh Hobbes you are so very right.

Hobbes is the expert at doing nothing? No that’s not right, Garfield is.

can’t type… thinking.

Now THAT’S a vacation, Hobbes.

Hobbes, you are good. Sometimes we all think too much.

My dog had the perfect life, spending her life visiting her friends, swimming, going for walks with whomever was passing, relaxing, letting us know when it was time to be fed, enjoying car rides. Ha, ha, it’s funny how I would often look at her and think, “You live the perfect life. ” This I would think as I set forth to do some dreaded chore.

I love Hobbe’s relaxed pose in panel 4.

a long, relaxing vacation!!!!

“Oh, wait, the politicians do it all the time”

And then they take a recess for vacation or campaigning.

Totally agree Hobbes! Totally agree!

garfeild is the king of lazy

Doing nothing is doing something.

of course he he’s an expert, he’s stuffed

“When all is said and done, more is said than done.” – unknown

I cant help but like Hobbes more and more

Glad to see those two get a much needed rest from all their playing.

How do I get a comic to my favorites? I’m too blonde…

I totally hear you, Cleokaya! I’ve always said that if there *is* such a thing as the “after-life”, I want to come back as my DOG!!!!! Talk about someone who’s got it made while her “servants” (that would be my husband and me!) do her bidding!!!!!!!!!!

Meanwhile … I feel Calvin’s pain. My family just returned from a 2-week, out-of-state visit with my in-laws who live almost literally “in the sticks”: no internet access, no cable t.v., and at least 20 miles away from the nearest Wal-Mart (and not even a SUPER Wal-Mart at that)! I took PLENTY of reading material and cross stitch projects with me to keep me busy and from dying of absolute BOREDOM while we were there! Don’t get me wrong. I love my in-laws. I just absolutely HATE where they live!!!!! And just like Calvin will feel when his “vacation” is over, it was so nice to finally come home again!

@ Gretchen’s Mom: May I move in with your in-laws, please?

@ Gaukelinchen: Underneath the lower right corner of the strip there’s a little gray star. Click on it; it will turn gold.

Lew, we only WISH the politicians would do nothing. It’s when they DO things that they cause the most trouble. They do things and then years or even decades later, they have to go back and fix what they screwed when they did the things they did before.

Cleo you have that right!

Yup. Calvin’s an ENFP alright - and the complete opposite of me (ISTJ)

Hobbes has figured out the reason for a vacation, how I wish I was there with them enjoying nature up close and personal. Way to go Hobbes ol’ boy!

Stop and smell the roses.

oh, i love when that happens!

Hobbes is familiar to me as most of my friends in college: unemployed, incomparably lazy, and having a superabundance of back hair.

The only thing that’s different between Hobbes and them is that tigers are inherently better at pulling things off with style.

Felines: born to be Zen.

RinaFarina: Both my parents were great. I’ve started writing down some of the stories I share here and with my own family. The more I talk about them the more I realize they were pretty cool characters. Hey I might even find someone that might want to publish it someday. Atleast it’ll be a great hand-me-down for my granddaughter.

I read in a lot of these comments that Calvin is a brat. I don’t think so at all. He’s just a wonderful creative kid. What’s not to love about Hobbes?

Today marks the anniversary of Bill Watterson’s retirement. I find this strip oddly fitting. Kudos to you, Bill.

Gee, I’d think Calvin would be right at home here; he DOES spend a lot of time in the woods.