Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 11, 2011

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    comicgos  over 13 years ago

    I agree!

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    rentier  over 13 years ago

    True, true!

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    margueritem  over 13 years ago

    It can seem that way at times…

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    michael100  over 13 years ago

    great time to explain calvin.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  over 13 years ago

    Moe’s a bully! I hope Calvin gets back at him when he gets older…

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    adubman  over 13 years ago

    Hey! With some ketchup, asphalt can be quite delicious!

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    coldplague  over 13 years ago

    lol

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    Francine Long  over 13 years ago

    The wonder is that so often, in fact it seems mostly, the teachers are blind to what is going on. Or….they just don’t want to see and be bothered with it.

    A few kids are the dominators and everyone else better fall into line…or else. And somehow that is OK with the teachers. And yet, I have great sympathy for the teachers because they have an enormous responsibility and not much thanks.

    It is a conundrum.

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    kreole  over 13 years ago

    @ puppybreath—

    Yes, it is a conundrum. Best that can happen is somehow the kid figures out a way for “payback”.

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    lewisbower  over 13 years ago

    For three years I drew the Wrestling Coach as a gym teacher, God hated me.

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    Phapada  over 13 years ago
    Great as Gym I ’m go to often really …. Must be nice person M y Cal .. you can Be Greatttttt…
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    GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago

    My gym class wasn’t so bad. I actually enjoyed it most of the time.

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    NE1956  over 13 years ago

    Gym class was the time to show the near-bullies that the not-so-wimpy-me could haul butt and sink basket after basket, almost on command. I was a country farm boy who LOVED the Celtics.

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    GalleyOar  over 13 years ago

    Gym class is good preparation for life. One needs to learn to deal with adversity. But, now everyone is a winner, gets a trophy and all learn that doing less than your best or nothing at all is rewarded equally with those you try to succeed. .

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    Ray49FL  over 13 years ago

    Somthing’s hit the fan…

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    Ray49FL  over 13 years ago

    …send lawers guns n money

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    ImaginaryFriend  over 13 years ago

    It is the start of a hard lesson in life – If you choose to follow instead of lead then you have to live with the consequences. I am thankful that I learned to deal with the bullies when I was young and while I did not like them, I did learn from them.It also help me learn to deal with some upper management types, there is not much difference sometimes.

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    Hobbes Premium Member over 13 years ago

    The killing of 12 students at Colorado’s Columbine High School in 1999 caused many schools to finally begin taking the problem of bullying seriously. The US Secret Service studied 37 school shootings and found that in most cases the shooters had been victims of severe bullying.

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    thirdguy  over 13 years ago

    It is a good thing that Calvin has Hobbes, to talk him out of taking such a severe action.

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    Roybot  over 13 years ago

    And yet, Calvin bullies Susie. It’s how kids of all species establish the pecking order. The smart ones, however, learn to either stand up to the bullies or organize opposition to them and they rule.

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    kab2rb  over 13 years ago

    Your both right about bullies. My sister and I were victums to. Teacher’s never got involved. Calvin you just need show your bad size though your to small for him.

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    LiviaBay  over 13 years ago

    One of many reasons I hated the public school system;brutal teachers & bullies. The guidance office was a longRunning joke.

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    Calista  over 13 years ago

    It’s kind of useless to fight back when the bully is twice your size.And since when does first grade have “periods?”

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    pshapley Premium Member over 13 years ago

    The problem is many gym teachers were the big bullies themselves when they were kids, so the big kids picking on the little kids must seem natural to them. After all, they were never hurt in those games, so they must be OK.(How else do you explain the legality of dodgeball?)

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    Destiny23  over 13 years ago

    Just who was the sick, twisted pervert who invented Dodge Ball (aka Murder Ball) anyway?!?! Obviously a bully himself! I can’t imagine it being played in gym class, but I guess Calvin ‘played’ it. I wonder if it’s been banned yet — considering Tag has been banned in public school playgrounds, because of the ‘danger’ of kids actually touching each other…

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    rogue53  over 13 years ago

    For the teachers who turn a blind eye and allow, or actually through example encourage, bullying, it’s a matter of the old heat and kitchen scenario.. Either do your job as a TEACHER, or get out. Yeah, I know, having summers off is a great perk, but real teachers are there for the love of teaching, not simply the benies.

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    Elaine Rosco Premium Member over 13 years ago

    Sometimes life is hard Calvin.

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    bmonk  over 13 years ago

    [Sigh.]

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    ratlum  over 13 years ago

    I agree with Calvin.

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    fran650  over 13 years ago

    Moe can count to five?

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    harrietbe  over 13 years ago

    I wonder if Bill Watterson was bullied when he was a kid.

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    sapphire918  over 13 years ago

    in first and second grade, me and my gym hating friends used to call the gym “the torture tower”. every time gym class came along, or another class we didn’t like, we would fake and injury or illness. or find an excuse to sit out.

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 13 years ago

    Down with bullies . . . gym class . . . and especially dodgeball!

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    …nice no-look behind the back pass, Calvin!

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    You’d better hit the asphalt or Moe will beat the tar out of you!

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    mac47  over 13 years ago

    I prefer the name “gym class”

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    Phapada  over 13 years ago

    IMAGINARYFRIEND you ’re good talk I Agree please

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    michael100  over 13 years ago

    why fifth period?

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    Olddog1  over 13 years ago

    @Ray49FL. Thanks for the Zevon

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    lost_poet  over 13 years ago

    super like!

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    PizzaEater9000  over 11 years ago

    Gym class. Worst. Period. EVER.

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