Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 11, 1987
January 10, 1987
January 12, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: Boy, is this hill big! We'll have a good long ride down! Hobbes: Provided we improve our steering. Calvin: Hobbes, do you think human nature is good or evil? Hobbes: Watch out for those trees. Calvin: I mean, do you think people are basically good, with a few bad tendencies, or basically bad, with a few good tnedencies! Hobbes: There's a rock up ahead! Look out! Calvin: Or, as a third possiblity do you think people are just crazy, and who knows why they do anything? Hobbes: Not so close to the ledge! Calvin: Well? What do you think? Are people good, bad or crazy! Hobbes: Aughhh! I can't look! Wump! Calvin: You know, it's very rude of you to keep changing the subject after every sentence. Hobbes: I choose crazy.
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kpreethy over 14 years ago
well for one thing calvin is surely crazy
manasir almost 14 years ago
the sledding conversations are always my favourite! what a great multitask Calvin is - think deep, talk it out and sled ,all at the same time ;)
yow4zip Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Hobbes has more immediate things to think about.
bmonk almost 13 years ago
Calvin is waxing philosophical, or theological, or very theoretical in any case, while Hobbes is very practical and focused on the immediate.
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As a second level reflection, how come the hills that were so huge when we sledded down them at age six are so much smaller when we go back and see them as adults?
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I’m thinking that, as we mature well, these moral dilemmas similarly shrink over time.
VRAssassinCreed about 10 years ago
Definitely crazy
jassonlsm76 about 9 years ago
It’s rude of you too Calvin to keep ignoring what Hobbes was saying. And look where it got ya X-D
Nate Wright (Mischief God) over 3 years ago
Calvin is a great example of crazy.
lesbian4life7997 over 1 year ago
Me too.