Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 03, 2012

She’s finally got his dinosaur figured out.

Calvin can’t imagine having to miss dinner.Really can’t blame Mom. She was just trying to prevent Calvin’s chair from collapsing.Morning Marg. Time for bed.

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Chalk up one more for psychology. Or against. Depends on point of view. Mom sees and adjusts to the challenge, joining Cal’s game on his terms and laying out her rebuttal; he chooses to escalate and challenge. Should make for an “interesting” dinner.

Calvin is prehistoric :)and I’m #2 tonight :)

ooooopppppssss… #8 :)

Frances Rose did pretty well for herself after Goodman and the Dorseys turned her down. You gotta believe!

“Mother! Mother! Mother!” screamed little Johnny as he stumbled into the kitchen. “I saw a dinosaur in the swamp!”

“I hope you weren’t playing with it, dear,” his mother replied. “Doctor Mosby says they carry germs.”

-Jack Douglas from My Brother was an Only Child

(I’m trying to put space between paragraphs—I hope it works this time.)

aww, his mom’s being so nice to him of late! XD

The dinosaur may be going to bed without supper.

I think, Calvin is hungry like a Dino!!

Is Calvin playing cowboy too?

That looks like a TrEX cRITTER to me.

Tiny little arms aren’t going to get that fork to his mouth.

I hope dinosaurs eat cabbage

She should have invited the dinosaur to dinner. Calvin has always been a picky eater but a dinosaur will eat anything.

@rpmurray: But, what if Mom isn’t serving meat?I like Calvin’s shifty eyes in the last panel.

But do dinosaurs eat broccoli?

Wherever, whatever & whenever! :-D

Has he just eaten his mum?

Well, that bit of psychology got him right up to the table fast.

Mom is just feeding Calvin’s imagination.

Sounds more like a pirate than a TRex.

“See the USA in your ChevroletAmerica is asking you to call…”

A musician, if I remember right.

Usually at midnight, I’m still trying to finish the comics. Between work, the house, and family, most days it takes me all day to get through them. If I could save time in a bottle.Eating with a T-Rex is ‘Safe as Milk’.

Ha ha ha, nice try mom . .

My goodness what a ferocious face Calvin!

SHRIEK!

LOL xxx

Calvin says, “A dinosaur eats anywhere he wants.”

True.

Dining with a dinosaur – hmmm – the food may be flying everywhere as the voracious one gets down to business…

Calvisaurus. Or devil lizard.

♪♫ "Open the door, get on the floor —

Everybody walk the dinosaur." ♪♫

Mom is letting Calvin set the tone of the game, and she’s playing along. I think she does that more than Dad—like when they were looking for Hobbes, and she started calling Hobbes, even though she believes him to be a stuffed toy.

I think that dinosaur will have quite the appetite.

I love Calvin’s expressions throughout this comic. This strip is classic.

Happy Friday, everyone!

And, @☼Shady Lady☼ …Thanks for the info on how to insert blank lines in comments. Very helpful.

Bronto Burger and a side of Ribs anyone?

How to Annoy Your Waiter:

10. Eight hour lunch, two dollar tip.

9. Ask, “Excuse me, are you a really bad singer, or a really bad actor?”

8. After he describes each special, you shout, “Garbage!”

7. Whenever he walks by, cough and mutter, “Minimum wage”.

6. Every few seconds, yell, “More waffles, Cuomo!”

5. Insist that before ordering, you be allowed to touch the London broil.

4. Tie tablecloth around neck and say, “You wouldn’t charge Superman for dinner, would you?”

3. Every time you eat or drink, cough really hard.

2. As he walks by to the kitchen, scream, “He’s gonna spit in the chowder!”

1. Three words: eat the check.

ahhhh… dinosaur Calvin’s