Life Humor 2.T was originally posted 10 March 1988
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The new baby is like royalty, he's the prince of wails.
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He heard she was stuck up and asked how much they got.
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Ill-bred children are always displaying their pest manners.
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When the father found he had quintuplets, he could hardly believe his own census.
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He was kicked out of the army, he took a furlong, went too fur, and stayed too long.
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In filling out a job application, he put as his school, Vietnam, Clash of 1973.
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When asked if he had missed school lately, the boy said `Not a bit.`
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The former ruler Russia and his wife were called Tsar and Tsarina, so clearly their children were called Tsardines.
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A sign for a superintendent of schools was "Bored of Education"
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His father made suitcases in Iraq, he was a bag-dad.
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He thought a fjord was a Norwegian automobile.
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He built a bed ten feet by twenty feet, it was a lot of bunk.
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He knew a lot about railroads, but it had taken a lot of training.
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Little rivers which run into the Nile, Juveniles.
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One Saturday, a farmer was preparing to head off to the Farmer's Market to sell off his produce. On his truck, one of his wheels was a bit loose, but he figured it would get him to the market, at least.
He loaded up the truck, and drove on his way. He reached a particularly nasty curve in the highway. Just as he starts to make the turn, the wheel fell off, and the truck veered off the road into a ditch. His crop spilled all over the side of the road.
Ten minutes later, a state trooper arrives at the scene. As he exits his cruiser, ready to help clean up the mess, he sees the farmer sitting at the side of the road, his head in his hands, and singing to himself:
"You picked a fine time to leave me Loose Wheel."
(to the tune of Kenny Rogers)
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"Say, Pooh, why aren't YOU busy?" I said.
"Because it's a nice day," said Pooh.
"Yes, but---"
"Why ruin it?" he said.
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How did Bill Watterson pick the names "Calvin" & "Hobbes"?
[Imaginary scene of Watterson and college]
Didn't Hobbes (the philosopher) discuss the brutish nature of man?
Sounds like man could be described as a tiger. Doesn't Calvin (the character) often ask questions about predestination? Sounds like a certain religion I've heard of.
Congratulations, you win the $64,000 prize!
There was an interview with Bill Watterson in the L.A. Times a few months back, which I am using as my basis here. In it, watterson explains that he got the name "Calvin" and "Hobbes" because of their philosophical and religious views (which apparently contradict and conflict with each other). Not being a student of this, I can't go into details, but I do remember Watterson saying "it's a subtle inside joke".
While we're on the subject of C&H (whoopee!), you might be interested in how the strip developed:
Idea #1: "Spaceman Spiff", the misadventures and yuks of a cosmic superhero. Turned down by syndicates.
Idea #2: (Don't know the name), the misadventures and yuks of a suburban family. The father, the mother, the kid, and his stuffed tiger. Turned down by syndicates, but Watterson was suggested "try focusing on the kid".
Idea #3: "Calvin & Hobbes". Terrific art, whack-headed stories, reality shifts at the drop of a hat, and some of the most original jokes around. Instant success, and a very good candidate as the successor to "Peanuts" (YEAH!)
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My fiance's boss had his car stolen a couple of weeks ago. They found the thief several days later, and about an hour away, driving the car around. The car had no damage, nothing was taken out of it (there was a bunch of tools, etc. in the back), it was still the same color, and still had the same license plates!
If the guy was smart enough to steal the car without damaging it at all, you'd think he'd at least think of changing the plates...
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