WIT, WISDOM, and STUPIDITY
(because everything in this world is one or the other.)
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Calvin and Hobbes is life. Calvin and Hobbes is Wit, Widsom, and Stupidity in comic strip form. The characters Calvin and Hobbes were named after John Calvin, who founded Calvinism, and somebody Hobbes, who came up in debate one day and is as useful as John Locke as a reference. Calvin is basically what my life would be if I didn't care about anything but me, and Hobbes is kinda like I am now. But not really.
Every single life event can be related to a Calvin and Hobbes comic. Oh, for best results, use the books where there are only two comics on each page, and the books are big and long. The short, smaller, 3-comic per page books are all repeats of the larger books, but are still good reads. Anyways, I have two all-time favorite comics that I still laugh out loud at. Maybe they'll make you laugh too, except they aren't printed here. But I know how they go. It's one of my talents. You tell me what happened in the first two or three panels, and I can finish the comic verbatum for you.
My all time favorite is this:
PANEL 1: (Calvin's mom and dad are in a room. Mom is sitting, dad is without his glasses.)
DAD: Honey, have you seen my glasses anywhere? I set them down and now I can't find them.
PANEL 2: (Calvin walks in wearing his dad's glasses and his hair is combed. Calvin's parents both look surprised.
PANEL 3:
CALVIN: Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!
PANEL 4: (Calvin's mom has fallen out of her chair because she is laughing so hard. Dad has hands in pockets and looks disgruntled.)
DAD: Okay, so the voice was a little funny, but that's still one darn sarcastic kid we're raising.
Ah, that's great. Here's the other. I don't know it as well, because I just recently got the book it was in, but I know the general idea and speech. It involves Calvin talking as he sits at his desk.
PANEL 1:I wonder how long it's been since I last looked at the clock. Mabye it's been an hour.
PANEL 2:Well, maybe more like 40 minutes. I'll guess a half hour to be safe.
PANEL 3:20 SECONDS!?!
PANEL 4:I'm never gonna make it. (Teacher: Cavlin, sit up.)
Ah, they're so great. Definitely my faves.
To be honest, I'm not much of a column writer. As Bill Watterson, the Calvin and Hobbes artist once said, "Some people can meet their standard of quality and be on the golf course by noon...". I try to deliver my best work possible here, which is a lot more than I have ever shown in school. So far I've been disappointed with the quality of these columns, but hey, everybody's got to start somewhere. I'm very open to ideas, so contact with some if you got 'em. Oh, and thanks again for actually taking the time to read this. I really appreciate it.
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