I remember that someone made scented crayons, but I don’t remember eatable crayons. Maybe they were the ones that had non-toxic written on the box.
Evidently, in our pathetically PC world, tigers are not allowed to kill and eat prey. But since people have killed tigers to the point of extinction I guess we don’t have to worry about that.
You know what? I’ve seen pictures like that, and I’ve never seen a kid sent to the principal or the psychiatrist for it. In fact, I’ve seen teachers start exciting conversations from the pictures, and it turns out the kids quite often have great imaginations. Usually it’s just lawyers or busybodies who want to pretend something like this would cause trouble.
Children express their fears and normal aggression through drawing. It’s normal (and easily explained through evolution) for boys to think of hunting themes. It’s unnatural to expect boys to be girly.
jrbj: I remember the scented crayons too and they also make scented markers. I tasted both when I was in kindergarden and I think I preferred the markers but I only ate the crayons. The discriptions of the crayons especially the Crayola box made them sound like they would taste pretty good. I remember trying glue and paste too and paste was better. I think I said it before but we had a boy in kindergarden that loved paste. Our teacher had to lock it up or he’d eat jars of it. I was extremely impressed with that of course, he became my first boyfriend! Oh, our first loves!
This could be the insight into what caused the Calvin and Hobbes strip coming to an end… After all it wouldn’t be all that funny to read a funny about a grown boy/man who turned out to have a split personality and thereby ended up getting his picture hung in the post office?
Oh well… We’ll just have to and do enjoy the world as it was!
no, what happened was, when Calvin became an adult, he WORKED in the post office and then one day he got fired.
In dispair, he went home and hobbes gave him an fully loaded ak47 with extra clips and told him to go back to the post office and………….
Library paste is just flour and water, I think. I used to like the taste of the paste (unintentional, I swear!!) that my mother made. I wasn’t addicted though. I mean, a cupful or two a day is not an addiction, exactly. Is it?
I loved making model airplanes, too. Airplane glue smelled great. Down in that small little basement room. It stuck to your fingers and you had to chew it off. A couple of tubes a day. But I wasn’t addicted to that, either.
Now, where did I put that bottle of Elmer’s?
My daughter discovered Calvin and Hobbs books many years ago and introduced me to them. I just re-read then and chuckled right through! This artist is delightful in his observations of human nature, beastly little boys and figures of authority from a child’s point of view. Many men secretly live in a world of imagination until they are about 30 I think! Too cute!
It works the other way too–I read about one family that got their daughter gender-neutral trucks to play with. She did play with them. She put bows on them and tucked them into bed.
Not all gender-associated behavior is culturally conditioned or learned.
And, Hobsie, what makes you think that guys who made it to 30 without giving up the life of imagination quit at that age?
margueritem almost 15 years ago
Today, He’d probably get arrested for the drawing….
Flintstoned almost 15 years ago
Good thing Hobbes can draw.
Flintstoned almost 15 years ago
Or is it?
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Too funny. Sorry Calvin, but you get all the credit. Stuffed tigers can’t draw. I don’t think live ones can either.
drwatson almost 15 years ago
What do pencils taste like?
AddADadaAdDad almost 15 years ago
Real tigers draw blood…
rentier almost 15 years ago
I am astonished about Hobbses art! A wonderful picture!
Puddleglum2 almost 15 years ago
Calvin, have you considered the possibility that crayons are not made to eat? Do you expect them to taste like maggots?
Puddleglum2 almost 15 years ago
Calvin was so ‘ripping mad’ he could hardly even ‘draw a breath’.
When you draw a picture like that one, ‘heads will roll’. It’s the ‘principal of the thing’.
jrbj almost 15 years ago
I remember that someone made scented crayons, but I don’t remember eatable crayons. Maybe they were the ones that had non-toxic written on the box.
Evidently, in our pathetically PC world, tigers are not allowed to kill and eat prey. But since people have killed tigers to the point of extinction I guess we don’t have to worry about that.
horvath_paul almost 15 years ago
I’ve heard the excuse “My dog ate my homework” But never heard befroe,”My tiger drew my homework”!!
cdward almost 15 years ago
You know what? I’ve seen pictures like that, and I’ve never seen a kid sent to the principal or the psychiatrist for it. In fact, I’ve seen teachers start exciting conversations from the pictures, and it turns out the kids quite often have great imaginations. Usually it’s just lawyers or busybodies who want to pretend something like this would cause trouble.
alondra almost 15 years ago
Why didn’t Calvin just take credit for it instead of telling everyone his stuffed animal drew it?
Charles Brobst Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Children express their fears and normal aggression through drawing. It’s normal (and easily explained through evolution) for boys to think of hunting themes. It’s unnatural to expect boys to be girly.
Dino-1 almost 15 years ago
jrbj: I remember the scented crayons too and they also make scented markers. I tasted both when I was in kindergarden and I think I preferred the markers but I only ate the crayons. The discriptions of the crayons especially the Crayola box made them sound like they would taste pretty good. I remember trying glue and paste too and paste was better. I think I said it before but we had a boy in kindergarden that loved paste. Our teacher had to lock it up or he’d eat jars of it. I was extremely impressed with that of course, he became my first boyfriend! Oh, our first loves!
ronaldmundy almost 15 years ago
yeah. nothing better than a crayola love note.
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
God wouldn’t have put erasers on the ends of pencils if He didn’t want us to eat them.
ronaldmundy almost 15 years ago
no thanks, i’ll stick with the crayon.
rentier almost 15 years ago
Calvin eats nearly everything, when it is not dinner!
Trainwreck_1 almost 15 years ago
This could be the insight into what caused the Calvin and Hobbes strip coming to an end… After all it wouldn’t be all that funny to read a funny about a grown boy/man who turned out to have a split personality and thereby ended up getting his picture hung in the post office?
Oh well… We’ll just have to and do enjoy the world as it was!
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 15 years ago
no, what happened was, when Calvin became an adult, he WORKED in the post office and then one day he got fired. In dispair, he went home and hobbes gave him an fully loaded ak47 with extra clips and told him to go back to the post office and………….
jbmetalmonster almost 15 years ago
he probably would hav gotten away w/ it if not 4 the human heads lolz
NoBrandName almost 15 years ago
With colours with names like apricot, orange, peach, melon, salmon, chestnut, watermelon, etc kids are expected to NOT eat their crayons?
TashiN almost 15 years ago
haha i bet the whole class loved it.. too bad the adults don’t like it ;P
artybee almost 15 years ago
Kid in my class ate library paste like it was going out of style (whoa! I guess it did!).
I always thought wooden pencils were tasty. I gnawed them a lot.
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Me too, artybee. Always liked breaking in a fresh new pencil
ratlum almost 15 years ago
Calvin I am not surprised this Tiger thing is a hard sell But it must be fun getting a reaction from the principal
Ray_C almost 15 years ago
Library paste is just flour and water, I think. I used to like the taste of the paste (unintentional, I swear!!) that my mother made. I wasn’t addicted though. I mean, a cupful or two a day is not an addiction, exactly. Is it? I loved making model airplanes, too. Airplane glue smelled great. Down in that small little basement room. It stuck to your fingers and you had to chew it off. A couple of tubes a day. But I wasn’t addicted to that, either. Now, where did I put that bottle of Elmer’s?
stuart almost 15 years ago
@BC13, I don’t know if tigers can draw, but elephants can paint: http://www.elephantartgallery.com/
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Stuart Gathman I’ve actually heard of painting elephants. Though I’m not a fan of abstracts, I think their works can put some human artist to shame.
Thanks for the link.
Hobsie almost 15 years ago
My daughter discovered Calvin and Hobbs books many years ago and introduced me to them. I just re-read then and chuckled right through! This artist is delightful in his observations of human nature, beastly little boys and figures of authority from a child’s point of view. Many men secretly live in a world of imagination until they are about 30 I think! Too cute!
zerotsm almost 15 years ago
Ray, I remember the model airplane glue, It always seemed that you got more on your fingers than the model you were working on.
Ivy0730Lcsq almost 15 years ago
Fine art!
bmonk almost 15 years ago
cabrobst said, about 13 hours ago
“It’s unnatural to expect boys to be girly.”
It works the other way too–I read about one family that got their daughter gender-neutral trucks to play with. She did play with them. She put bows on them and tucked them into bed.
Not all gender-associated behavior is culturally conditioned or learned.
And, Hobsie, what makes you think that guys who made it to 30 without giving up the life of imagination quit at that age?
Going on 50 myself…
medamo almost 15 years ago
Beautiful… the creative process is just… beautiful. The carnage works to C’s advantage, too. Oh bleeep, principals don’t make good art critics.
medamo almost 15 years ago
that’s funny, I got bleeped on a non-bleep word, darn.
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
Well, you are an accessory, Calvin. Guilty as charged!
fbmce almost 15 years ago
Ray C said, about 6 hours ago
Now, where did I put that bottle of Elmer’s?
You’re lucky that you stopped at the bottle of Elmer’s Glue or you might have ended like:
“There once was a couple named Kelly Who had to live belly to belly.
For in their great haste they used library paste Instead of petroleum jelly !”
Bittermelon of Truth almost 15 years ago
Dino-1 are you kidding? I’m laughing my butt off over how a woman would “lock lips” with a boyfriend who eats paste!!
interlist almost 15 years ago
For a real-life “scary” picture story (oh how prescient Mr. Waterson was)
http://www.lonelyconservative.com/2009/12/15/incredible-second-grader-suspended-for-drawing-violent-picture-of-jesus-christ/
(that link includes picture, also see
http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1903566059/Taunton-second-grader-suspended-over-drawing-of-Jesus )
paispeda over 14 years ago
loveeeeeeeeeeee…
roo.ooan over 14 years ago
i suppose crayons have a distinct taste… but i coulldn’t really say, i haven’t tasted one :) wonder if calvin will grow up with mpd… i hope not :)
i_luv_bojangles over 3 years ago
bros yous bes thes bests