Calvinisms

This page is dedicated to "Calvinisms". Those cute, thoughtful, cynical, but always worth remembering phrases uttered by Calvin, Hobbes, and friends.

• Tigers are natural-born tree climbers.........Of course, we usually have grappling hooks, ropes
  and utility belts. - Hobbes

• Let's just say sometimes I wish I had a gerbil. - Calvin

• Any day you have to take a bath and go to bed early isn't a day off in my book. - Calvin

• I've got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts. - Calvin

• I call it "lookout" hill because that's what you yell whenever we go down it. - Calvin

• If you ask me, though, any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game. - Calvin

• I'll bet I could get a lot of work done at the office on weekends.... - Calvin's Dad

• School's out! And just six precious hours before bed to forget everything I learned today. - Calvin

• Our hero desperately hopes to find a rest area with working facilities. - Spaceman Spiff

• I sent him to his room. I caught him making prank calls to pet stores, asking if they'd buy his tiger. - Calvin's Mom

• Santa's gonna skip this block for years. - Calvin

• I think "Santa" would rather have a cold beer. - Calvin's Dad

• Bad news, Mom. I promised my soul to the devil this afternoon. - Calvin

• I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction. - Calvin

• The question is, how can you get the tiger back in the jungle? - Calvin

• The secret to enjoying your job is to have a hobby that's even worse. - Calvin's Dad

• What's the point of wearing your favorite rocketship underpants if nobody ever asks to see 'em? - Calvin

• Yep, the playground is a lot more fun after class starts. - Calvin

• Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. - Calvin

• We tigers prefer to inflict excitement on others. - Hobbes

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