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I've started reading Calvin and Hobbes and i am a little curious about the Tiger (who i assume is Hobbes).
In some comics it is replaced by what looks like a stuffed toy. is he:

1) A tiger that can imatate a stuffed toy.
2) A stuffed toy that Calvin imagines to be real?
3) Something else.

2.

I'm pretty sure it's a stuffed toy, Calvin has quite the imagination.

Number two would be correct. If you havent noticed already, Calvin has a pretty overactive imagination

Calvin is also an expert creator of snow-men.

Calvin has so overactive an imagination that he creates a philosophic tiger as his best friend.
I miss it so...

Heheh, good old Hobbes...just you wait until the Transmogrifier and Spaceman Spiff.

Pretty much #2.

And enjoy the wild and crazy adventures of Spaceman Spiff.

Defiant wrote:Calvin is also an expert creator of snow-men.

Killer mutant snow goons!

Bill Watterson was intentionally vague as to Hobbes' status.

Phongn beat me to it.

IIRC, he said "It doesn't matter if Hobbes is imaginary, magical, or something else entirely. He just is."

To add to the above, one of the reasons why he didn't want an animated cartoon was that by it's nature, it would have forced one of those scenarios on Hobbes, removing that vagueness.

Lonestar wrote: IIRC, he said "It doesn't matter if Hobbes is imaginary, magical, or something else entirely. He just is."

Which is why I say 3.

Cyborg Stan wrote:To add to the above, one of the reasons why he didn't want an animated cartoon was that by it's nature, it would have forced one of those scenarios on Hobbes, removing that vagueness.

What about... erm, "creative editing"?

As i'm reading the 10th anneversiry book now, all he says that its up to the readers to decide (as with the Haby Kaboii and other stuff)

Does anyone have a complete list of the G.R.O.S.S song verses?

Ace Pace wrote:(as with the Haby Kaboii and other stuff)

WTF is "Haby Kaboii"?

DPDarkPrimus wrote:

Ace Pace wrote:(as with the Haby Kaboii and other stuff)

WTF is "Haby Kaboii"?

fuck, I forgot how to spell it, whatever is that bed story calvin wants his dad to read to him.

Ace Pace wrote:

DPDarkPrimus wrote:

Ace Pace wrote:(as with the Haby Kaboii and other stuff)

WTF is "Haby Kaboii"?

fuck, I forgot how to spell it, whatever is that bed story calvin wants his dad to read to him.

Huey the Hamster and the Big Kablooie? Something like that.

[quote="Andrew J."]

Huey the Hamster and the Big Kablooie? Something like that.[/

I think so, anyone got ideas about it

Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey. Same thing goes for the Noodle Incident.

phongn wrote:Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey. Same thing goes for the Noodle Incident.

And you mustn't forget about its sequel Commander Coriander Salamander and 'er Singlehander Bellyander.

I don't know all the G.R.O.S.S. verses off the top of my head. All I can remember that might be related (or might just be a treehouse permission verse) was

Tigers are great,
The epitome
Of quiet grace
And dignity.

I think that was supposed to be the seveth verse.

phongn wrote:Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey. Same thing goes for the Noodle Incident.

I thought it was called "Alexander Salamander"?

BTW - WTF is that "Noodle Incident" they keep talking about in C&H??

Peregrin Toker wrote:

phongn wrote:Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey. Same thing goes for the Noodle Incident.

I thought it was called "Alexander Salamander"?

BTW - WTF is that "Noodle Incident" they keep talking about in C&H??

Exactly like Hamster Huey, its up for us to decide what is it!

He's Calvin's split personality obviously.

I love the talks they have about humans, life, and "icky" girls.