Question on Calvin and Hobbes

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-04-18 10:18am

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.

Executor32 · Post by **Executor32** » 2004-04-18 10:24am

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-04-18 10:24am

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

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2004-04-18 10:24am

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

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 2004-04-18 10:30am

Calvin is also an expert creator of snow-men.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2004-04-18 11:06am

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

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-04-18 11:11am

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

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-04-18 11:18am

Pretty much #2.

And enjoy the wild and crazy adventures of Spaceman Spiff.

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2004-04-18 11:29am

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

Killer mutant snow goons!

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-04-18 11:33am

Bill Watterson was intentionally vague as to Hobbes' status.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2004-04-18 11:42am

Phongn beat me to it.

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

Cyborg Stan · Post by **Cyborg Stan** » 2004-04-18 11:45am

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.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-04-18 11:52am

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.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-04-18 12:05pm

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"?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-04-18 12:16pm

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?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-04-18 12:31pm

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

WTF is "Haby Kaboii"?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-04-18 12:45pm

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.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2004-04-18 01:04pm

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.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-04-18 01:06pm

[quote="Andrew J."]

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

I think so, anyone got ideas about it

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-04-18 01:07pm

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

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-04-18 01:44pm

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.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-04-18 01:54pm

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??

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-04-18 01:59pm

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!

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-04-18 02:25pm

He's Calvin's split personality obviously.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-04-18 03:29pm

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