# Death Of Calvin And Hobbes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 22, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224 "2011-09-22T18:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ronald\_C.Semone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/1 "2011-09-22T18:17:23Z")
A while back someone on this Board posted a link to a comic strip which purported to show what happened to Calvin and Hobbes after they went over the hill in their last strip. I’ve been trying to track it down and have had no luck. Can anyone provide the cite? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/2 "2011-09-22T18:20:18Z")
[Here.](http://media.photobucket.com/image/lio%20calvin%20and%20hobbes/rufusbucket/0005pbd8.gif) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/3 "2011-09-22T18:42:20Z")
[Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/4 "2011-09-22T19:01:40Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > [Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) Immensely satisfying, thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/5 "2011-09-22T19:04:00Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > [Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) Is that Susie sleeping with him? Apparently [so!](http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/05_12_2011/hobbes-and-bacon-002) ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/6 "2011-09-22T19:05:57Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Is that Susie sleeping with him? I was going to ask the same thing. I bet it’s intended for us to draw that conclusion. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/7 "2011-09-22T19:06:54Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > I was going to ask the same thing. I bet it’s intended for us to draw that conclusion. “Mister Bun” pretty much makes it a lock. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/8 "2011-09-22T19:10:06Z")
Yeah, that would have been more obvious if I’d read any of the strips lately. Maybe I should get to that. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/9 "2011-09-22T19:11:01Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Is that Susie sleeping with him? > Apparently [so!](http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/05_12_2011/hobbes-and-bacon-002) > [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > I was going to ask the same thing. I bet it’s intended for us to draw that conclusion. Since the little girl refers to Mr. Bun, I’d say her mom is Susie. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/10 "2011-09-22T19:15:31Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > [Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) Dammit. I seem to have gotten something in my eye. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/11 "2011-09-22T19:24:21Z")
Calvin as a Dad [http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/5d/46/calvin,calvin,and,hobbes,cartoon,drawing,hobbes-5d46da9cad2817c3da36f5a82b841a92\_m.jpg](http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/5d/46/calvin,calvin,and,hobbes,cartoon,drawing,hobbes-5d46da9cad2817c3da36f5a82b841a92_m.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/12 "2011-09-22T19:24:46Z")
But what of Spaceman Spiff? The snowgoon? And, dare I ask…the Noodle Incident? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/13 "2011-09-22T19:30:06Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > [Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) I’m not usually a fan of an artist’s work being “carried on” (read: plagarized/bastardized) by another artist, but this is perfect. I think Watterson would approve. What? No, that’s just, er, allergies… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/14 "2011-09-22T19:54:56Z")
It took me a moment to get the kid’s name. And **carnivorousplant** , the first rule of the Noodle Incident is you do not talk about the Noodle Incident. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/15 "2011-09-22T19:59:05Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > “Mister Bun” pretty much makes it a lock. hmmmmm… it \*would \*have, if my brain weren’t the consistency of a soggy donut. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/16 "2011-09-22T19:59:17Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > [Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) That’s perfect. I’ll bet Watterson would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/17 "2011-09-22T20:02:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It took me a moment to get the kid’s name. I’m still not getting it. The kid’s name is Bacon? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/18 "2011-09-22T20:03:29Z")
It’s like seeing Peter Pan grown up and selling used cars. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/19 "2011-09-22T20:07:47Z")
> [@YoSaffBridge](#): > > I’m still not getting it. The kid’s name is Bacon? Calvin . . . Hobbes . . . ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/20 "2011-09-22T20:09:13Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It’s like seeing Peter Pan grown up and selling used cars. ☹ No, Peter Pan grew up to become Mork. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224.md?page=2)