# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/21 "2011-09-22T20:09:29Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And **carnivorousplant** , the first rule of the Noodle Incident is you do not talk about the Noodle Incident. Nobody can prove that! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/22 "2011-09-22T20:09:59Z")
> [@YoSaffBridge](#): > > I’m still not getting it. The kid’s name is Bacon? From **carnivourousplant** ’s [link](http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/05_10_2011/hobbes-and-bacon): > [@](#): > > As for why someone would name their daughter Bacon? Well, my niece acquired the nickname Bacon over the years, and Francis Bacon was another old philosopher along with Calvin and Hobbes, so it seemed like a good name – plus, if anyone would name his daughter Bacon, it would be Calvin. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/23 "2011-09-22T20:10:40Z")
Mars is amazing[!](http://video.adultswim.com/robot-chicken/happy-birthday-calvin.html) ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/24 "2011-09-22T20:17:48Z")
> [@The\_Hamster\_King](#): > > [Some of us prefer a happier end.](http://i.imgur.com/kogcM.jpg) I just got happiness shivers. That’s perfect. ---
**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, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/25 "2011-09-22T20:18:49Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Calvin . . . Hobbes . . . :smack: I can’t believe I didn’t get that. Do I have to turn in my Calvin & Hobbes fan club card? ---
**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, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/26 "2011-09-22T20:20:08Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > From **carnivourousplant** ’s [link](http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/05_10_2011/hobbes-and-bacon): That’s what I get for not scrolling all the way down. Besides, I had something in my eye, and everything was a little misty. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/27 "2011-09-22T20:26:05Z")
I am honestly taken aback by how much my tiny and cold heart was warmed by that strip. Thanks so much for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/28 "2011-09-22T20:45:07Z")
Wow. We do miss them, don’t we? Thanks in no small part to Watterson wrapping it up when he did, C&H will be terrific forever. Time to dig out all the books and read them yet again. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/29 "2011-09-22T20:46:30Z")
Thanks for that. Calvin lives! [sub]at least in this old brain he does[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/30 "2011-09-22T20:46:41Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Wow. We do miss them, don’t we? Yes. ---
**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, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/31 "2011-09-22T20:49:18Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I am honestly taken aback by how much my tiny and cold heart was warmed by that strip. Thanks so much for sharing. Hmph. I bet you rooted for Mrs. Wormwood. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/32 "2011-09-22T20:55:12Z")
I hate to be this kind of jack ass, but I have to admit that while I appreciate the linked grown up Calvin strip, I kind of feel like Watterson’s magic is so unique that when others try to honor it, they miss it by thismuch and it is probably better to allow him to own the right to end his strip the way he did. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/33 "2011-09-22T21:00:48Z")
[No love for Ritalin?](http://snarkmarket.com/blog/snarkives/chob.gif) But seriously, the Bacon one is cute. ---
**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, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/34 "2011-09-22T21:01:16Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Watterson’s magic is so unique that when others try to honor it, they miss it by thismuch and it is probably better to allow him to own the right to end his strip the way he did. Well said, Ma’am. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/35 "2011-09-22T21:04:28Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > I hate to be this kind of jack ass.. …and yet. No, no, I keed. These are jokes! ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/36 "2011-09-22T21:05:37Z")
Sigh, so much ignorance so little time. I thought everyone knew that Calvin grew up and became a [triathlete janitor](http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/?ref=comics). ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/37 "2011-09-22T21:10:19Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > the first rule of the Noodle Incident is you do not talk about the Noodle Incident. And everyone knows what the true live-action sequel to the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip is. Calvin’s old stuffed animal may be all worn out, but his imaginary friend is still leading him through all sorts of zany hijinks. Calvinball, Project Mayhem – same thing really. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/38 "2011-09-22T21:10:22Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It took me a moment to get the kid’s name. I still don’t get the kid’s name. Can someone explain? ETA: Never mind. Francis Bacon. Just hit me. ---
**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, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/39 "2011-09-22T21:12:01Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I still don’t get the kid’s name. Can someone explain? Francis Bacon was a philosopher as were John Calvin And Thomas Hobbes. [Link.](http://www.dailyrepublican.com/calvin-hobbes.html) ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224/40 "2011-09-22T21:13:22Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > …and yet… [I honestly couldn’t help it.](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Akxudk5L8KM/SmjDRrZ8roI/AAAAAAAABEQ/goXzjqw4io4/s400/Braying+Jackass.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-calvin-and-hobbes/597224.md?page=3)