# Misread thread titles **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [September 11, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2017-09-11T22:38:13Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1701
### Author: ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh) #### Post date: [August 17, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093/1701 "2025-08-17T21:06:19Z")
[Most Attractive Hobbes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-attractive-hobbies/1022010) Well, the philosopher was nasty, brutish, and short. > **[Thomas Hobbes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes#/media/File:Thomas_Hobbes_(portrait).jpg/)** > > Thomas Hobbes (/hɒbz/ HOBZ; 5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher, best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds an influential formulation of social contract theory. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. > In his early life, overshadowed by his father's departure following a fight, he was taken under the care of his wealthy uncle. Hobbes's academic journey began in Westport, leading him to the University of Oxford, where ... But the cartoon character was a distinguished-looking gentleman. > **[List of Calvin and Hobbes characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Calvin_and_Hobbes_characters#/media/File:Hobbes_comic_strip_character.jpg/)** > > This is a list of characters from Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip by Bill Watterson. The strip revolves around a mischievous six-year-old boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes. Other characters include Calvin's parents, classmates, and numerous imaginary creatures. > Calvin, named after the 16th-century theologian John Calvin, is a six-year-old boy with spiky blond hair and a distinctive red-and-black striped shirt, black pants and sneakers. Despite his poor grades in school, Calvin dem... --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093)._