wisdon in comic strips

Thanks to philippine star sunday comics, i get my weekly dose of funny and witty colored comic strips some of which have become my favorites throughout the years. I'm particulary fond of single-frame comics like the far side

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and the lockhorns (a hilarious, sarcastic comic relief about a bickering aging couple, Leroy and Loretta, whom i dearly, sorely miss)

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and strips with kids as the central character like Marvin, Dennis the Menace , and of course, Calvin and Hobbes. I remember one particular Calvin episode about two months ago that struck me as funny, dark and very insightful all at the same time. It simply showed the wisecracking little kid having some difficulty sleeping and in exasperation, he blurted, "I think nighttime is dark so you can imagine your fears with less distraction". That's good ol' Calvin for you. He's just a tiny impish lil tyke but he derives really thought-provoking insights out of the most mundane things in his young like, in a very innocent yet witty and full-of-wisdom fashion only kids are capable of. I used to cut out strips that I really dig and collect them, but as with other habits that demand some amount of time, I don't get to do it anymore these days. Hmm, maybe I should again. I wish I have a scanner so I can post my own Calvin and Hobbes collection online, like this one I'm posting below, but 'til then, I will content myself with getting my daily and weekly fix through the trusty broadsheets and maybe, one day, my own copy of the must-have The Complete Calvin and Hobbes book. :D

from: http://www.nivmedia.com/calvin/classicstrips.php

Classic Calvin & Hobbes Strips The strips that are featured in this section are the ones that I found the most hilarious when I first read Calvin and Hobbes. Most, if not all of them come from the first book in the Calvin and Hobbes series. Please note that the copyright of these comic strips remains with Universal Press Syndicate.

The first Calvin strip ever - a classic if there ever was one! It's interesting observing how Bill Watterson's drawing style changed over the years. I feel Hobbes comes across much more as a cuddly teddy (tiger?) bear than in later strips when he is leaner and meaner (in a good way).

"Taste it. Your'll love it" - something my mum always said. Bill Watterson had a way of articulating what kids unconsciously thought in every situation which is no doubt what contributed to the immense popularity of the comic.

I'm a very much a night person and when people say I should get up earlier (what's wrong with getting up at noon on the weekend?!?), I can't help but think of this strip.

Flamethrower - classic :)

The first three panels are almost a direct transcript of conversations that took place at the dinner table when I was a kid. Now if only I had the initiative to do the actions in the last panel ...

I can't explain why - but this strip cracks me up.

I think another reason Calvin and Hobbes has been so successful is that it neatly captures the feelings that people have even when they get older. After all, who hasn't wanted to do this after someone heaped scorn on your latest brilliant idea.

I always wished I could be the smart arse that Calvin is.

Oops - the definition of 'sheepish'.

I was on a conference call at work when one of the participants had to leave to stop his daughter doing exactly this on their coffee table - "Sarah - put the hammer down ... NO SARAH! DON'T HIT THE TABLE!!!" I emailed him this strip the next day :)