Its difficult to read what the guys are saying to I will transcribe.
Calvin: You'll never get ahead by lying around, you know.
Hobbes: Who are we racing?
Calvin: Obviously, were ... um .. well .. .. uh !
Calvin: I'm too busy to explain this stuff! I've got important work to do! Very important!
Hobbes: Let me know if you win.
How true!
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. My Favorite cartoon strip ! I found
out a litte more background about the strip. Its an excerpt from one of
Bill Watterson's Books. Ofcourse if u want to read more ... Google :D
*Calvin*
Calvin is named for a sixteenth-century theologian who believed in
predestination. Most people assume that Calvin is based on a son of
mine, or based on detailed memories of my own childhood. In fact, I
don't have children, and I was a fairly quiet, obedient kid--almost
Calvin's opposite. One of the reasons that Calvin's character is fun to
write is that I often don't agree with him.
Calvin is autobigraphical in the sense that he thinks about the same
issues that I do, but in this, Calvin reflects my adulthood more than my
childhood. Many of Calvin's struggles are metaphors for my own. I
suspect that most of us get old without growing up, and that inside
every adult (sometimes not very far inside) is a bratty kid who wants
everything his own way. I use Calvin as an outlet for my immaturity, as
a way to keep myself curious about the natural world, as a way to
ridicule my own obsessions, and as a way to comment on human nature. I
wouldn't want Calvin in my house, but on paper, he helps me sort through
my life and understand it.
*Hobbes*
Named after a seventeenth-century philosopher with a dim view of human
nature, Hobbes has the patient dignity and common sense of most animals
I've met. Hobbes was very much inspired by one of our cats, a gray tabby
named Sprite. Sprite not only provided the long body and facial
characteristics for Hobbes, she also was the model for his personality.
She was good-natured, intelligent, friendly, and enthusiastic in a
sneaking-up-and-pouncing sort of way. Sprite suggested the idea of
Hobbes greeting Calvin at the door in midair at high velocity.
With most cartoon animals, the humor comes from thier humanlike
behavior. Hobbes stands upright and talks of course, but I try to
preserve his feline side, both in his physucal demeanor and his
attitude. His reserve and tact seem very catlike to me, along with his
barely contained pride in not being human. Like Calvin, I often prefer
the company of animals to people, and Hobbes is my idea of an ideal friend.
The so-called "gimmick" of my strip--the two versions of Hobbes--is
sometimes misunderstood. I don't think of Hobbes as a doll that
miraculously comes to life when Calvin's around. Niether do I think of
Hobbes as the product of Calvin's imagination. The nature of Hobbes
reality doesn't interest me, and each story goes out of its way to avoid
resolving the issue. Calvin sees Hobbes one way, and everyone else sees
Hobbes another way. I show two versions of reality, and each makes
complete sense to the participant who sees it. I think that's how life
works. None of us sees the world in exactly the same way, and I just
draw that literally in the strip. Hobbes is more about the subjective
nature of reality that about dolls coming to life.
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