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Orrex

(63,084 posts)
64. Thanks, but I hope that you didn't hunt too hard!
Thu May 30, 2013, 08:34 PM
May 2013

A couple of people revealed his name in this very thread!

Imagine if Calvin finds a mate and there's a new little Calvin on the way? NYC_SKP May 2013 #1
Well then you should check out "Hobbes and Bacon" !!!!!!!!!!!!! WeRQ4U May 2013 #37
OMG that's so cool! NYC_SKP May 2013 #38
Of course. WeRQ4U May 2013 #47
Thank you... WinstonSmith4740 May 2013 #67
You're very welcome. WeRQ4U May 2013 #81
I Still Read Collections Of That Strip, Sir The Magistrate May 2013 #2
I think i agree DonRedwood May 2013 #3
Especially the snowmen. Frustratedlady May 2013 #4
Oh, God, Yes, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2013 #5
Indeed, sir. And Rosalyn the baby-sitter as well. 11 Bravo May 2013 #26
And his friend Suzy. spooky3 May 2013 #41
And here are some of those snowmen. longship May 2013 #29
The snowmen are works of genius. sarge43 May 2013 #33
I take this as a recommendation. from an intelligent source. skip fox May 2013 #52
It did. Interesting things, emotion and memory. n/t Adsos Letter May 2013 #6
I re-read Watterson's Kenyon commencement speech the other day deutsey May 2013 #7
Thanks for that link. I'd never read it before. SheilaT May 2013 #51
I guess a sad unintended consequence of his refusal to merchandize C&H deutsey May 2013 #75
Yes... Yes it does Ohio Joe May 2013 #8
I didn't know it was from the artist himself Blue_Tires May 2013 #9
Can't make out the artist's signature--is that from Watterson? Orrex May 2013 #10
I'm unconvinced that this is by Bill Watterson. mac56 May 2013 #21
Same here, but it's a cute painting, nonetheless deutsey May 2013 #23
No--it is by "comedian and illustrator Craig Mahoney" -- see link inside spooky3 May 2013 #42
I hunted it down DonRedwood May 2013 #58
Thanks, but I hope that you didn't hunt too hard! Orrex May 2013 #64
I saw that afterwards. :0) You gotta do your homework on DU! DonRedwood May 2013 #68
Trust but verify!!! Hassin Bin Sober May 2013 #79
Yeah, it had kind of a "Toy Story 3" vibe to it. Aristus May 2013 #11
I cried during 'Toy Story 3'! sinkingfeeling May 2013 #12
Me too. Aristus May 2013 #13
Then this one will get to you as well (in a good way) SomeGuyInEagan May 2013 #39
That picture has a lovely, sweet, sadness to it that pulls at my heart strings! LongTomH May 2013 #62
Damn. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #16
pretty sad to think hfojvt May 2013 #14
The best damn comic strip ever. madokie May 2013 #15
Me too, madokie. mountain grammy May 2013 #18
I poured over my collection over and over and OVER RedCappedBandit May 2013 #57
nope quinnox May 2013 #17
Puff the Magic Dragon DreamGypsy May 2013 #19
That song always makes me sad. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #46
My all-time favorite strip by far... Moostache May 2013 #20
Since I cancelled print newspapers SCVDem May 2013 #22
No. nt bike man May 2013 #24
Beautiful Aerows May 2013 #25
Loved Calvin and Hobbes and also Bloom County. Shrike47 May 2013 #27
Thumbs up to both... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #48
I hadn't thought of Bloom COunty for a long time DonRedwood May 2013 #59
Yes, very emotional...but my reaction didn't surpise me. forestpath May 2013 #28
With you on that, forestpath. calimary May 2013 #45
still have them on the bookshelf handmade34 May 2013 #30
Interestingly, it's by comedian Craig Mahoney. nolabear May 2013 #31
Ah. mac56 May 2013 #32
Better than a certain former president station agent May 2013 #35
Thanks for the clarification. That changes my reaction, a bit. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #54
Me too DonRedwood May 2013 #60
I always loved Calvin and Hobbes.. AsahinaKimi May 2013 #34
me too d_r May 2013 #50
My dad and I both loved that strip. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #36
After I went away to college my mom sent them to me in an envelope every couple of weeks DonRedwood May 2013 #63
I miss them! joeybee12 May 2013 #40
My favorite punch line . . . colorado_ufo May 2013 #43
One of my favorites... susanna May 2013 #70
Pride of place on my bookshelf Stonepounder May 2013 #44
Meh...it was kind of entertaining, but it was no "Mallard Filmore". bullwinkle428 May 2013 #49
.... RedCappedBandit May 2013 #56
Mallard Filmore is the most mean sprited and bitter thing to be called a comic strip.... marble falls May 2013 #77
I miss the cartoon less than I should... DeadLetterOffice May 2013 #53
Yeah, but not as much as if it were Watterson's work. RedCappedBandit May 2013 #55
Yes. Yes it did. aikoaiko May 2013 #61
Your generation? Hell, what about mine? RVN VET May 2013 #65
Yep. I miss childhood. bravenak May 2013 #66
Wow - it sure did! What a great story they had. susanna May 2013 #69
Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side Separation May 2013 #71
sure does hit my melancholy place BlancheSplanchnik May 2013 #72
My grandkids think Calvin is that kid who's always peeing on something tularetom May 2013 #73
Bill Waterson, IIRC, absolutely hates those Calvin-peeing stickers. backscatter712 May 2013 #74
Good for him. I hope he wins every single suit to the maximum buck allowed. marble falls May 2013 #78
Reminds me of Toy Story 3. (a movie made for parents). graham4anything May 2013 #76
WOW! It caused me to have to choke back tears! nt tblue37 May 2013 #80
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