This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: April 30, 1993

Spaceman Spiff just can't seem to go anywhere without dangerous aliens popping up. What a life.

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: February 24, 1986

I miss getting points for originality... even if that was just a nice way of saying that you were completely wrong.

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: November 9, 1988

Oh yeah, Calvin? Try living there.

Oh, and Hobbes really doesn't have anything to complain about. It's not like he can do much until Calvin gets back home anyway.

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: October 1, 1991

Teachers. You give them the correct answer, but they subtract points anyway because you didn't give "their" correct answer. This isn't the case for Calvin, of course, but I will just say that I never thought I would get an exam back where all my answers were correct, but I still scored below an eighty.

The funny thing is that after I talked to my professor about the exam, she couldn't even give me a clear answer as to what I failed to do. She even "let" me email her rewritten answers for partial credit. Thank you Wikipedia.

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: August 20, 1991

You just can't argue with Hobbes' reasoning on this one. Sure you could run a race without any regard for your limits, but if you fall over dead afterward then you'll never enjoy the fame.

**Note: Happy 200th post! I can't believe it has been this long already!

Recovery Filler: XKCD Pirate Bay

"We find you guilty of closing your torrents as soon as they finish. Your sentence is unremovable Hungarian subtitles on everything."


I don't think a trial under those circumstances would go nearly as well for me. If I ever seed, it's on accident. Well... unless it's for something that was incredibly hard to find and only has a few seeds. Then I just disconnect the torrent after I finish and then reconnect it days later for only a few minutes. It's always amusing to see how many people have quit and how many people get bumped up from 99.9% after waiting all that time. Hey, don't look at me like that. Torrenting isn't just fun and games, you know. Wait... that doesn't sound right.

Comic courtesy of the always humorous xkcd.

Recovery Filler: Super Effective #2

So yes, this post will be the first in a hopefully brief series of posts that I will be doing while I recover from having all four of my wisdom teeth taken out. Why not just go on hiatus, you ask? Well to put it simply, because then I would be extremely, extremely bored.

There was a complication during the procedure that dealt with my problem tooth, the wisdom tooth on my bottom left that had come in completely on its side, that involved one of the tooth's nerves having grown into some nerves at the base of my jaw bone. Luckily the oral surgeon I went to is amazing because he realized it in time and after having to prop open my jaw insanely wide he was able to leave part of that tooth in and just sewed the gum over it. He said the skin will just grow over it but he's going to check it during my post-op appointment to make sure. It's kind of weird that a tooth can just be left buried in your gums without any problems, though. But hey, what do I know? My jaw feels like someone stood in my mouth for some ungodly period of time though.

Also, I was lucky that he noticed that the root had grown into the nerves at that point because if he had mistakenly removed it then I might have had some permanent numbness or other such problems.

Anyway, the comic is from a series called Super Effective, which is done by the same guy behind the popular VG Cats web comic. If you can't tell, it spoofs the original pokemon games with surprising accuracy. Enjoy!

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: July 13, 1992

I lost my mind about four years ago. I thought about posting a reward for it, but I doubt I'd get any inquiries.

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: April 23, 1993

Just because what fascinates us happens to be idiotic doesn't mean that idiocy is the essence of our minds. It just means that we're not afraid to embrace our curiosity. If the red button shocks you when you press it, press it again to make sure the results are consistent and then wonder why you're being shocked.

Who Said You Could Stop Making Fun of the Matrix?

"I actually remember being entertained by both the sequels while in the theater. They just don't hold up nearly as well in later comparison."

Another, among many, great comics courtesy of xkcd.com. If you aren't reading it... then go there now! Yes, right now.

Yesterday In Calvin and Hobbes: April 7, 1991

You know, I always hated that kid who just refused to leave the room regardless of the fact that he sounded like he was being killed by something large and unfriendly. Even if it might have been me a few times... cough.

This Day in Calvin and Hobbes: March 3, 1991

It sure has been a while since I did one of these. Ah well, it's a new month and the snow is melting.

I really love the message in this strip. If you can't laugh at things that don't make sense, then you won't be able to deal with a lot of things in life. So very true.

xkcd Wishes You All A Happy V-Day

So I have been a fan of xkcd.com for over a year now, and I must say that I haven't regretted it for a second. The art is fairly simple, but that really just adds to the complexity of some of humor. I strongly recommend that you start from the beginning (the bottom of the list) and make sure to mouse over the images for additional text after you finish reading each comic. I was able to post the mouse-over in this post so just hover over it for the text. Happy V-Day.

And To All... Tons Of Presents!

Merry Christmas and welcome all to The Deaf Rogue's first Christmas post! I don't really have much planned for the day myself, but I hope that all of you got exactly what you wanted and enjoy your day off. Now... here is a little Calvin and Hobbes and a Christmas video that I am sure you will enjoy.

"Screw the yules, I have money!!"

This Day In Calvin And Hobbes: December 22, 1985

Haha, your fort may be impenetrable, but that means nothing to someone that you have already let inside. Be careful who you trust hmm? There's a funny little lesson for you.

Also, I can not stand boring, and ultimately uneventful, days. They drive me insane.

"How Come We Play War And Not Peace?"

Yeah, why is that? Aside from the fact that war is a lot more fun, of course. I mean, how would we go about playing peace? Would we just sit in a big circle and whoever moves the least wins? Or maybe whoever the most intimidating player is will just suggest the chance of war and the less intimidating players will bow to their whims? Hmm...

Penny Arcade Sums Up E3 Conferences

This made me laugh so hard when I first saw it! While I will concede that there was a bit more to each of the briefings, it still doesn't mean that this strip was any less hilarious. For all those who can't tell, the strip goes from left to right with Microsoft first, Nintendo (haha look at Reggie!) second, and Sony last.

Credits to Penny Arcade for the strip.

This Day In Calvin And Hobbes

Yes, I have decided to start yet another new "thing" for the blog. From time to time I will post a Calvin and Hobbes strip from my collection that was printed on that same day "x" number of years ago. Sure it may just sound like filler, and I suppose it really is, but I love Calvin and Hobbes and I have the entirety of the series so you can just bugger off if you don't like it. =]

This strip is from July, 08, 1988, probably the best year ever, and is actually one of the more profound strips in the series. I always enjoyed the messages Watterson included in his strips, they really made you consider things even though you were just reading the "Funnies" section in the newspaper.