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Am I the only one who never found C&H humorous? I loved comic strips as both a child and adult. Garfield, Far Side, Bloom County. I just never thought C&H was

Am I the only one who never found C&H humorous? I loved comic strips as both a child and adult. Garfield, Far Side, Bloom County. I just never thought C&H was that funny.

TriinT 17y ago
"Am I the only one who never found C&H humorous?" Yes.
johnnybgoode 17y ago
I thought you were going to say something about how C&H made more insightful comments than jokes, but then you praised Garfield. Not to jump on the Garfield-hating bandwagon, but it isn't really in the same category.
- amit_pradhan 17y ago
  The only similarity between C&H and Garfield is that most of the time they share the same paper space in the daily newspaper. But then Porn Ad and Obama's speech too share the same space yet they are different :)
- Tichy 17y ago
  They both have a tigered cat in them, so they seem very similar to me. The humor is also kind of the same, in that nothing really happens and the actors just stand around staring into nothing for frames on end. It is supposed to be a witty comment on the absurdity of daily life (they both also seem to convey the message that food is all that matters). After about one frame or so, it becomes boring.
  - digamber_kamat 17y ago
    There is a fundamental difference. Garfield is cat, and the comics is basically its point of view. Kind of pet perceiving a human world.Which is most often intended to be stupid and funny and readers are not supposed to relate to Garfield's point of view any ways. in C&H its a stuffed tiger who and other aspects are imagined by Calvin a 5 year old kid. Calvin's interpretation is very smart and we can always relate to his thoughts. Often Calvins thoughts give us food for thought unlike in Garfield. That explains why we can have a animation movie on Garfield adventures for kids, i am not sure it will be so easy with Calvin.
    - Tichy 17y ago
      That merely seems to be a matter of taste. Some think Garfield is witty, others think Hobbes is witty, some think neither of the two are witty. Honestly I can not see the big difference, sorry. I think it is acquired taste (identification with C&H, therefore interpreting it to be witty).
      - yhnbgty 17y ago
        >Some think Garfield is witty, And lo, they were called morons. >others think Hobbes is witty, And they were the chosen people, taken into the folds of HN. >some think neither of the two are witty. And were cast down into endless darkness and forced to read MSDN.
- callmeed 17y ago
  Let me qualify that a bit ... I liked Garfield when I was very young (probably < 10) and before I "got" other comics. I always loved Bloom County and I still feel it was quite different than C&H. One final note: I grew up on the beach in California–where silly people brought their big, lifted trucks over from the valley. Inevitably, the read window had a sticker of Calvin peeing on [insert some company/sports team logo]. Maybe that ruined it for me.
- jamesbritt 17y ago
  "Garfield, Far Side, ..." That juxtaposition is freaking me out. There's a head asplodin' just waiting to happen.
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digamber_kamat 17y ago
Most of the comics have their own niche. They are directed towards certain audience. For example Archies is mostly for teenagers and adults who still have musing for teenage life. Garfield is mostly for those pet lovers. Calvin and Hobbs in my opinion stood out because it's targeted audience was grown up people though the protagonist of the cartoon was a kid. As adult we try to see and perceive the world through the kid's eyes. Whether it is pointless education, our cruelty for animals and nature, hypocrisy in art, falseness of popularity surveys or just plain simple living in imagination sort of stuff , C&H not only brings a smile but it silently pays a tribute to our lost innocence of childhood.
- amit_pradhan 17y ago
  I would agree with this. The part that I really like about this cartoon was that despite being Calvin's despise for education and he being termed as dumb by conventional educational standards, he comes across as a boy on unusual intelligence.
Tichy 17y ago
No
noonespecial 17y ago
I'm disappointed that some one answered "no" and added nothing to the discussion and got a 0, at the same time someone else answered "yes" and added nothing to the discussion and got 27 (as of now). I agree with the yes fellow, but it still added nothing. If you didn't think it was funny, why? If you did why? Otherwise its just a poll then, isn't it?
- DanielBMarkham 17y ago
  I hate single-dimension comment voting.
- johnnybgoode 17y ago
  Yes, see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613071 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613071, especially gojomo's comment.
nazgulnarsil 17y ago
you're a monster.
stan_rogers 17y ago
Hmmm. I don't quite understand how one could appreciate Bloom County (or its spiritual ancestor, Pogo) and not Calvin and Hobbes. Liking one is usually a strong indicator of liking the other in my experience (and while discussing comic strips has never been one of my primary passtimes, it has been the genesis of a couple of wonderful friendships over the years).
wlievens 17y ago
Far Side is funnier, but C&H is pretty damn funny too.

Am I the only one who never found C&H humorous? I loved comic strips as both a child and adult. Garfield, Far Side, Bloom County. I just never thought C&H was that funny.

TriinT 17y ago

"Am I the only one who never found C&H humorous?" Yes.

johnnybgoode 17y ago

I thought you were going to say something about how C&H made more insightful comments than jokes, but then you praised Garfield. Not to jump on the Garfield-hating bandwagon, but it isn't really in the same category.

amit_pradhan 17y ago
The only similarity between C&H and Garfield is that most of the time they share the same paper space in the daily newspaper. But then Porn Ad and Obama's speech too share the same space yet they are different :)
Tichy 17y ago
They both have a tigered cat in them, so they seem very similar to me. The humor is also kind of the same, in that nothing really happens and the actors just stand around staring into nothing for frames on end. It is supposed to be a witty comment on the absurdity of daily life (they both also seem to convey the message that food is all that matters). After about one frame or so, it becomes boring.
- digamber_kamat 17y ago
  There is a fundamental difference. Garfield is cat, and the comics is basically its point of view. Kind of pet perceiving a human world.Which is most often intended to be stupid and funny and readers are not supposed to relate to Garfield's point of view any ways. in C&H its a stuffed tiger who and other aspects are imagined by Calvin a 5 year old kid. Calvin's interpretation is very smart and we can always relate to his thoughts. Often Calvins thoughts give us food for thought unlike in Garfield. That explains why we can have a animation movie on Garfield adventures for kids, i am not sure it will be so easy with Calvin.
  - Tichy 17y ago
    That merely seems to be a matter of taste. Some think Garfield is witty, others think Hobbes is witty, some think neither of the two are witty. Honestly I can not see the big difference, sorry. I think it is acquired taste (identification with C&H, therefore interpreting it to be witty).
    - yhnbgty 17y ago
      >Some think Garfield is witty, And lo, they were called morons. >others think Hobbes is witty, And they were the chosen people, taken into the folds of HN. >some think neither of the two are witty. And were cast down into endless darkness and forced to read MSDN.
callmeed 17y ago
Let me qualify that a bit ... I liked Garfield when I was very young (probably < 10) and before I "got" other comics. I always loved Bloom County and I still feel it was quite different than C&H. One final note: I grew up on the beach in California–where silly people brought their big, lifted trucks over from the valley. Inevitably, the read window had a sticker of Calvin peeing on [insert some company/sports team logo]. Maybe that ruined it for me.
jamesbritt 17y ago
"Garfield, Far Side, ..." That juxtaposition is freaking me out. There's a head asplodin' just waiting to happen.

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digamber_kamat 17y ago

Most of the comics have their own niche. They are directed towards certain audience. For example Archies is mostly for teenagers and adults who still have musing for teenage life. Garfield is mostly for those pet lovers. Calvin and Hobbs in my opinion stood out because it's targeted audience was grown up people though the protagonist of the cartoon was a kid. As adult we try to see and perceive the world through the kid's eyes. Whether it is pointless education, our cruelty for animals and nature, hypocrisy in art, falseness of popularity surveys or just plain simple living in imagination sort of stuff , C&H not only brings a smile but it silently pays a tribute to our lost innocence of childhood.

amit_pradhan 17y ago
I would agree with this. The part that I really like about this cartoon was that despite being Calvin's despise for education and he being termed as dumb by conventional educational standards, he comes across as a boy on unusual intelligence.

Tichy 17y ago

noonespecial 17y ago

I'm disappointed that some one answered "no" and added nothing to the discussion and got a 0, at the same time someone else answered "yes" and added nothing to the discussion and got 27 (as of now). I agree with the yes fellow, but it still added nothing. If you didn't think it was funny, why? If you did why? Otherwise its just a poll then, isn't it?

DanielBMarkham 17y ago
I hate single-dimension comment voting.
johnnybgoode 17y ago
Yes, see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613071 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613071, especially gojomo's comment.

nazgulnarsil 17y ago

you're a monster.

stan_rogers 17y ago

Hmmm. I don't quite understand how one could appreciate Bloom County (or its spiritual ancestor, Pogo) and not Calvin and Hobbes. Liking one is usually a strong indicator of liking the other in my experience (and while discussing comic strips has never been one of my primary passtimes, it has been the genesis of a couple of wonderful friendships over the years).

wlievens 17y ago

Far Side is funnier, but C&H is pretty damn funny too.