Calvin: They say the world is a stage.
But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines.
Hobbes: Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers.
— Calvin and Hobbes, from “Calvin & Hobbes,” on the tragicomedy of life
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And all the men and women merely players….or dancers in this scenario. Strike up the band!
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right!
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so timely – our government has just decided that as of next Monday (or is it Saturday?) only ppl with (C) certificate are allowed to go to restaurants, cultural events, sports, swimming pools, etc and ‘church attendance’ is back to max 50 as it was until a very short while ago….. we DO NEED MORE special effect, dance(s), joy – and far less tragicomedy!
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Agree with Kiki…we are definitely going in the wrong direction here, too. I think a little song and dance could help….🕺
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we need something –
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No doubt….
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I love C&H! Funny and thought provoking at the same time!
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exactly it –
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This is true!
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❤️
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DEFINITELY unrehearsed.
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Right!
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It’s like we’re in a production but using two different scripts! Sometimes song and dance helps get us through the confusion.
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Yes!
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Yes to that!
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For sure –
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I’ll take on a step here, Beth.
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Great
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Calvin and Hobbes do Shakespeare! I love it.
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Yes!
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Doesn’t matter as long as I enjoy.
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Right
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I so miss them. Calvin was often very right about things 🙂
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So right
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More dance numbers indeed!
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Let’s go!
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I wish the people packing the hospitals could get up and dance. I’m sure they do too.
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I’m sure
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Who could possibly argue with THAT. Bring on the music.
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Right!
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More dance numbers, for sure. I’m not sure about the special effects.
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Yes, to dance
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I love this quote: I love how you pull these wonderful sayings from all a sorts of unlikely sources 🙂 and, yes, more dance numbers especially for parts of Oz struggling under Covid; our state thankfully is Covid free and has been for long as I remember 🙂
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the world is filled with quotes trying to explain the world
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Ready to get my groove on.
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get those shoes out!
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I don’t know about the special effects but I’ll take the dancing!
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Me too!
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Yes! 💃🏼
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I miss these two…
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they’re not gone, just not out there as much
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we’ve got all the books for whenever we need a fix…
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Those C and H, such wise philosophers. 🙂
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yes, each –
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