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	Calvin and Hobbes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The course of the vehicle and the obstacles that the characters negotiate as they travel frequently parallel and serve as metaphors of the subject of conversation, and the rides almost always end in a spectacular crash.
		Calvinball is a game played almost exclusively by Calvin and Hobbes as a rebellion against organized team sports (like baseball), although the babysitter Rosalyn plays on one occasion.
		Calvinball is now entering the language as a popular neologism, referring to any situation where the rules are seemingly being made up.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes (6487 words)

	NomicWiki - Calvin Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A player may use the Calvinball (See Calvinball Equipment - 2.2)in any way the player see fits, whether it be to incur injury upon other players or to gain benefits for himself.
		Calvinball games may never be played the same way twice.
		Calvinball - A Calvinball may be a soccerball, volleyball, or any other reasonable ball.
	www.nomic.net /~nomicwiki/index.php/CalvinBall (433 words)

	Calvinball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Calvinball is a fictional game played almost exclusively by comic characters Calvin and Hobbes, although Calvin's babysitter Rosalyn has played on at least one occasion.
		All players in a game of Calvinball must wear raccoon -like masks (when asked why, Calvin replies that "no one is allowed to question the masks").
		Although Rosalyn was Calvin's arch-nemesis, she became the only person other than Calvin and Hobbes to play Calvinball in a trouble-free evening - leniently assuming that a game of Calvinball doesn't count as trouble.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/calvinball (242 words)

	Wonderful World of Calvin and Hobbes - Calvinball Rules
		Zones may be appear and disappear as often and wherever the player decides.
		1.6 Flags (Calvinball Equipment 2.3) shall be named by players whom shall also assign the power and rules which shall govern that flag (Figure 1.6).
		Calvinball - A Calvinball may be a soccerball, volleyball, or any other reasonable ball - Figure 2.1a and Figure 2.1b
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Nook/2990/cb_rules.htm (465 words)

	Calvinball rules
		Calvinball is a better term: making up the rules as you go along, usually in terms of on-the-spot interpretations disguised as "obvious" well-established interpretations.
		A Calvinballer may also be adept at bugging the GM about some rules-detail often enough that a goodly percentage of the time yields a reward for it, but not often enough to tip everyone else off to what's going on.
		I assume that's using the reference to Calvinball as a convenient label for describing a particular observed dysfunction in a particular mode, not an assertion that any play resembling Calvinball (that is, any form of rules modification on the fly) must always be undesirable.
	www.indie-rpgs.com /viewtopic.php?t=10165&start=12 (5017 words)

	.:: simply calvin and hobbes ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Flags (Calvinball Equipment 2.3) shall be named by players whom shall also assign the power and rules which shall govern that flag for particular moment in that particular game(Figure 1.6).
		Calvinball - A Calvinball may be a soccerball, volleyball, or any other reasonable or unreasonable, spherical or non-spherical object - Figure 2.1a and Figure 2.1b
		Calvinball Field - The Calvinball Field should be any well-sized field, preferably with trees, rocks, grass, creeks, and other natural hindrances to health.
	www.solitaryway.com /calvin/cb_rules.htm (477 words)

	Agespast.org Forum -> Calvinball!
		So, she starts to walk backwards and somehow manages to bump into the same tree again, and in doing so both the light bulb and the mirror break and the negative photo zone is disabled.
		Elekoth steals the rock, declaring it the Calvinball, and, hoping over a wall of wickets, causes the score to be divided by 1983.
		As she trips, she "trips" the device which activates the "Fortunately, Unfortunately Zone." Unfortunately, this means that the one sentence must begin with "fortunately" and the next with "unfortunately," etc. Fortunately, this is only in effect for the next three posts.
	www.forum.agespast.org /index.php?showtopic=256&view=getlastpost (2393 words)

	CBUB Fights: Spaceman Spiff vs. Stupendous Man
		Calvinball is also a game in witch rules can be altered or even changed in the middle of game play as long as it corresponds with the pervious rules.
		Calvinball is also a physical game in witch talking and other rough stuff might take place with Stupendous man being a super hero it is obvious that he would have the upper hand in hand to hand combat.
		Calvinball is also a very frustrating game and Calvins alter egos well most likely (if anything like Calvin) be quick to frustrate leading this game into a simple one on one battle with in min’s.
	www.electricferret.com /fights/issue_165.htm (2628 words)

	Nuklear Power Forums - FINAL Calvinball Thread
		Calvinball, while having no rules aside from "There are no rules", is still set in a world that has rules.
		What I was reading wasn't Calvinball, it was so far as I can see a group of illiterate twelve year olds trying to show how awesome they are, being able to do the same thing over, and over, and over, and without any sensical reason...
		We can't stop you from being retarded, and while we could go into all of your Calvinball games and just try to flame and piss you off, but that would be a moot point.
	forum.nuklearpower.com /showthread.php?t=3818&page=4 (852 words)

	Links Treehouse -> Calvinball
		I grab the Calvinball and bury it in a frozen hill in Canada, and then I make up a new rule that says that anyone who buries balls in Canada gets a hundred points.
		Then a possesed whale eats the tree the Calvinball is in, and then dives to the bottom of the sea.
		I steal the Calvinball back, give it to the whale encased in solid rock, and then melt the polar ice caps, and mess up the ocean causing the second Ice age.
	s3.invisionfree.com /Links_Treehouse/index.php?showtopic=20&view=getnewpost (937 words)

	Nuklear Power Forums - Calvinball Discussion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In calvinball you can be powerful, but I think the point is to be a little more silly than uber hence summoning the Kool-aid man and throwing peanut butter.
		The reason Calvinball would not work as a honest to goodness RP is that the RPers here don't want to put work into a character just to see it get torn apart in 3 seconds.
		Also, your posts implied that whatever QQ to get the Calvinball did was meaningless, because you'd simply make a fake and replace the original with it even if she got it, much like you did with her other acquisitions.
	forum.nuklearpower.com /archive/index.php/t-5949.html (6074 words)

	How Canada got homosexual 'marriage' - Constitutional Calvinball - Interim, Oct 2004
		These words are not included in the Charter, in spite of the fact that back then when it was written, there were activists who were aggressively lobbying for their inclusion.
		In fact, interviews with the politicians at the time that the Charter was being written indicate that they made an explicit choice against including the idea of "sexual orientation" as a ground under which discrimination would be expressly prohibited.
		The same Supreme Court judges who had decided in the glue-sniffing case that it was up to politicians to decide whether to protect pre-born children from substance abuse, now held that they, not the politicians, would decide whether or not sexual orientation should be a protected category in Alberta human rights law.
	www.theinterim.com /2004/oct/10howcanada.html (2105 words)

	Link from professional calvinball
		I'd hoped that this would be a professional sport the rules of which are determined by strict, literal interpretation of the Scriptures.
		Anyway, I thought the whole point of calvinball was that it amounted to pointless running around, governed by ever changing rules.
		It'd be worth the effort to get a law degree to be able to negotiate a player's contract based on Calvinball rules.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/professional_20calvinball/addlink (317 words)

	[Amber] Playing with Strict Karma
		So, maybe, my objection is about intent: I don't want to have to take responsibility for playing Calvinball when my actions fit the definition of playing Calvinball only when viewed in terms of a system put in place by the GM without my knowledge or consent.
		That is to say, my actions would not have been Calvinball if we were using the standard ADR rules, but since we weren't (unbeknownst to me), my actions became Calvinball, which means my actions themselves didn't define whether or not I was playing Calvinball.
		Maybe there needs to be a separate term for involuntary Calvinball, like the difference between manslaughter and murder or something (not that it's good to be convicted of manslaughter, but it's better than being called a murderer).
	www.indie-rpgs.com /viewtopic.php?t=11667&start=60 (1109 words)

	Nuklear Power Forums - FINAL Calvinball Thread
		The Calvinball threads are the digital embodiment of everything evil that is unfortunately inevitable within public forums...
		Calvinball!", but I was busy catching myself up on some other threads, learning the ropes of the forums, etc, so I didn't get a chance to read them.
		Cause we asked, and you said no. If the Calvinball threads were ACTUALLY Calvinball, I would be in every game.
	forum.nuklearpower.com /showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=3818 (852 words)

	Calvinball
		The "Calvinball": Players may use a "Calvinball." The Calvinball may be a Soccer Ball, a Volley Ball, or any other type of ball with the Football because games of Football often morph into games of Calvinball, and when this happens the Football is replaced by some other type of ball (See P-4).
		The Calvinball may be used in anyway a player sees fits, or, may not be used at all.
		Calvinball field: Calvinball can be played on any field, however, big, grassy fields with many obstacles are preferable.
	mysite.verizon.net /res1dkgl/calvinball.htm (430 words)

	McNomic Proposals for Cycle 2
		Any message to the "CALVINBALL!!!" forum which includes an explicit Calvinball action is taken to signify performance of that action, unless it would be illegal (a Player throwing it when they weren't carrying it, or whatever).
		If a Player has the Calvinball, he or she may place the ball on the floor by announcing this in the "Calvinball" discussion.
		If an individual does not pass the Calvinball or perform some other legal action with it within 24 hours of the post giving the ball to that player, then the ball is considered "fumbled".
	home.xnet.com /~dmckenna/Ballot2.html (5511 words)

	Calvinball - Uncyclopedia
		The singular rule of permanence is that it cannot be played the same way twice, although you'll probably get beaten to a pulp if you don't wear a fl mask.
		In his youth, George W. Bush was a talented Calvinball player.
		Some debate the legality of this play, questioning whether Armstrong was wearing his fl mask under his space helmet, but Armstrong has silenced most of their criticisms through clever use of "Jinx!".
	www.uncyclopedia.org /uncyclopedia/index.php?title=Calvinball (360 words)

	Calvin und Hobbes Fansite: Calvinball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Calvinball ist eines der beliebtesten Gimmicks aus dem “Calvin und Hobbes”-Universum.
		Calvinball war vor ein paar Jahren in Amerika so populär, dass es zum geflügelten Wort wurde: Wenn jemandem nachgesagt wurde, dass er die Regeln immer so auslegt, wie es ihm gerade in den Kram passt, spielte er in den Augen seiner Zeitgenossen *Calvinball*.
		Calvinball ist ferner der beliebteste Zeitvertreib der Bewohner des Limbus.
	www.calvin-und-hobbes.com /html/chball.html (772 words)

	Heaven's Cloud -> Calvinball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thus making it the backbone of much of the game, though it is often forgotten in means to proceed with interesting sagas of gameplay.
		You can only obtain the calvinball if you have posted 8 or more in-game posts since the last time you had it.
		The first calvinball ended, and the players resumed their normal lives.
	www.ibforfree.com /members/index.php?mforum=qwerty&s=e8162e412213248b349a7cd2fe808319&showtopic=123&view=getnewpost (1344 words)

	Constitutional Calvinball ensured gay 'marriage' win - Interim, Oct 2004
		In other words, if you can believe it, the fed's were actually paying their opponents to beat them in court.
		This is the other reason that Constitutional Calvinball is such a boondoggle.
		With the backbenchers and the committee out of the way, the prime minister and justice minister were free to consult (or instruct) cabinet, which obligingly concluded that same-sex marriage should become the law of the land.
	www.theinterim.com /2004/nov/10constitutional.html (1919 words)

	TheSmartMarks.com Forums -> SWF Storm Card, 3-11-05!
		And here is the original Calvinball match, written by Jimmy "The Demon" Liston.
		Calvinball is JUST what i needed after my PPV match.
		Calvinball was not the greatest stipulation I ever thought of.
	forums.thesmartmarks.com /index.php?showtopic=67809 (1617 words)

	Live Games Regular Schedule
		The Calvinball is a patched and battered leather football, and may, at any given time, either be in the possession of a Player or On The Floor.
		If a Player has the Calvinball, he or she may throw it to another Player by announcing this in the "Calvinball" discussion.
		Upon the passing of this Proposal, the Calvinball is On The Floor.
	home.xnet.com /~dmckenna/Ballot1.html (2575 words)

	Wonderful World of Calvin and Hobbes - Calvinball Rules
		Permanent Rule: You may not play the Calvinball the same way twice.
		These rules are not required, nor necessary to play Calvinball.
		A player may use the Calvinball (See Calvinball Equipment - 2.2) in any way the player see fits, whether it be to incur injury upon other players or to gain benefits for himself.
	www.bartel.org /calvinball (448 words)

	The Rough Woodsman: Calvinball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The current and future gerrymandering of our constitution is a lot like Calvinball.
		When your opponent seems to have the upper hand quickly fling a new rule into the situation that puts you on top.
		He talks about how he prefers the constitution dead, and gives the example of, a "living" constitution is like changing the rules during a baseball game.
	www.theroughwoodsman.com /archives/001050.html (87 words)

	MonkeyFilter \| The Official Rules of Calvinball. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was defending the wonderfulness that is Calvinball - and finally knowing (some of) the rules.
		I thought it was silly that whoever wrote it decided to use the CandH idea and then codify existing "rules" and make up some new rules which weren't that clever and had none of the imaginative spark present in the strip.
		Part of what was cool about Calvinball was that the rules were extemporized whenever Calvin felt like it, and none of them had to make sense or create a coherent whole.
	monkeyfilter.com /link.php/6246 (809 words)

	friends
		I've called the blog as calvinball inspired from the famous Calvin & Hobbes strip in which this game appears.
		This is loosely based around baseball and croquet and also imports a lot from the other games also.
		Its the sort of freewheeling this blog is meant for so plz feel free to post any views and lets have a ball or shall we say "calvinball"
	calvinball.rediffblogs.com (212 words)

	JettClan and Community :: View topic - Calvinball
		Or you could declare the first person to post a picture of a kitty cat to get an eleventy point bonus, bringing the score to 43A-Z. Declaring "I win!" isn't against the rules, but is considered bad form.
		Also, it is unconstitutional to own a calvinball unless you are currently using it to further US goals.
		Finally, all participants must begin their post with "iq is mah daddy" or reveal themselves as the traitorous, unamerican commies they most certainly are.
	www.jettclan.net /index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=printview&t=3724&start=15 (1096 words)

	TheSmartMarks.com Forums -> SWF Storm 3-11-05
		The Calvinball Field consists of areas, or zones, which are governed by a set of rules declared by players.
		As one, the wrestlers turn and sprint for the Calvinball that is positioned near a roundabout.
		Clark and Toxxic have descended from the fence to find Cortez and Pretzler grappling on the edge of a large swimming pool in the middle of a large and luscious lawn, watered and supplied by Arizona’s shameless and thoughtless draining of the Colorado River.
	forums.thesmartmarks.com /index.php?showtopic=67977 (8745 words)

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