Calvin once claimed to Hobbes, "Everyone's a slave to efficiency, most people lump snow together and call it a snowball." He goes though a complicated process of making his snowball, including signing them, only to get pounded by Susie using four quickly made snowballs. Calvin usually complains about when he misses. He blames his mittens, or a cross wind, and/or the snowball itself. Hobbes and Susie normally use this time to retaliate with another snowball. When it doesn't miss (usually followed by several boasts), they may do other things such as dunking him into a giant snowball.