What'sthis "Noodle Incident" in Calvin&Hobbes?

Question

I've heard it mentioned a few times, but i don't have any idea what it is.

Answer 1

The Noodle Incident was an event alluded to in many Calvin and Hobbes strips. Although what exactly happened was never discussed, and it never took place in any actual strips, there are some things that we know about it from its many references. For one, we can be sure that it happened in school, as Calvin was worried about whether Miss Wormwood had told his mom about it.

The Noodle incident was frequently alluded to in comics around Christmas time. Hobbes would be known to bring up the incident when Calvin was talking about Santa Claus's view of his behavior.

When asked about the incident Calvin would usually answer very loudly and defensively "Nobody can prove I did that!!"

In The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Aniversary Book, Bill Watterson said that the Noodle incident was a theme, much like Calvin's favorite bedtime story Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie, that he preferred to leave to the reader's imagination.