I remember in my little Midwestern school in the sixties many of the schoolbooks we were given were way out of date, particularly reading and science. The illustrations in our reading books were out of the late 40s—men in Bogart-style hats and double breasted suits, and women in mid-calf dresses, little girls in ruffles and lace and boys in short-pants suits.
One of my favorite moments was a few years ago, when my grand-nieces were visiting. I finished the Sunday comics and tossed them to the eldest (6/7-ish at the time) without comment, and she took them, without comment. A routine thing, reading, no big deal.Now she has an iPod, so all bets are off for a few years.
This one has the flavor of one of my all-time favorites, when Linus asks Lucy to read him a story, and she just isn’t in the mood to humor him: “A man was born. He lived and he died. The end.” Linus muses to himself: “What a fascinating account. It makes me wish I’d known the fellow.”
That sounds more like something Linus or Sally would say, but seeing neither of them were around in the comic yet, Charlie Brown makes for a good third choice.
orinoco womble about 9 years ago
I remember in my little Midwestern school in the sixties many of the schoolbooks we were given were way out of date, particularly reading and science. The illustrations in our reading books were out of the late 40s—men in Bogart-style hats and double breasted suits, and women in mid-calf dresses, little girls in ruffles and lace and boys in short-pants suits.
jrankin1959 about 9 years ago
“Cat… hat… in French, ‘chat-chapeau…’”
Darryl Heine about 9 years ago
It is amazing, Charlie Brown.
steverinoCT about 9 years ago
One of my favorite moments was a few years ago, when my grand-nieces were visiting. I finished the Sunday comics and tossed them to the eldest (6/7-ish at the time) without comment, and she took them, without comment. A routine thing, reading, no big deal.Now she has an iPod, so all bets are off for a few years.
Godfreydaniel about 9 years ago
This one has the flavor of one of my all-time favorites, when Linus asks Lucy to read him a story, and she just isn’t in the mood to humor him: “A man was born. He lived and he died. The end.” Linus muses to himself: “What a fascinating account. It makes me wish I’d known the fellow.”
scyphi26 about 9 years ago
That sounds more like something Linus or Sally would say, but seeing neither of them were around in the comic yet, Charlie Brown makes for a good third choice.
tazz555 about 9 years ago
well I see a B.R.A.T in your future