Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 13, 1951
January 12, 1951
January 15, 1951
Transcript:
Charlie Brown is standing talking to Patty as she sits on the curb. He asks,"You know what I'd like to be?"<BR><BR> He exclaims,"A roughneck!<BR><BR> He shakes his fist, looks at the reader, and continues,"Yes, sir! A regular lil ol' roughneck!"<BR><BR> He sits next to her and concludes,"The only trouble is I'm not strong enough!"<BR><BR>
I never was either in my childhood. So, at 17, fresh out of high school, I joined the Marine Corps to try and change things. And it worked. Now, here I am at 75yo, and I find myself right back where I started. Oh well, got a few good years in.