Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 12, 1976
Transcript:
Lucy kneels in the grass smiling, whistling, and spinning the football in her hands. Charlie Brown walks along and looks ahead of him puzzled.<BR><BR> He walks up to her as she places the ball on the ground and says,"I'm going to pretend to hold the football, Charlie Brown..."<BR><BR> As he walks away, she continues,"But when you come running up to kick it, I'm going to pull it away...okay?"<BR><BR> He runs back with a grimace on his face.<BR><BR> He flips up in the air with a scream as she pulls the ball away.<BR><BR> He hits the ground with a WUMP!<BR><BR> She stands and looks down at him asking,"Men never really listen to what women are saying, do they?"<BR><BR>
LadyBlanc over 11 years ago
Nope. They just hear “Wah wah wah-wah waah.”
tdoug1 over 9 years ago
She finally said something that made since!!
PBS1! about 5 years ago
Maybe Charlie Brown is just hardwired to try kicking, no matter what.
Daeder almost 3 years ago
He must have thought she was being facetious.
wiley207 almost 3 years ago
For once, she was honest!
Best Commenter Ever over 2 years ago
https://youtu.be/CdtNU9LYgzA?t=38
jasonbres about 2 years ago
This strip was adapted in one of the animated sequences for the documentary “Here’s to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years”, one of the last things Sparky worked on before his death.
DoubleU 11 months ago
Shows how far Charlie’s gone.