Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 02, 1962

Transcript:

Linus clasps his hands together and says, "This is the big day! Nine hundred and twenty-nine days! One to go . . . This is it!"<BR><BR> Lucy watches television. Linus walks up and says, "Lucy, may I read your new comic book?" Lucy replies, "No, you can't! And stop bothering me!"<BR><BR> Linus throws his hands in the air and says, "You did it! You did it!"<BR><BR> Linus shakes Lucy's hand and says, "My heartfelt congratulations! You did it!!"<BR><BR> Linus continues, "You have been crabby for one thousand days in a row! You have just set an all time record! I knew you could do it!"<BR><BR> Linus says, "See? I've been keeping track on this calendar since Tuesday Dec. 8th 1959! Remember that day? You threw an apple core at me! Since then you have gone one thousand days without failing once to be crabby!"<BR><BR> Linus takes Lucy's hand and says, "Let me shake your hand again!"<BR><BR> Linus hands Lucy a document and says, "I'd also like to present you with this specially inscribed scroll commemorating this historical event . . ."<BR><BR> Linus continues, "Again, may I say, 'congratulations!' You are an inspiration to all the crabby people in this world!"<BR><BR> Lucy says, "One rarely gets a chance to see such carefully prepared sarcasm!"<BR><BR>