Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 21, 1968
Transcript:
Sally walks up behind Charlie Brown and asks, "Is it Christmas yet?" Charlie Brown replies, "Four more days."<BR><BR> Sally asks, "How come it takes so long?"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown replies, "Christmas is on top of a steep hill, and the closer you get to it, the steeper the hill is!"<BR><BR> Sally sits next to Snoopy and says, "Christmas is on top of a steep hill!"<BR><BR>
MrJamie1062 over 11 years ago
There is some truth to that, that ANY BIG DAY, for that matter—not just Xmas, but, say, your birthday, etc., can seem as if it’s on “top of a steep hill,”the way the remaining days until the big day in question, just seem to DRAG, the closer you get.
thatdarnfurry almost 3 years ago
This is straight out of a page from Lucy’s manual on how to teach your younger sibling nothing