Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 15, 2023

Practice makes perfect, even parentheses…

Lost in translation.

Grass, Charlie Brown? Then what do <>, [], and {} look like to you?

Very creative, Sally.

Ok, but if the paper is white, and the background color isn’t representative of the color of the paper, why is the golf ball white, but not the rest? Or, why isn’t the golf ball also the color of the background?

WHY ARE THE PARENTHESIS TRANSPARENT, BUT NOT THE BALL?

Someone, please. Help me out, here.

Charlie Brown, go to the optometrist. Those do not look like grass.

I remember this strip.

Looks like Sally is in a rough spot.

Parenthetically speaking.

Let’s give it a try, shall we? ( )( )( )( o )( o )( )( ) ;9

Why not have fun with your homework, right, Sally?

This made me smile this morning. :-)

and XOXO looks like a hug and kiss?

No, Charlie, if this was grass, all the pieces would be curved in the same direction, pointing to the sun or bending to the wind. No, this is definitely parentheses. And Sally got them just right. Good job.

Sally, that clever little lass,

Draws golf balls in the grass,

Alas.

The parenthesis look more like hairs.

Happens to my golf balls on a depressingly regular basis.

If only Sally could use that imagination for good things.

my golf balls usually end up lost in the woods. not sure what key(s) to practice for that.

She has a mind of her own.

I thought they look a lot like parenthesis.

Sally likes to think outside the parentheses.

I never got into golf. Chasing a small white ball from the tee to the cup is not my cup of tee.

Epentheses are all but forgotten.

I remember practicing swirls and loops, but not parentheses.

I’m trying to figure out how/why Charlie thinks those parentheses look like grass…was he smoking some or what?

Where’s Ball-do?

And now,on to hyphens.

Maybe Sally grew up to become a Lisp programmer

She was going to go with “A single grain of wisdom amongst the many thoughts to improve the world” theme, but decided this would be cuter.

Thanks for finding my golf ball Sally. It usually ends up in the water.

Weed?

I don’t remember practicing writing outside of school

Put that in your smipe and poke it…

Smart reply, Sally. Got a good chuckle out of that one.

All together now: Good Grief!