I didn’t really internalise the fact that there’s a clock/timer on my phone until about 4 years ago. I looked at the clock and heard myself say, “Twenty minutes…that means lunch will be ready at a quarter past one.”
I’ve been reading Peanuts from the beginning and I love how sassy Charlie Brown was in these early strips! Idky Schulz decided to make him into such a sad sack
The funniest part of this strip is Charlie Brown’s honesty. Remember the scene in “Crocodile Dundee”, where Paul Hogan’s character surreptitiously checked the time on a companion’s watch, then made a show of announcing the time as if he’d read the sun’s position? Charlie Brown could have done something like that to impress Violet — instead, he told the simple, unvarnished truth. And was funny.
This is the beauty of “Peanuts” over its long run.
Like reading, I don’t remember when I learned to tell time. I knew it before I went to first grade (and skipped kindergarten). My parents bought me a book around the time I was five, so I remember that.
Yakety Sax 7 months ago
Now it’s time to run !
Shikamoo Premium Member 7 months ago
Those were the days when they taught you how to read a clock face. With roman numerals.
iggyman 7 months ago
I was waiting for the big hand is on 12 and the little hand is on 4!
mccollunsky 7 months ago
Tune in next time to see what Violet does to Charlie Brown, but now time for station ID and the news.
orinoco womble 7 months ago
I didn’t really internalise the fact that there’s a clock/timer on my phone until about 4 years ago. I looked at the clock and heard myself say, “Twenty minutes…that means lunch will be ready at a quarter past one.”
Frankie5466 7 months ago
I’ve been reading Peanuts from the beginning and I love how sassy Charlie Brown was in these early strips! Idky Schulz decided to make him into such a sad sack
Bohica Premium Member 7 months ago
The funniest part of this strip is Charlie Brown’s honesty. Remember the scene in “Crocodile Dundee”, where Paul Hogan’s character surreptitiously checked the time on a companion’s watch, then made a show of announcing the time as if he’d read the sun’s position? Charlie Brown could have done something like that to impress Violet — instead, he told the simple, unvarnished truth. And was funny.
This is the beauty of “Peanuts” over its long run.
VegaAlopex 7 months ago
Like reading, I don’t remember when I learned to tell time. I knew it before I went to first grade (and skipped kindergarten). My parents bought me a book around the time I was five, so I remember that.
dlkrueger33 7 months ago
I’ll bet there are a lot of kids today who can’t decipher an analog clock nor read Roman numerals.
The Orange Mailman 7 months ago
This strip is genius even in its infancy.
gantech 7 months ago
Now, that’s just cheating!
eced52 7 months ago
At least he wasn’t trying to show off.
uniquename 7 months ago
In this digital world, I still sometimes say “20 to…” or “quarter past…”. It can mess up people not used to analog clocks.
ladykat 7 months ago
Good one, Charlie Brown!
Strawberry King 7 months ago
He got her good.