Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 19, 1964
September 18, 1964
September 20, 1964
Transcript:
Linus announces, "I got another 'C' on my map.." He and Charlie Brown walk.<BR><BR> Linus holds up the sheet of paper: "My teacher said I put in too much detail."<BR><BR> "She said I put in countries she's never even heard of, but what's wrong with that?" Linus looks at Charlie Brown.<BR><BR> He raises his arm: "I like to think of my map as being fifty years ahead of its time!"<BR><BR>
woodnote about 13 years ago
Linus sure had that right. In 2014 there’s a helluva lot more countries than there is in 1964.
LadyBlanc almost 12 years ago
Yes, but woodnote said “is” not “will be.”
bait over 8 years ago
How prophetic !
Stormwyrm over 7 years ago
So he put in countries with names like Bangladesh (1971), Kyrgzstan (1991), Tajikistan (1991), East Timor (2002), Turkmenistan (1991), Belarus (1991), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992), Croatia (1991), the Czech Republic (1993), Slovakia (1993), Macedonia (1991), Montenegro (2007), Ukraine (1991), Serbia (2006), Eritrea (1993), Namibia (1990), Lithuania (1990), Brunei (1984), Zimbabwe (1980), Yemen (1967), and Malta (Sept. 21, 1964, only a few days after the strip!).
yow4zip Premium Member 2 months ago
Ever the visionary.