Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 19, 1966

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Charlie Brown scratches Snoopy's head and says, "What a bore . . . "<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "This is great for him . . . He'll sit here all day as long as I scratch his head . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown frowns, "But what do I get out of it? A handful of tired fingers, that's what I get out of it!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown continues, "I stand here scratching and scratching and scratching . . . I do all the work while he just sits there . . . sometimes I think he takes advantage of me."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown continues, "I'll end up getting tendinitis or something, and have to go to a doctor and get a shot . . . I could stand here until both my arms fall off for all he cares . . . good grief!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown continues scratching and says, "I'm the sort of person people just naturally take advantage of . . . That's the trouble with this world . . . Half the people are the kind who take advantage of the other half!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "Well, I'm not going to be the kind who gets taken advantage of! I'm not going to just stand here and scratch his head forever."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "I refuse to let someone take advantage of me this way . . . I'm not going to let him do it . . . I mean, why should I?"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "I'm just the sort of person people naturally take advantage of . . . "<BR><BR>