Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 08, 1955
July 07, 1955
July 09, 1955
Transcript:
Linus sits playing in the sandbox. Lucy comes to the side of the house and says, "Linus..mommy says come on in and eat lunch.."<br> <br> She stoops down next to him and says, "She says if you don't, you'll never grow up to be a big boy.."<br> <br> She walks off. He grimaces and thinks, "HUH!"<br> <br> He walks off and thinks, "Five hundred years from now, who'll know the difference?"<br> <br>
Every parent who tells their child to eat their vegetables “so you’ll grow up to be big and strong!” should be forced to tell them the second half: “and everybody will expect YOU to carry the heavy stuff!”