Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 16, 1959
Transcript:
Linus and Charlie Brown are walking. Linus says, "I've just come to realize something.."<br> <br> He continues, "I never knew it before, but Lucy really resents my having been born..she's wanted a sister like you have!"<br> <br> They lean against the wall. Charlie Brown says,'Well, it's like my aunt Marian always says, you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your relatives"<br> <br> Linus grimaces and exclaims,"Your aunt Marian is wonderfully wise!"<br> <br>
Miss Othmar about 12 years ago
Now I’m confused…it seems like everbody’s aunts is named Marian, or am I wrong?
LadyBlanc over 11 years ago
I believe it was a fairly popular name at the time. Maybe everyone did have an Aunt Marian.
tulip-lover almost 11 years ago
I was wondering the same thing. Weird. They’re all spelled with an “A” instead of Marion.
decimator1337 over 9 years ago
So both Violet and CB have aunts Marian, but Lucy has Marion. OK.
Zoomydid almost 8 years ago
Maybe it’s the same Marian! Marian, Mrs Gray and Mrs Brown might be three sisters – the future Mrs Gray went to college, married a wealthy and successful man, spent years not talking to her inferior sisters (hence why Charlie Brown doesn’t know Violet when she first appears), recently moved back to the neighbourhood and now spends all her time talking about the many ways in which her husband is better than Mr Brown; a trait which her daughter Violet has picked up!
yow4zip Premium Member about 5 years ago
You can’t choose them, but you can be estranged from them.
Best Commenter Ever over 3 years ago
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