Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 25, 1960
Transcript:
Linus and Lucy are in the living-room. Lucy exclaims, "The whole trouble with you is you've got this 'Great Pumpkin' mixed up with Santa Claus!"<BR><BR> Linus replies, "I HAVE NOT! They're two distinct personalities!" Lucy shouts, "All right then! Tell me the difference! GO AHEAD! TELL ME!"<BR><BR> Linus says, "With Santa Claus it's just a JOB! He gives away all those toys because it's EXPECTED of him!"<BR><BR> He yells, "The Great Pumpkin gives away HIS toys because he feels he's fulfilling a MORAL OBLIGATION!" Lucy grimaces at the reader and softly says, "Oh good grief!"<BR><BR>
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