Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 31, 1966
Transcript:
The World War I Flying Ace thinks, "Here I am putting on my flying gloves . . . the air is cold today . . ."<BR><BR> The Flying Ace thinks, "'Switch off!' Coupez! 'Contact?' Contact it is!"<BR><BR> The Flying Ace thinks, "Here's the World War I pilot flying in his Sopwith Camel searching for the Red Baron! Down below I see the little village of Touson and the river Marne . . . "<BR><BR> The Flying Ace thinks, "There's the Red Baron! He's diving right at me! I've got to . . ."<BR><BR> The doghouse is riddled with bullets. The Flying Ace thinks, "Rats! Here I am bringing my wounded machine down over the front lines! What courage! What fortitude! Crash! My plane flips over into a shell hole!" The Flying Ace falls off the doghouse.<BR><BR> The Flying Ace knocks on the doghouse and thinks, "I must report back to my squadron commander . . . he'll be glad to see me . . ."<BR><BR> The Flying Ace salutes and thinks, "Flying Ace Snoopy reporting, sir . . . I . . . Yes, sir, yes sir . . . I know that, sir . . . yes sir . . . you're right, sir . . . yes, sir . . . yes, sir . . . very well, sir . . ."<BR><BR> Snoopy walks off.<BR><BR> The Flying Ace washes dishes and thinks, "I'm the only pilot who ever got put on K.P. for losing too many Sopwith Camels!"<BR><BR>