Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 21, 1968

Transcript:

"\"Okay, Mac, what's your problem?\" Lucy sits behind her Psychiatric Help booth with her feet propped up on the desk. Charlie Brown sits on a stool in front of her and announces: \"People!\"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown faces Lucy and explains, \"I find that people take advantage of me..\" Lucy props her chin in her hands.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown raises his arms and continues, \"Like in talking, for instance..people talk to me on and on, and I get bored and want to leave, but I don't, and they keep on and..\"<BR><BR> \"It's your own fault! You're just too wishy-washy!\" Lucy announces.<BR><BR> Lucy shakes her fist: \"People who talk too much deserve to be insulted! They deserve to have other people walk away from them! Talking too much is an unforgiveable social sin! Absolutely unforgiveable!\" Charlie Brown looks at his hand, looking at the snow which is beginning to fall.<BR><BR> Lucy shakes her finger at Charlie Brown and continues, \"The only way to deal with people who talk too much is to let them know just how boring they really are...\"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown rolls his eyes as he hears, \"You can't waste your time with them... No, sir!\"<BR><BR> Lucy raises her arms and adds, \"Why should you sit and waste your valuable time while some bore talks on and on about nothing?\" The snow is very heavy now.<BR><BR> They are now both completely covered with snow. Lucy declares, \"Life is too short to waste it listening to some person who doesn't know when to shut up! Time is too valuable! Time is...\" Charlie Brown sighs.<BR><BR>" dialogue-text,"\"Okay, Mac, what's your problem?\" Lucy sits behind her Psychiatric Help booth with her feet propped up on the desk. Charlie Brown sits on a stool in front of her and announces: \"People!\"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown faces Lucy and explains, \"I find that people take advantage of me..\" Lucy props her chin in her hands.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown raises his arms and continues, \"Like in talking, for instance..people talk to me on and on, and I get bored and want to leave, but I don't, and they keep on and..\"<BR><BR> \"It's your own fault! You're just too wishy-washy!\" Lucy announces.<BR><BR> Lucy shakes her fist: \"People who talk too much deserve to be insulted! They deserve to have other people walk away from them! Talking too much is an unforgiveable social sin! Absolutely unforgiveable!\" Charlie Brown looks at his hand, looking at the snow which is beginning to fall.<BR><BR> Lucy shakes her finger at Charlie Brown and continues, \"The only way to deal with people who talk too much is to let them know just how boring they really are...\"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown rolls his eyes as he hears, \"You can't waste your time with them... No, sir!\"<BR><BR> Lucy raises her arms and adds, \"Why should you sit and waste your valuable time while some bore talks on and on about nothing?\" The snow is very heavy now.<BR><BR> They are now both completely covered with snow. Lucy declares, \"Life is too short to waste it listening to some person who doesn't know when to shut up! Time is too valuable! Time is...\" Charlie Brown sighs.<BR><BR>"