Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 21, 1969
Transcript:
Linus and Charlie Brown sit at their desks in school. Charlie Brown holds up a pencil and says, "I'm going over to the pencil sharpener . . This lead broke . . ."<BR><BR> Linus says, "Actually, it isn't lead at all . . . It's a combination of Bavarian clay and Madagascar graphite."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown looks at the pencil.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "You're the only person I know who can take the joy out of sharpening a pencil!"<BR><BR>
What joy is there in sharpening a pencil?