Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 08, 1969
December 07, 1969
December 09, 1969
Transcript:
Peppermint Patty sits in class and raises her hand. She says, "Miss Swanson, I don't understand the fourth problem."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty continues, "Of course, I don't really understand the other three problems, either . . ."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty says, "Actually, I don't understand math at all."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty continues, "Let's face it . . . I don't even understand school!"<BR><BR>
I literally used these exact lines in middle school, but instead of getting laughs, I got glared at by the teacher and confused the rest of the class. I wonder if I was doing this at the time this strip was (maybe) being read by kids, would they have gotten it?