Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 15, 1970
Transcript:
"Good moring Fred," Snoopy thinks as he walks along the top of the doghouse.<BR><BR> He holds up his apron.<BR><BR> "Here's the world-famous grocery clerk tying his apron and getting ready to work behind the check-out counter.." Snoopy ties his apron behind his back.<BR><BR> "Good morning, Mrs. Bartley... How's your bridge game? Did you have a nice weekend?" Snoopy grins and opens his arms.<BR><BR> "Bread..thirty-nine twice... Jelly..forty-nine... Salad dressing..sixty-seven..That it, sweetie?" [PANEL 6]:"CARRY OUT," Snoopy turns his head.<BR><BR> [PANEL 7]: "Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Bartley..I didn't mean to startle you.." [PANEL 8]: "Good morning, Mrs. Lockhart..how are you today? How's all the family?" Snoopy opens his arms and grins.<BR><BR> [PANEL 9]: "Pickles..sixty..bread..thirty-nine thrice..eggs..fifty-nine twice..carrots.." [PANEL 10]: "HEY FRED HOW MUCH ON THE CARROTS? Did you have any bottles, Mrs Lockhart? Thank you."<BR><BR> [PANEL 10]: "Good morning, Mrs. Mendelson..Has your husband found a job yet? How was your trip to Hawaii?" He grins and opens his arms.<BR><BR> [PANEL 11]: "Bread..thirty-nine eight times..soup..two for twenty-nine.. ten cans...coffee...a dollar seventy-eight...tuna..thirty-nine twice.."<BR><BR> [PANEL 12]: Snoopy sighs, "Seven hours and forty minutes to go... Good morning, Mrs. ALbo..how are you today, sweetie? He grins and opens his arms.<BR><BR>
dsukenick almost 11 years ago
Snoopy is crazy.
tdoug1 over 9 years ago
I don’t know the guy out of work but still goes to Hawaii sounds good
JonHart over 4 years ago
How things have changed. These days checkout staff are not encouraged to have conversations with customers. everything is barcoded and if you called anyone ‘sweetie’ HR would come down on top of you like a train. Yeah, I know I’m getting old …
HeatherMcCrillis about 4 years ago
Must be a small or cheap shop if the World Famous Grocery Clerk has to project his voice enough to startle customers rather than using a microphone to contact other employees.
LivelyClamor almost 2 years ago
1970s prices! Now I have confirmation of what I only vaguely recalled!
FrostbiteFalls about 1 year ago
Mrs. Mendelson’s husband’s job search is an in-jokey reference to Schulz’s friend and producer of many of the TV specials, Lee Mendelson.