Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 22, 1987
February 21, 1987
February 23, 1987
Transcript:
Snoopy sits on the floor of the living-room watching Sally draw next to him.<BR><BR> She walks off down the lane with her painting in her hand.<BR><BR> She stands next to the chalkboard in front of the class. She says, "This is my report on George Washington, who was born in 1732..."<BR><BR> She looks at the painting and continues, "As a special treat for all of you, I have drawn his portrait..."<BR><BR> She proudly displays a painting of Lincoln.<BR><BR> She looks slightly to her left and asks, "What?"<BR><BR> She looks at the picture again and says, "It looks like who?"<BR><BR> She turns to her slight left and asks, "When was HE born?"<BR><BR> She looks at the painting again and says, "Really?"<BR><BR> She shows the painting to the class again and continues, "Okay, moving on to 1809.."<BR><BR>
Then Lucy can use the same portrait for her report on Beethoven…
Beethoven’s birth year (1770) is exactly halfway between 1732 and 1809. More precisely, the midpoint between Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays is the 7th of August in 1770. Maybe this is the real birthday of Beethoven, and his family just postponed his baptism until December 17th for some reason?