Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 29, 2024

All role models start out as people, Sally. If you’re not perfect, don’t expect others to be.

Cleo made an asp of herself.

Now, that is how to start an oral presentation!

Isn’t that the way it is?

How could Cleopatra be anyone’s role model? She killed some of her family members, and plotted to have her brother killed. She was also a ruthless leader. Wait – maybe I understand the MAGA movement now…

What thing? That she was Elizabeth Taylor?

Sally’s dress is Lucy-blue. Hmm.

They all do eventually! So, don’t raise them so high that when they fall, they take you with them.

Role model, not so much. Smart, tough (ruthless) woman doing everything she could to retain Egyptian independence, yes.

And what do you admire about her, Ms. Brown?

You get used to that a lot with historical figures. Don’t look up the founding fathers btw; their values were quite bad, actually.

Oh, this should be interesting…

Good point. Cleopatra was, after all, Queen of De Nile.

There goes my hero…. he’s ordinary….

So you found about her family branch?

Can Cleopatra be Halloween leaning?

Sorry, Sally. We’ve all been there

Did she look like Elizabeth Taylor Hollywood version?

Love seeing the random kid in the first panel. His feet don’t touch the floor

don’t worry sally, just go sit in the pumpkin patch and wait for the great pumpkin

Cleo must be broken hearted to hear this.

Well Sally, that’s what happens when you Asp too many questions.

And after 01/20/25, will it be either the partisans of Donald or Kamala who feel this way??

That horrible woman bankrupted 20th Century Fox studios!!

Okay—-maybe Dr.Doolittle helped…..

Yeah, that’ll happen. I’ve been there many times.

Cleopatra did just fine, it’s good to be Queen!

Celebrities in history or today will let you down, they are human.

Girl, you gotta role with the punches.

Most of the stories about Cleopatra are rated “R”.

Haven’t seen such disillusionment since Ed Norton (Art Carney) discovered that his hero, Pierre Francois de la Brioski, didn’t design the sewers of Paris — “. . . he condemned them!”

“You’ve got to choose your heroes, choose them well. They could be leading you straight into hell.”—-Utopia