Those of you who read Mad in the 60s will remember Dave Berg. One of his strips showed a little girl (almost a clone of Lucy here) complaining that Mom wasn’t dividing the pie fairly. After several panels, exasperated Mom says, “Well for heaven’s sake, what do you want?” The girl says, “I want my slice to be exactly like his… only a lot bigger!”
Some people (like Lucy) and many in real life are never sent to their room with no pie at all when they behave like this, and hence they grow up to by hyper-entitled adults.
@The Old WolfI was recently re-reading some of my old Mad paperbacks, and some were by Dave Berg, and the one you mentioned was included. (Cue the scary Twilight Zone music………)
Imagine two kids doing this today. Sad. What fun it was. Cowboys and Indians, GI’s and Germans—and the whole neighborhood was our playground. And you realized it was all in fun and you changed sides….and you acted like kids. Very sad what we’ve lost.
legaleagle48 about 8 years ago
I’m beginning to see how that thing with the football started!
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
If that’s unfair to her, I’m beginning to understand why she is the way she is.
jackhs about 8 years ago
Wimmin!
snoopy1959 about 8 years ago
how cames that charlie brown did not run out of ammuniton?
therese_callahan2002 about 8 years ago
“Bang bang. My baby shot me down—” Cher.
The Old Wolf about 8 years ago
Those of you who read Mad in the 60s will remember Dave Berg. One of his strips showed a little girl (almost a clone of Lucy here) complaining that Mom wasn’t dividing the pie fairly. After several panels, exasperated Mom says, “Well for heaven’s sake, what do you want?” The girl says, “I want my slice to be exactly like his… only a lot bigger!”
Some people (like Lucy) and many in real life are never sent to their room with no pie at all when they behave like this, and hence they grow up to by hyper-entitled adults.
alondra about 8 years ago
Why did this remind me of this week’s election?
gantech about 8 years ago
Ah, our budding Lucy…portrait of a fussbudget in the making.
Cats are BEST!! about 8 years ago
I just HATE when people do that!!!!
Godfreydaniel about 8 years ago
@The Old WolfI was recently re-reading some of my old Mad paperbacks, and some were by Dave Berg, and the one you mentioned was included. (Cue the scary Twilight Zone music………)
JohnFarson19 about 8 years ago
I think you better check the sights on your nine shooter, Pecos Charlie. You can’t hit the broad side of a Lucy.
Prestondinjax about 8 years ago
Imagine two kids doing this today. Sad. What fun it was. Cowboys and Indians, GI’s and Germans—and the whole neighborhood was our playground. And you realized it was all in fun and you changed sides….and you acted like kids. Very sad what we’ve lost.
comicsman47 about 8 years ago
Might as well get used to this double standard early, Charlie Brown!