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Quite a vocabulary sheās got, for a little kid. But notice, she was still a toddler a month ago, now she and CB are nearly the same ageāand I always thought from later strips that she was a year or two older.
As for her use of an unusual expression hereā¦. She might have overheard the term āgrand coupā if her parents played Whist or Bridge, and got a general sense of its value without knowing an exact definition.
āThe 1950s were the height of bridge popularity in the US; the joke was probably based on the idea of her having heard the term and assuming it applied to any game at hand.
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Mostly, I wanted to mention that Charles Schulz was a bridge fiend. Recently, About Comics published a collection of his short-lived panel gag strip āItās Only a Gameā, which is all jokes about sports and games. One out of every three strips is a bridge strip."
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
what eāen bother?
knight1192a over 8 years ago
A grand coup? What, is Charlie Brown supposed to be the neighborhood checkers champion nobody can beat?
RabbitHole over 8 years ago
Fa warmup for when she holds the football for him to kick.
GreenWyvern over 8 years ago
A āgrand coupā is actually a term from bridge, not checkers!
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
The real Lucy is starting to show up. Just wait until she has a brother.
orinoco womble over 8 years ago
Quite a vocabulary sheās got, for a little kid. But notice, she was still a toddler a month ago, now she and CB are nearly the same ageāand I always thought from later strips that she was a year or two older.
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 8 years ago
As for her use of an unusual expression hereā¦. She might have overheard the term āgrand coupā if her parents played Whist or Bridge, and got a general sense of its value without knowing an exact definition.
dwdl21 over 8 years ago
What little kid even knows what a coup is?
Robert Wilson Premium Member over 8 years ago
Maybe her grandparents drive a Coupe de Ville.
Earnestly Frank over 8 years ago
Cartoon relativity ā some age faster than others.
celeconecca over 8 years ago
@Stephen Treadwell : itās either a 2 foot car or a place to keep chickuns!
celeconecca over 8 years ago
Autocorrect: door, not foot.
ellisaana Premium Member over 8 years ago
Vocabulary is directly related to what a child hears in early childhood from parents or his/her significant care-giver.
Algolei over 8 years ago
I found the following quote online.
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āThe 1950s were the height of bridge popularity in the US; the joke was probably based on the idea of her having heard the term and assuming it applied to any game at hand.
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Mostly, I wanted to mention that Charles Schulz was a bridge fiend. Recently, About Comics published a collection of his short-lived panel gag strip āItās Only a Gameā, which is all jokes about sports and games. One out of every three strips is a bridge strip."
OldestandWisest over 8 years ago
Thereās no luck in a game like checkersāitās all skill.
gantech over 8 years ago
Take over chickens?
Dippy over 8 years ago
Theeeereās the Lucy we all know and loathe!
Kirk Barnes Premium Member over 8 years ago
Coup de WHAP!