Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 24, 1981

Transcript:

Lucy runs along the baseball field with her mitt out shouting, "I got it!" "It's all mine!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound looking to his left. He says, "I hate to look..."<BR><BR> Lucy looks up in the sky with her hands outstretched as the ball falls behind her.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown screams and shouts, "AAUGH! I can't stand it!!"<BR><BR> He storms off across the field asking, "All right, Lucy, what's your excuse this time?"<BR><BR> He stands next to her and spreads his hands. He asks, "Was it the sun in your eyes? Was it the fog? The wind? The moon? The stars? What was it this time?"<BR><BR> She looks down at her mitt and replies, "I think there were toxic substances coming from my glove, and they made me dizzy..."<BR><BR> He walks back across the field saying, "If there's a 'Hall of Fame' for excuses, she's IN!"<BR><BR>