Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 06, 1962
November 05, 1962
November 07, 1962
Transcript:
Sally shouts at Linus, "I'm not speaking to you! After what happened on Halloween night, I'm never going to speak to you again!"<BR><BR> Sally shouts, "I wouldn't speak to you if I met you on the street, on the ocean, in the air or on the moon!"<BR><BR> Sally storms off.<BR><BR> Linus says, "How about if I were coming through the rye?!"<BR><BR>
MrJamie1062 over 7 years ago
What Linus says in closing panel is a reference to the famous book by the late JD Salinger,“The Catcher in the Rye,” of course.
PaulWardle over 7 years ago
I wouldn’t say of course. It could also be a reference to the old song lyric, “If a body, met a body, comin’ through the rye.” which predates Salinger by decades.
Stormwyrm over 7 years ago
The original allusion is to an old poem by Robert Burns, “Comin’ Thro’ the Rye”, which dates to 1782, thus predating Salinger not by decades but centuries! It’s also a rather naughty bit of verse to say the least, with a lot of sexual overtones, with a rather explicit version too. What, Linus, now that Sally’s mad at you, you’re suddenly all dere dere after being tsun tsun for so long? :P
thepinkbaroness over 4 years ago
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yow4zip Premium Member over 2 years ago
Wow, even on the moon.