Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 19, 2021

It’s not often that a Peanuts strip has permanent consequences, so Patty has to try extra hard to remember it.

yep, Marcie, definitely psychological problems

Patty’s brain is stuck in a loop.

Snoopy’s so cute, sticking up out of his boards.

Yes, a beagle!

This morning I was complaining about that day old doughnut I had for breakfast (Yes, yes oh what a beautiful mourning!), till the truth hit me like a hammer and I muttered: “A Bagel?!?”

Yes, Patty, a beagle. Now a homeless beagle thanks to you two!

Good thinking Marcie. Recognizing the truth is the first step in making a full recovery.

And the thing is that they’ll believe it!

You took a Mental Health day.

“The funny kid with the big nose” looks bewildered!

What’dya mean, “had” psychological problems? Past tense?

I agree with you on that one Marcie

I treasure these old reprints. I never knew Patty found out Snoopy was a dog. Although I read Peanuts every day at home, some business trips lasted months.

A beagle?

Peppermint Patty confronted with life.

Psychological problems? Sigmund Freud would have a field day with those two.

Don’t even mention it, Marcie. They’ll just drug the daylights out of you!

Snoopy is so many things – ace fighter pilot, Joe Cool, elite hockey player, suave dancer etc etc. I can see her confusion

So they’ll just leave Snoopy with his destroyed house?

I think Marcie is onto something.

Someone had better give ole Chuck the bad news.

she can’t Handle the truth!

She simply needs an optometrist, not a psychologist.

Who’s gonna fix Snoopy’s dog house?

I suppose telling the truth is out of the question?

Yes, Patty, a beagle. And yet it’s Marcie who wears the glasses…

Must be in Illinois.

Give up your psych stand Lucy. Marcie is a natural

Snoopy’s been outed as a dog!

There goes his art collection.

Just say you were dealing with Peppermint Patty’s psychological problems and they’ll give you a medal for trying to help, Marcie.

Marcie has always called Patty Sir, so can you see what Schultz had done here. Marcie calling the pot black. Saying that, this is the first time I’ve seen Peppermint Patti finally realizing Snoopy is a dog. I mean she slept in in his doghouse, thinking it was a cottage (in the rain). Will Patti have a relapse and go back to thinking Snoopy is a big nose kid?

Sorry to see Patty disillusioned, but I hope it doesn’t change her opinion of his skills as a ballplayer. (As I recall, after her initial encounter with “Chuck’s” team — she briefly took over the pitching duties, before leaving in disgust — she told Snoopy that he was the only decent player they had.)

Still, in denial Peppermint Patty?

Definitely a dog day for Patty.

At least that wouldn’t be a lie.

I hope they know that they need to fix the dog house

But, but, but, but …..pretty soon Baseball and Ballantine!! That means Snoopy at short! He will DEFINITELY pass Babe Ruth in HRs this year.