Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 21, 2024

dog abuse!

Ah a rare Sunday story carry over from the previous Sunday. The Ole bang the TV trick, can’t do that anymore , sadly.

Is the Queen of Hearts the first adult ever seen in a Peanuts comic?

I remember doing that to the tv. Also to the radio. Today we unplug them wait a minute, and plug them back in.

I knew a stage technician who used to use that technique on the light board; he called it “a delicate adjustment.”

At least Woodstock didn’t get stepped on!

Wait…this was an ARC?? Wow, I didn’t think Peanuts did arcs.

More than a nickel?!?

Lucy can fix anything

Poor Snoopy, but he’s back.

I’d call that a rather revolutionary Che(shire) Guevara-method of rearrangement, but who am I to judge?…

Don’t be shy, sir, that’s re-shire!

Sadly, the old “ballpeen adjustment” doesn’t work on today’s smart TVs. Unless what you want is to go buy a new one. Doesn’t mean I haven’t wanted to try it on occasion. For some reason when I am tired or stressed out, electronic gadgets get stroppy. I have walked past a DVD and had it open all by itself, and no, I wasn’t carrying my phone. One time I was in a public office and the printer the person was using wasn’t working. I said, “Just a moment, I’ll be right back.” Walked to the other end of the room—printer worked fine.

Guess, now, you just pick up your flatscreen TV and shake it like an old Etch-a-Sketch…

Queen of Hearts: “Off with her head!”

Lucy: “I don’t think so!”

Sorry, Lucy, this was pro bono. Besides, you might want to forego the bill lest Snoopy lawyer decides to sue.

I try that with my 55" OLED Flat Screen and I wind up with a BROKEN 55" OLED Flat Screen. Besides, it’s probably the Cable Company’s fault. Or the Router.

So ends the 3 week Sunday Peanuts Chesire Beagle arc.

Said the Queen of Hearts to Lucy: “OFF WITH HER HEAD!”

Another old joke:

A company called a repairman to fix a broken piece of equipment. He walked around for about 15 minutes, took out a hammer and hit it against a pipe. The equipment started working.

He sent them a bill for $10,000. The company complained stating that all he did was tap a pipe with a hammer. They demanded a detailed invoice to justify the bill.

He sent them:

Hitting equipment with a hammer: $5.

Knowing where to hit: $9,995

For you youngsters, that is exactly what we did in the 50’s and 60’s when the TV was buzzing or the picture was rolling or out of focus.

She attended the school of Percussive Maintenance TV Repair

Love the title panel

That’s why you have to leave Cheshiring to cats.

Looks to be more lucrative that the psychiatrists booth. Maybe she can give TV repair advice

What do you call Lucy Van Pelt and the Queen of Hearts in the same panel? Redundant!

Snoopy’s back, but at what cost.

Things haven ‘t changed all that much. That is the way I start my gas fire-place sometimes. BTW- love the artwork of the queen on the throw-away panel!

ah… a cognitive adjustment gesture (aka dope slap)

What is it – a dime?

When a whack would shake the vacuum tubes inside the TV cabinet, in the long-ago days of the 20th century.

I had a huge console TV that I nicknamed “Slappy”. When it finally died after many years of service, it became a stand for it’s replacement.

Gasp! A grown-up! In PEANUTS!

Fascinating seeing Schulz emulate Tenniel, and still bring it into his own style.

“Off with her head!”

I wonder if this is how Fonzie learned to control the jukebox (among other things) by thumping it with the side of his fist.

Lucy’s advice and her repairs tend to have side effects and/or unexpected costs.

It’ll work out fine. For Lucy.

Try that with a 21st century television and you’ll need a new one.

Lucy youfidnot have to whack Snoopy so hard .Snoopy glad you’re back

Did Lucy teach that move to Leroy Jethro Gibbs?

Every dog shall have his daze.

Lucy would make a perfect “Red Queen”