Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 10, 2024

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one” (George Washington)

I give her bonus points for creativity.

Not only was it not bad, it was out of this world, Charlie Brown.

She put more effort in that than trying to catch the ball.

I thought maybe this was topical for the day, but Voyager 1’s flyby of Saturn was 1980. I remember the local paper running the beautiful pics of Jupiter and Saturn’s moons and being blown away by them.

Name them.

He should give her The 3 stooges in the eye.

Lucy should wait until after the game before hitting the window pane.

How many moons does Saturn have?

There is always an excuse, Charlie Brown. The question is whether you choose to believe it.

Can you even see the moons of Saturn from here?

How can you see the moons of Saturn?

The Mets would still pay her 10 million dollars.

+Lucy reminds me aof a soccer player I had who was probably the most inept player ever. He too would just let the ball run by without even noticing it. But, to his credit, he’d never come up with an excuse like Lucy’s. He’d just smile as he enjoyed the participation in the game.

Ugh… Just bench her already!

Fly me to the moon CB.

Charlie Brown, you are so wishy washy that even your wishy washes are wishy washy.

Lucy has excellent eyes.

What good is that visor if not to block out unwanted celestial objects from view?

Points for creativity.

♬ Don’t let the stars get in your eyes,Don’t let the moon break your heart.

“One of these days, Lucy, one of these days… Bang! Zoom! STRAIGHT TO THE MOON!”

Bench Lucy for Woodstock

“Out of the darkness, you suddenly appeared / You smiled and I was taken by surprise / I guess I should have seen right through you / but the Moons of Saturn got in my eyes…”

So how is that not a bad excuse?

The moons of Jupiter twaddle my funny bone!

Make Lucy pitch she is a lousy fielder

When the moons hit your eye, like a big pizza pie…