Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 23, 1952
December 22, 1952
December 24, 1952
Transcript:
Lucy stands afar watching questioningly as Charlie Brown bends over with a coin in his hand. He complains, "A penny! Rats! Why couldn't I have found a nickel?!" He adds, "What good is a penny these days?!"<BR><BR> He walks off muttering, "Why do things like that always happen to me?!"<BR><BR> She watches him go and says, "Gee, he found a penny! I saw him! He found a penny!"<BR><BR> She walks off asking, "Why don't things like that ever happen to me?"<BR><BR>
buddytoe over 12 years ago
Pessimist: Rats! Why couldn’t I have found a nickel?!
Optimist: Money!
yow4zip Premium Member almost 12 years ago
A penny is in the eye of the beholder.
mysinger over 10 years ago
Wow one of the few times Lucy is optimistic. What do you wanna bet she runs after him and pins him down and screams till he give her it.
IdunnoNoodles almost 7 years ago
If he’s saying “what good is a penny these days” back in 1952, it was a good thing we discontinued the penny a couple years ago.
C wolfe over 4 years ago
I don’t know about 1952 but in 1962 I could get to large pretzel sticks for a penny.
Commenter8888 over 3 years ago
pessimistic and optimistic.