Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 23, 1953
December 22, 1953
December 24, 1953
Transcript:
Charlie Brown sits on the ground looking at the game-board, as Lucy jumps up and raises her hands. She shouts, "I DID IT!! What a triumph!"<BR><BR> He glowers at her as she clasps her hands and continues, "I'm the first person in history who's ever won ten thousand checker games in a row!<BR><BR> She smiles as he stands and says, "HUH! You think you're so smart! Well..just remember one thing..."<BR><BR> He raises his hand and concludes, "I'm the first person in history who's ever LOST ten thousand checker games in a row!"<BR><BR>
Konekodemon almost 12 years ago
Whatever happened to that one time when he did beat her?
yow4zip Premium Member about 11 years ago
Take that, Lucy!
paullp Premium Member about 10 years ago
Charlies proves that it’s all a matter of perspective.
ootey over 6 years ago
Could you give him one victory for Christmas, Luce.
[Unnamed Reader - b10daf] 30 days ago
The miracle was that Charlie Brown kept playing with her.
kaystari Premium Member 14 days ago
I do wonder if this is ‘kids counting,’ like just adding zeros to numbers. There’s no way they’ve had time to play that many games, even if they played a short version of the game. (Like a ‘sudden death’ version).