A true hypochondriac in the making (and by the way, Linus, wait until you have to go to WORK in the rain. If you think school is bad, just wait until you get your first job!)
Where I live it rains so seldom that mothers often don’t take elementary-aged kids to school in the rain. They act like they’re going to melt or something. No child walks to school alone anymore—too many have gone missing.
I seem to remember that when I was in school, all the kids who rode the school bus got to leave early on rainy days because it took the bus longer to get them home in the rain.
This strip is a good reminder to me of what I experienced while growing up. It prepared me for those wet & muddy days on Okinawa when we were fighting the Japanese. I will never forget that rainy May of 1945.
If my children had to walk in the rain to their bus stop, I gave them an umbrella. They were prone to colds. Linus does sound like a hypochondriac. But I thought he was able to make the rain go away. Anyone remember that strip?
I walked home from school in the rain one afternoon in second grade! (Unheard of now.) I remember crying because it was such a lonely feeling getting caught in a torrent in Naples, FL in an afternoon storm. Then I remember thinking, “well no one knows I’m crying because the rain covers my tears.”
Aaron Saltzer over 12 years ago
Somebody doesn’t like school it sounds like.
Catfeet Premium Member over 12 years ago
Gesundheit!…now, go to school already, Linus!
redbaron1966 over 12 years ago
What, and miss a class with Miss Othmar??
legaleagle48 over 12 years ago
A true hypochondriac in the making (and by the way, Linus, wait until you have to go to WORK in the rain. If you think school is bad, just wait until you get your first job!)
orinoco womble over 12 years ago
Where I live it rains so seldom that mothers often don’t take elementary-aged kids to school in the rain. They act like they’re going to melt or something. No child walks to school alone anymore—too many have gone missing.
kenwarnerfordictator over 12 years ago
A true example of someone talking himself into being sick! Enjoy it while youca, Linus. When you grow up, you won’t be able to afford the luxury.
BigChiefDesoto over 12 years ago
I seem to remember that when I was in school, all the kids who rode the school bus got to leave early on rainy days because it took the bus longer to get them home in the rain.
Phapada over 12 years ago
DerkinsVanPelt218 over 12 years ago
If it pours too hard for me to go anywhere, I just take off my shoes and coat, get a hot drink, and something to read.
Freebyrd1 over 12 years ago
But when it rains in Barbados, sometimes it’s so heavy you can’t see more that a few feet in front of you!!
rockstarjeo over 12 years ago
just like me back when i was in elementary!
GROG Premium Member over 12 years ago
That brings back memories, and not very good ones either.
fireboy28 cfde16 over 12 years ago
eye alwaz snezed on tha way ta wey to scool . butt thas oaky . eye mad it to teh tured grad.
hariseldon59 over 12 years ago
An umbrella or a raincoat would help, Linus.
hariseldon59 over 12 years ago
Why is Linus walking to school? I thought they rode the bus.
WW2 Marine Veteran over 12 years ago
This strip is a good reminder to me of what I experienced while growing up. It prepared me for those wet & muddy days on Okinawa when we were fighting the Japanese. I will never forget that rainy May of 1945.
baritone15 over 12 years ago
Why didn’t you take the bus?
MysteryCat over 12 years ago
Sounds like a scene from Jane Eyre—glad you survived it.
Number Three over 12 years ago
I used to say EXACTLY the same, Linus!
I got ill once after doing sport in the freezing cold for 2 hours!
xxx
TheComicManGuy over 12 years ago
This is why my favorite in the Peanuts world is Linus :)
iced tea over 12 years ago
If my children had to walk in the rain to their bus stop, I gave them an umbrella. They were prone to colds. Linus does sound like a hypochondriac. But I thought he was able to make the rain go away. Anyone remember that strip?
faye4420 over 12 years ago
That sounds like something I would have done- “Mama, I’m sick. I can’t go to school today.” “You only sneezed!”
Phosphoros over 12 years ago
I walked home from school in the rain one afternoon in second grade! (Unheard of now.) I remember crying because it was such a lonely feeling getting caught in a torrent in Naples, FL in an afternoon storm. Then I remember thinking, “well no one knows I’m crying because the rain covers my tears.”
jimelek over 12 years ago
They had raincoats in 60s, right?
JoeyCooler777 about 11 years ago
Funny. Linus is one of the smartest characters in the strip, but he doesn’t like school.