Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 08, 1963
Transcript:
"You blockhead!" Lucy shouts as she throws a ball at Linus's head. He ducks.<BR><BR> She walks.<BR><BR> "What are you looking for?" Charlie Brown asks as Lucy searches through high grass. "A tennis ball.." she answers.<BR><BR> "How did it get way out here?" he asks. "I threw it.." Lucy says, bending over to search the ground.<BR><BR> "You threw it?" "I threw it at Linus..." Lucy bends over the grass.<BR><BR> "I threw it at Linus, but he ducked and it flew into these weeds, and now I can't find it..." Lucy explains as she searches near a tree. Charlie Brown watches her.<BR><BR> He stands behind her as she scours the grass.<BR><BR> "You know what?" Charlie Brown asks. "What?"<BR><BR> They look at each other: "Perhaps this is the punishment you get for losing your temper..."<BR><BR> WHOP! Lucy socks him. He somersalts through the air. [PANEL 11]: Charlie Brown lies on his back in the grass: "I always moralize at the wrong time!"<BR><BR>
If I had the tennis ball and my tennis racket, she’d want to get away.