Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 26, 1969
Transcript:
Charlie Brown sits on the baseball bench. Linus approaches and says, "Charlie Brown, I think I know why we lose so many ball games . ."<BR><BR> Linus continues, "You are probably aware that a loss of sodium and water due to increased perspiration produces a decrease in the circulating blood volume and ultimatley circulatory collapse . . ."<BR><BR> Linus sits next to Charlie Brown and continues, "The way I see it, Charlie Brown, our problem is 'Hyponatremia'!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "I don't have a second baseman, I have an internist!"<BR><BR>
LadyBlanc almost 12 years ago
So…they need Gatorade. At the time, it was the “official drink” of the NFL. It also tasted like salty lemonade.
MrJamie1062 over 10 years ago
What Linus goes on to say in Panels 2 and 3 reminds me that he had once had an ambition to become a doctor, when he grew up—this was said in a daily strip in 1966. He would have made a great doctor, partly by being as intelligent as he always was.