Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 05, 1971
Transcript:
Linus stands with his back against a stool. He is reading a piece of paper.<BR><BR> He examines a globe.<BR><BR> He looks at a bnook.<BR><BR> He walks up behind Lucy, who is sitting watching TV. Linus asks, "Did you know that there are three billion, four hundred and nineteen million, four hundred and twenty thousand people in the world?" Lucy answers, "Well, actually, that figure is quite a bit low.."<BR><BR> Lucy turns around and explains, "Just the other night I was lying in bed thinking about that very thing...I came up with a much higher figure..."<BR><BR> Lucy counts off on her fingers, "You see, there's Martha, and Sam, and Paul, and George, and Jane, and Greg, and Faith, and Sue, and Tom, and Peggy, and Jerry, and Betty, and Peter, and Shirley..."<BR><BR> "And there's Marge, and Bob, and Kenny, and Warren, and Lee, and Bill, and Dave, and Mollie, and Sandra..."<BR><BR> Looking off to one side, Lucy adds, "And Nino, and Elaine, and Curt, and Donna, and Naomi, and Raymond, and Otto, and Kevin, and Amy, and Jill, and Meredith, and Gary, and Lois.."<BR><BR> "..There's Pat, and Walter, and Ivan, and Janice, and Ed, and Lillian, and Frank, and..." Linus slumps on the floor with his head on Lucy's cushion. He says, "She's the only person I know who can name all the people in the world.."<BR><BR>
The population has essentially doubled since this strip was published.