Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 14, 1983
Transcript:
Lucy sits next to plant and behind a desk with a sign that reads,'Opinions-5?, Thoughts for the day-10?, Sound Advice-25?'<BR><BR> She looks at Snoopy lying on his back atop his doghouse. She asks,"Are you awake?" He thinks,"Rats!"<BR><BR> She continues,"I don't understand you...."<BR><BR> He lies on his stomach and looks over at her. She says,"Life is more than just lying around."<BR><BR> He sits up as she spreads her hands and exclaims,"When are you going to get up and do things? There's a big world out there!"<BR><BR> She walks away with her hands raised asking,"Why don't you leave this place, and go out and do something?"<BR><BR> Snoopy watches her go and thinks,"She doesn't understand..."<BR><BR> He lies on his back and thinks,"If I were to leave now, I'd lose all my pension benefits!"<BR><BR>
For some reason, it took me a while to get that the depiction in Snoopy’s speech bubble in panel two is of a broken “Z”.