Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 09, 1986
Transcript:
Sally walks out onto the doorstep and calls,"Hey, dog!"<BR><BR> She approaches the literary ace sitting atop his doghouse. She says,"I'm going to make my own valentine's this year..."<BR><BR> She looks at the reader and continues,"I'm going to cut out some pretty red hearts, and glue lace around them..."<BR><BR> She looks up at him and says,"What I want you to do is type out a nice verse"<BR><BR> The literary ace types,"Chocolate chip cookies are red. Chocolate chip cookies are blue. Chocolate chip cookies are sweet. So are you."<BR><BR> He looks up at Sally as she reads the verse and shouts,"THIS IS TERRIBLE! I CAN'T MAKE A VELENTINE WITH THAT! WRITE ANOTHER ONE!!"<BR><BR> The literary ace sits atop his doghouse and types,"Angel food cake with seven-minute frosting is red...angel food cake with seven-minute frosting is blue...angle food cake with seven-minute frosting is sweet....So are you."<BR><BR> He watches as Sally looks at the verse and cries,"THAT'S THE DUMBEST THING I'VE EVER READ!"<BR><BR> He walks off looking at the paper and thinking,"I guess I misunderstood...I though she wanted something sentimental..."<BR><BR>
“It was a dark and stormy Valentine. . .”