Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 28, 2023

Linus, why do you wear a pith helmet for tennis? These days you would playing pickleball!

I like snowman better than 8.

That’s very good advice. If you are playing tennis and the people in the next court to you are playing volleyball – you don’t want to pick up their ball by mistake and try to swat their ball with your tennis racket!

Just in time to mark the opening of the US Open tennis tournament today!

How can a number 8 be like a snowman?

Why is six afraid of seven? Because seven ate nine (7, 8, 9)! What did the zero say to the eight? Nice belt.

Mine has an infinity symbol on it.

Sally, you’re the kind of daughter that should receive insults from Rick Sanchez.

You’ve got a lot to learn, Sally.

That’s an even more important rule in golf. A lot of people initial their balls. It’s always fun to use a ball you found with someone else’s initials.

Ah, the US Open begins soon…lots of yelling and whining.

Know the spheroids you’re playing with.

Linus started out as a toddler, then a little boy (see today’s Peanuts Begins for an example). Lucy also started out as a little girl. Then both of them ended up about Charlie’s age (though with Lucy still the bossy older sister). Sally stayed portrayed as slightly younger although I don’t think she was ever shown as a baby, toddler or very little girl (I could be wrong about that though.)

This is the real reason John McEnroe had so many temper tantrums

4 is the highest number I’ve seen on tennis balls lately.

Thanks for the heads up. If you find one with a snake that’s just standing up perfectly straight, it’s mine.

Will we finally get to see “Molly Volley” and “Crybaby Boobie”?

What’s the difference between a 4 ball and an 8 ball?

Easy! 888… three snowmen!

Sounds like Linus has tennis mixed up with golf.

The ball is sideways; it’s an infinity symbol.