I feel the same way about 1s. It can be a 1, it can be a dash, it can be an underline. . . .at least the way most write it. Rarely do I ever see it drawn with the side hat and base.
When I was learning those symbols, I gave them personalities. I still see faces on all numbers and letters. Note: 2 is the only number that faces to the right, but — unlike 6 — is looking behind it. I usually draw 2’s as mad to the world so they don’t look like Z’s.
What I find interesting is that while we have dozens of different alphabets in the world, almost everyone uses those squiggles we call Arabic Numbers. They were most likely invented in India and propagated by Arab traders during the European siesta called the Dark Ages.
so it is true that you can manipulate numbers to mean whatever you want visually. also true that one can just stress a few of them over a few of the others, put them in a certain order, and conveniently leave out a couple and you have the “state of the union” and the “economic growth” governmental figures. Or even the “end of year” company report, “scientific” trends, and of course the IRS income tax percentages that will soon be haunting everyone. All definitely, numbers we have to deal with that aren’t as fun as yours Sally, but numbers are used that way whenever certain people try to convince other people of how good a “job” they’re doing. Or not doing.
mccollunsky 10 months ago
Ones can be tricky they can be I’s or lower case l’s. Nines can sneak up and pretend to be a six.
Yngvar Følling 10 months ago
And a 4 upside down pretends to be a chair.
Of course, the one without any limit at all, is an 8 on its side.
jpsomebody 10 months ago
If 6 turned out to be 9, I don’t mind.
yaakovashoshana 10 months ago
Sounds like Sally has Ordinal Linguistic Personification Synesthesia.
FaustoCoppi 10 months ago
“You are No. 6.”
“Who is No. 1?”
“That would be telling!”
Qiset 10 months ago
And be afraid of 7.
thevideostoreguy 10 months ago
And sevens! Those sneaky so-and-sos, pretending to be L’s, or worse, part of squares. Those aren’t even letters OR numbers!
cracker65 10 months ago
Funny comic
Asharah 10 months ago
6s stand on their heads and pretend to be 9s.
Mediatech 10 months ago
Lets not even start with the letter O and number 0.
Purple People Eater 10 months ago
And what about the nines that pretend that they’re sixes, and the zeros that make you think that they’re O’s.
dcdete. 10 months ago
I even love the title page.
“Sally. Sally. Sitting up on a three.”
“She’s acting cleverer than U and M EEE.”
hariseldon59 10 months ago
She’s just written 666 twice. The mark of the beast.
KennethPrice2 10 months ago
In Canasta Red Threes are valuable but Black Threes are useful only as discards.
baraktorvan 10 months ago
I feel the same way about 1s. It can be a 1, it can be a dash, it can be an underline. . . .at least the way most write it. Rarely do I ever see it drawn with the side hat and base.
Dean 10 months ago
Nikola Tesla loved 3s.
RobinHood 10 months ago
3 is a magic number
VegaAlopex 10 months ago
When I was learning those symbols, I gave them personalities. I still see faces on all numbers and letters. Note: 2 is the only number that faces to the right, but — unlike 6 — is looking behind it. I usually draw 2’s as mad to the world so they don’t look like Z’s.
MoonlitKnight Premium Member 10 months ago
And this is why sorting out W’s at an M&M factory is such a hard job. Some might be E’s or 3’s as well.
jagedlo 10 months ago
We take a break from the “Linus on the roof” arc to bring you fun with numbers…
Under Dog Premium Member 10 months ago
They can be birds too.
billyk75 10 months ago
She wrote two 666’s on the last panel.
preacherman Premium Member 10 months ago
And 6’s like to be 9’s.
PaulAbbott2 10 months ago
You’ll love the Russian Alphabet, Sal. Where “3” is a letter. Comes right before the backwards “N”
Darryl Heine 10 months ago
Why does a number 6 look like a nose? And how can you tell there’s N’s in the M’s?
dflak 10 months ago
What I find interesting is that while we have dozens of different alphabets in the world, almost everyone uses those squiggles we call Arabic Numbers. They were most likely invented in India and propagated by Arab traders during the European siesta called the Dark Ages.
uniquename 10 months ago
On their side, I though the "3"s looked like birds more than "M"s or "N"s.
Doug K 10 months ago
Numbers … You can’t trust any of them.
Ellis97 10 months ago
What about sevens? They eat the number nine.
mrsdonaldson 10 months ago
Turn those threes again and you get M-birds. :)
ladykat 10 months ago
You just can’t trust numbers, can you, Sally?
Saddenedby Premium Member 10 months ago
so it is true that you can manipulate numbers to mean whatever you want visually. also true that one can just stress a few of them over a few of the others, put them in a certain order, and conveniently leave out a couple and you have the “state of the union” and the “economic growth” governmental figures. Or even the “end of year” company report, “scientific” trends, and of course the IRS income tax percentages that will soon be haunting everyone. All definitely, numbers we have to deal with that aren’t as fun as yours Sally, but numbers are used that way whenever certain people try to convince other people of how good a “job” they’re doing. Or not doing.
Crandlemire 10 months ago
Now if a 6 turned out to be 9 I don’t mind, I don’t mind, (well alright)
Otis Rufus Driftwood 10 months ago
Sally really sees the world differently, doesn’t she?
Decepticomic 10 months ago
$41Iy makes a good point.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl 10 months ago
Peanuts has been brought to you today by the numbers 3 and 6.
Bob Ross Fan 10 months ago
It’s really interesting how our language works. Schulz really was a comic genius huh
ajakimber425 10 months ago
Or 9’s
Angry Indeed Premium Member 10 months ago
She must crunch the numbers to save humanity!
Jogger2 10 months ago
When I was in 1st and 2nd grade, there was an eye chart like that. Instead of identifying the letters, we identified which way the “E” was facing.
T... 10 months ago
Clever Arabs…
smooth_sphinx497122 10 months ago
I don’t think threes are not trusted. FIVE’S are not trusted!
!!ǝlɐ⅁ Premium Member 10 months ago
So, there had been 66 comments before mine here, so that showed two noses, instead of one!! If this be 67, then what is beside the nose??
Sakura Tomoe 10 months ago
8 is the worst. It lies on its back and just goes on forever.
anncorr339 10 months ago
Sally is losing it over the number3
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 10 months ago
Wait’ll she gets interested in pig latin
Ceeg22 Premium Member 10 months ago
My 6s pretend to be Gs
Lisa Marie Chamberlain 10 months ago
Number 3s can be for birds, clouds