Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 23, 1952

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Lucy stands afar watching questioningly as Charlie Brown bends over with a coin in his hand. He complains, "A penny! Rats! Why couldn't I have found a nickel?!" He adds, "What good is a penny these days?!"<BR><BR> He walks off muttering, "Why do things like that always happen to me?!"<BR><BR> She watches him go and says, "Gee, he found a penny! I saw him! He found a penny!"<BR><BR> She walks off asking, "Why don't things like that ever happen to me?"<BR><BR>