Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 19, 1962
Transcript:
Lucy turns on the tv. Linus says, "Why did you have to take my blanket to make a kite?"<BR><BR> Linus continues, "Why did you have to let go of it, and lose it? What am I going to do without my blanket?!!"<BR><BR> Lucy says, "Stop complaining . . . I did you a favor . . . I helped you break a bad habit, and that blanket was a bad habit if I ever saw one!" Linus sucks his thumb.<BR><BR> Linus spits out his thumb and says, "Phooey! Sucking your thumb without a blanket is like eating a cone without ice cream!"<BR><BR>
It was a bad habit but it was HIS.