Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 05, 1982
Transcript:
Charlie Brown sits in a chair in the living-room watching t.v. He is in his bedroom putting his coat on.<BR><BR> He walks along the neighborhood with Lucy and Linus. He says,"I heard someone on tv say that the world is getting worse every day."<BR><BR> They stop and Lucy turns to thim and exclaims,"That's ridiculous!"<BR><BR> They continue walking. She raises her hands in the air and continues,"How could the world be getting worse with me in it? Ever since I was born the world has shown a distinct improvement!"<BR><BR> They stop again and she concludes,"I make the world better! I'm a positive force!"<BR><BR> She turns to Linus and commands,"SMILE!"<BR><BR> She turns back to Charlie Brown and says,"See? With me around, everyone is a lot happier!" Linus is wearing a nervous, forced smile.<BR><BR>
The beatings will continue until morale improves.