In my opinion, with Linus being the straight-A, honor roll kid that he is, maybe that’s why he really cannot afford to miss even so much as one day of school, if he desires to go to college.
When this strip came out, there was a very common public interest TV announcement that ran all the time and used the expression “the college of your choice.” (I’m old enough to have seen it back then.) Does anyone remember exactly what it was promoting (except encouraging kids to go to college, obviously)?
Back in the day when this strip was written, it was funny. Today, it’s true. The old Frasier show did a spoof on this when Lilith and Frasier went to ridiculous lengths to get their son into a pre-school. I know people like this.
I had some surgeries over the past couple of years. I scheduled them so as to be able to recouperate over a holiday weekend and therefore miss the minumum amount of work.
This would have raised red flags in a former company of mine where they kept track of people who took sick days adjacent to holidays.
It amazes me that managers still equate hours spent at work with productivity. Due to my prowess with programming, I can do in 30 minutes tasks that used to take a room full of people hours to do with more errors.
legaleagle48 over 10 years ago
Linus is well-prepared for the working world. Sick days? What are those?
38lowell over 10 years ago
A dizzy kid is something to fear!Go back home Linus-NOW!You won’t be able to afford the college of your choice!
Aaron Saltzer over 10 years ago
Do you need to attend school everyday to go to college in the future? I’ve never heard of that as being a requirement.
mahnster over 10 years ago
Sadly, Linus will never grow up, thus never get to college…after so many years.
MrJamie1062 over 10 years ago
In my opinion, with Linus being the straight-A, honor roll kid that he is, maybe that’s why he really cannot afford to miss even so much as one day of school, if he desires to go to college.
eddie6192 over 10 years ago
With a sister like Lucy, it’s no wonder that Linus is dizzy.
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 10 years ago
Somehow I don’t think Linus will have to worry about going to college…
Darryl Heine over 10 years ago
Maybe Linus has worries about September 11, 2001 – 35 years after the original strip of 1966.
sbchamp over 10 years ago
How ‘bout your parents’ choice
geopardy over 10 years ago
It’s no wonder Linus is dizzy, he’s forgotten his blanket.
OldestandWisest over 10 years ago
When this strip came out, there was a very common public interest TV announcement that ran all the time and used the expression “the college of your choice.” (I’m old enough to have seen it back then.) Does anyone remember exactly what it was promoting (except encouraging kids to go to college, obviously)?
dflak over 10 years ago
Back in the day when this strip was written, it was funny. Today, it’s true. The old Frasier show did a spoof on this when Lilith and Frasier went to ridiculous lengths to get their son into a pre-school. I know people like this.
dflak over 10 years ago
I had some surgeries over the past couple of years. I scheduled them so as to be able to recouperate over a holiday weekend and therefore miss the minumum amount of work.
This would have raised red flags in a former company of mine where they kept track of people who took sick days adjacent to holidays.
It amazes me that managers still equate hours spent at work with productivity. Due to my prowess with programming, I can do in 30 minutes tasks that used to take a room full of people hours to do with more errors.
Number Three over 10 years ago
My attendance was always high… I was off school only when I was ill or when I had appointments.Linus is obviously a keen learner.xxx
Number Three over 10 years ago
Rest in Peace…