Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 23, 1976

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Lucy leans on the piano, smiling at a flower in her hand, whiles Schroeder plays.<BR><BR> She shows the flower to him and exclaims,"The gift of a flower is always a gift of love!"<BR><BR> He asks,"How about accepting a flower?" She sits on the piano and replies,"Accepting can mean love, too."<BR><BR> She continues,"But it doesn't necessarily have to! Sometimes you have to accept a flower just to keep from hurting the other person's feelings."<BR><BR> He smiles, takes the flower, and says,"Then, I'll accept it."<BR><BR> She snatches the flower away with a grimace.<BR><BR> Schroeder asks,"What does taking it back mean?" She leans her back against the piano, kicks the flower, and shouts,"IT CAN MEAN ANY STUPID THING YOU WANT IT TO MEAN!"<BR><BR>