Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 22, 1979

Transcript:

Marcie and Peppermint Patty are sitting on a bench in the park. The latter says,"If you sit on a park bench across from the hospital and stare up at his window, the patient gets better..."<BR><BR> She continues,"Poor Chuck..I hate to think of him lying up there in that hospital room." Marcie asks,"You kind of like Chuck, don't you sir?"<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty replies,"Well, I...you know...I feel sort of...you know...he..I...he..." Marcie looks at her and exclaims,"I love Chuck! I think he's real neat!"<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty asks,"Real neat? You think he's real neat?" Marcie smiles and replies,"I sure do! Someday I hope he'll ask me to the senior prom!"<BR><BR> She concludes,"In fact, if he asked me, I'd even marry Chuck!"<BR><BR> They walk along and Peppermint Patty says,"Come with me, Marcie." They stop by the receptionist desk and she says,"Is this the emergency entrance, Ma'am? We're friends of Charles Brown."<BR><BR> She points to Marcie and concludes,"I have another patient for you...I think she's sicker than he is!"<BR><BR>