Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 17, 1998

Transcript:

Charlie sits in a bean bag and watches TV. He yells, "C'mon, Roy! You can do it!"<BR><BR> Charlie says, "You did it before.. You can do it again.."<BR><BR> Sally comes over and asks, "What are you watching?" Charlie replies, "'The Natural'. I'm waiting for my favorite scene.."<BR><BR> Charlie explains, "This is where Roy Hobbs hits a home run in the ninth inning.. The ball smashes into the lights, and sparks fly all over the field!"<BR><BR> Sally says, "Maybe this time he'll strike out.." Charlie replies, "No. He always hits a home run.. I've watched it twenty times.. It's my favorite scene.."<BR><BR> Lucy is on the phone and says, "Hello? Yes, he's here.."<BR><BR> Lucy puts the phone aside and tells Charlie, "It's for you."<BR><BR> Charlie gets on the phone and says, "Watching TV.. Roy Hobbs is up.. It's my favorite scene.. Sure.. Uh huh.. Yes.. Sure.. Uh huh.."<BR><BR> Charlie rushes back to the TV.<BR><BR> Sally has taken over the bean bag chair. She tells Charlie, "You missed it.. You were right, though.. He hit a homerun into the lights.. Sparks flew all over the field.."<BR><BR>