Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 10, 1956
April 09, 1956
April 11, 1956
Transcript:
Lucy and Linus are standing up in the living-room. Lucy looks over into the book Linus is looking at. She asks, "Looking at 'Peter Rabbit', eh, Linus?"<br> <br> She continues, "There's a lot of symbolism in that story..I've always felt that the hoe carried by the farmer represented parental authority."<br> <br> Lucy walks off and says, "You go ahead though and look at it yourself..I'll be anxious to see what conclusions you draw..."<br> <br> He looks at the book and says, "I must be stupid..I thought it was just a story.."<br> <br>
No, he must be a genius, by finding it just a story while some robed university professors spend weeks pondering on the “hidden meaning” that isn’t there. Worst of all, this doesn’t mean he’s a genius. This means he’s normal.