Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 17, 1987

Transcript:

Charlie Brown stands on the pitcher's mound. He looks to his left and exclaims,"Back up, Lucy!"<BR><BR> He cups his mouth and continues,"Keep your eye on it!"<BR><BR> Lucy stands on the baseball field looking up, with her hands outstretched to the sky. A ball hits her with a BONK and she falls over.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown goes over to her and throws coins at her as she partially sits up dazed with birds flying over her head. She stands and jerks as a ball hits her in the head again.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown goes up to Schroeder on the pitcher's mound, who is wearing his umpire uniform, and holds his hand out. He says,"I need some more pennies..."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown returns to a dazed Lucy and throws more coins at her.<BR><BR> She looks up into the sky and holds her hands out to catch the descending ball. Again, it hits her in the head and she falls over.<BR><BR> Schroeder and Charlie Brown stand atop the pitcher's moung watching her. The latter says,"I guess they're right...you can't solve a problem just by throwing money at it..."<BR><BR>