Peanuts - Sunday January 6, 1957 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Lucy sneaks up behind Linus, who is sitting on the floor, reading a book.<br> <br> She geabs it from him. Linus remonstrates: "HEY!"<br> <br> "Gimme back that book!" Linus runs after her.<br> <br> Lucy holds the booky behind her back. Linus threatens, "Give it to me or I'll SLUG ya!" He raises a fist.<br> <br> "MOM! Linus says he's gonna slug me!" Lucy calls. "Oh, good grief!" Linus says. We hear: "Linus! That's no way to talk!"<br> <br> Linus looks off to the side: "Well, that's the way they talk on T.V.!! If THEY talk that way, why can't I?" We hear the response: "That's just one of those things I can't explain.."<br> <br> Lucy leans towards Linus and bares her teeth: "Listen, dope! If you slug me, I'll slug you right back!!" She shakes her fist at him. Linus shirnks back in a sweat.<br> <br> Linus stares after her as Lucy walks off with the book under her arm.<br> <br> Linus turns to the side and says: "Never mind, Mom..it's just been explained to me in a language that I understand!"<br> <br>

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