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Saturday, November 12, 2011
EXTRA: XKCD makes a subtle Peanuts joke
Page: http://xkcd.com/972/
Hover over the image on that page to see the source of the joke made overt. It's a reference to a very silly Lucy/Linus Sunday exchange, which starts off when Linus tells his sister "I'm aware of my tongue."
For almost forty-five years now, that strip has popped into my head randomly to haunt me. In fact, I've used "it's like being aware of your tongue" to describe that ineffable sense of ... of ... of ...
Speaking of sublte Peanuts references, did you see yesterday's Little Dog Lost?
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For almost forty-five years now, that strip has popped into my head randomly to haunt me. In fact, I've used "it's like being aware of your tongue" to describe that ineffable sense of ... of ... of ...
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That haunts me as well...and I also use it in explanations. Gotta love Linus! Also, just pluggin'...this National Diabetes Awareness Month as well.
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