tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post5217558147412877282..comments2023-09-10T06:56:26.082-04:00Comments on Roasted Peanuts: March 1, 1952: Whee!Rodneyliveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-14501218496244529932016-03-05T08:31:39.536-05:002016-03-05T08:31:39.536-05:00It's not proper grammar. You only use whom whe...It's not proper grammar. You only use whom when the word follows directly after the proposition. 'From whom are we hiding?', but 'Who are we hiding from?'asdasdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459638043573476026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-86310710606426980022010-01-30T23:28:23.453-05:002010-01-30T23:28:23.453-05:00Johnny Hart wrote an intro for a hardbound Peanuts...Johnny Hart wrote an intro for a hardbound Peanuts collection once in which he mentioned that Schulz never had to worry about being trampled by his cartoon characters (it makes sense if you read the whole thing) because they walk around three feet off the ground. It's more or less true; the Peanuts characters' feet usually only touch the ground when they're standing still.Bob Funchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982259740969935032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-17542294275541167132009-12-10T13:38:54.151-05:002009-12-10T13:38:54.151-05:00Apropos of nothing, but:
"But who," she...Apropos of nothing, but:<br /><br />"But who," she demanded, "do you suspect?" I looked at her cryptically. "Everybody," I said, and disappeared into a small grove of trees as silently as I had come.<br /><br />(James Thurber, end of "The MacBeth Murder Mystery.)Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-66746726032277762922009-12-10T13:20:22.800-05:002009-12-10T13:20:22.800-05:00I came in to say the same thing Peter said. (And I...I came in to say the same thing Peter said. (And I'll add that TRULY proper grammar would have it as "From whom are we hiding?")Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548481529444514311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-76186458423179792382009-12-10T13:06:23.794-05:002009-12-10T13:06:23.794-05:00B-b-but a couple of weeks ago he said "Trease...B-b-but a couple of weeks ago he said "Trease Peaty!"Rodneyliveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-65346070287319426472009-12-10T13:01:48.833-05:002009-12-10T13:01:48.833-05:00What's interesting to me is that Charlie Brown...What's interesting to me is that Charlie Brown is using proper grammar (notwithstanding what appears to be an extraneous comma.) Most kids I've encountered would say "Who are we hiding from?"Peter vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15023861026508593595noreply@blogger.com