tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post8732965669458797306..comments2023-09-10T06:56:26.082-04:00Comments on Roasted Peanuts: January 16 & Sunday, January 17, 1954: Trials of a BabyRodneyliveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476187929555342435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-64822410508734621772015-12-28T10:49:59.363-05:002015-12-28T10:49:59.363-05:00That's my favorite Linus Sunday strip,he had a...That's my favorite Linus Sunday strip,he had a lot of them back then and I didn't like them but I loved this oneThe UNOP Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258442592763612719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-40599391906497483982011-04-25T17:23:57.216-04:002011-04-25T17:23:57.216-04:00@Richard: I agree that "big kid" is a b...@Richard: I agree that "big kid" is a bit of an oxymoron, but I think that's part of the joke. Anyway, something about this strip bothered me, and I couldn't put my finger on it until your comment about the wordiness. I think it would have worked much better if it had started on panel 3 and contained no dialogue at all. Schulz may have done this strip to test out Linus' "voice."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625371245795065.post-14595576793234723132011-04-24T16:34:12.836-04:002011-04-24T16:34:12.836-04:00The phrase "big kids" just doesn't w...The phrase "big kids" just doesn't work for me. I'm not sure why, but it's really really irritating. But here's an interesting thing: if you mentally delete every word balloon that includes the words "big kids" the strip actually becomes funnier because the slim gag hasn't been so relentlessly overexplained.<br /><br />(The fundamental problem Schulz seems to have had as a writer in the early days was that his lack of confidence in his own ideas led him to write too many words.)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.com