Sunday, September 6, 1953: MAYBE

This one's awesome for that last panel, and that note of concern you can hear in Charlie Brown's voice. Yes I said hear. I know they're just words on the page, that doesn't mean I can't hear it.

This does put the uncertainty back into just who is Snoopy's owner. It still has not been conclusively said at any point, it's just been implied from time to time.

September 2, 1953: Why, I never!

Never trust a girl who speaks in serif lettering.

October 25, 1952: Taking notes at Bridge

To get this joke, you must know that remembering what cards have already been played is an essential skill for playing Bridge well. Any serious Bridge player would know taking notes like this is not allowed.

If you know nothing about the game, you would not believe the levels of anal-retentiveness involved in high-level Bridge. There are elaborate systems of bidding designed to communicate to your partner information about your hand, but there are also rules regarding this, that if you use such a system the other team must be aware of it. I don't really understand it entirely myself.