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Patty stoops down next to the outdoor tap, rubbing her hands together. She says,"Gee, my hands were really dirty"
She looks behind her and says,"Hmm..no towel...."
She turns and sees Snoopy. He looks at her puzzled as she exclaims,"Ah!"
He sits grimacing as she happily wipes her hands in his ears.
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The basic gag is recycled from the Li'l Folks strip from July 31, 1949:
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Patty sits at the table across from Charlie Brown, watching him slurp his food. She exclaims,"Charlie Brown!! Don't make so much noise when you eat!"
They walk over to Snoopy eating his food from his dish. She points at him and says,"Just look how nicely Snoopy eats...."
He stoops in front of Snoopy and replies,"He's got a big advantage, though..."
He returns to the table and resumes slurping his food. He concludes as they watch him,"He doesn't have to use a spoon!"
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"Charlie Brown and Patty are walking and Patty says " I think everyone should learn to speak properly.
Patty and Charlie Brown are now walking behind a picket fence and Patty is still talking " Even you, Charlie Brown... You should make a special effort to learn good english
Charlie Brown Stops and turns to Patty and say's "What good would that Do?
They are back to walking and Charlie Brown says " I never can think of anything to say!"
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Snoopy jumps up and down as Charlie Brown moves his hand, that contains food, away from him and exclaims,"Get away, Snoopy...get away!"
As Snoopy continues his antics, Charlie Brown says,"Get away! There's not enough candy for both of us!"
He falls on the ground and continues,"Stop it! Get away!!"
As Snoopy smacks his lips and eats the candy, he sits up and says,"I knew there wasn't enough for both of us!"
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"Violet: I can't wear any of these dresses anymore.
Violet: I've outgrown every one of them...'Patty: You're not going to throw them away, are you?
Violet: Oh, No...'Violet: I'll probably need them during my second childhood!"
emotion-body-position,"standing, sitting, facing left, facing right, leaning on elbows, back pose, looking forward, holding, walking, arm out, looking down, arms at side, mouth open"
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Snoopy sits frowning and looking over his shoulder as a voice calls from nearby, "Snoopy!! Here, Snoopy!"
He walks off slowly as the voice continues,"C'mon, boy! Here, Snoopy! C'mon, boy!"
His ears shoot up as the voice calls,"It's suppertime!!"
He runs offf happily,
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Patty is confused as Charlie Brown follows her and exclaims,"Ow! Ouch! Ow! Ow!"
She looks as he sits down and looks in his shoe. He says,"Gee, there was a real sharp rock in my shoe"
Patty stoops and he stands. They both look down at his shoes and she asks,"Did you get it out?"
They start walking again and he concludes,"Not only that, I replaced it with a smooth one!"
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Charlie Brown lies on his bed and shouts,"All right, everybody!! Let's rise, an' shine!"
He walks along and continues,"Everybody up! Let's go!! It's a new day!"
He stands in the doorway and says,"O.K., mom! O.K., dad! Let's hit the deck! Rise, an' shine!"
He turns to the reader and concludes,"Boy, wouldn't you hate to have me around your house in the morning?"
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Shermy stands on pavement below the step that Charlie Brown stands on putting on his coat. The latter asks,"Wasn't that a swell birthday party?"
They walk along and Shermy exclaims,"It sure was....I got into six fights!"
He smiles as Charlie Brown replies,"I tripped at least four girls!"
They stop and Shermy asks,"By the way, did you ever find out whose birthday it was?"
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Charlie Brown stands licking his lips as he eats his ice-cream cone. He says,"Let's see now...first I'll eat the chocolate one and then the vanilla one..."
He looks off to his right and says, "Oh, Oh!"
He puts the cone behind his back and starts whistling as Patty walks by.
He watches her walk away to his left as Snoopy walks up behind him to his right and eats the cone behind his back. He concludes,"whew That was a close call..."
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Shermy sits on the ground looking up at Patty as Charlie Brown stands in the distance smiling. She shouts,"Sometimes I get so mad at you!"
Charlie Brown exclaims as she points at Shermy and continues,"Do you know what you are? You're nothing but an ol' Charlie Brown!!"
Shermy stands up and replies, "Now hold on! That's going too far!!" Charlie Brown frowns and says,"Hmm!"
Charlie Brown concludes,"Boy, all this makes Me feel great!!"
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Charlie Brown walks along and calls out,"Hey, Violet!"
Violet sits on the floor playing with her doll. He walks up to her and asks,"Why don't you make mud pies for me any more?"
He sits next to her as she replies,"You wouldn't like the taste of them now, Charlie Brown...our family has moved into a new house..."
She concludes,"Where we live now the earth isn't rich enough!"
The gag is recycled from the Li'l Folks strip from October 5, 1947:
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Violet looks down at a sitting Snoopy. She says,"Gee, Snoopy, you certainly are cute!" Charlie Brown stands nearby with his hands akimbo, frowning, and saying,"Hmm..."
She stoops in front of Snoopy and continues,"You're just about the cutest thing I've ever seen!" Charlie Brown exclaims,"What a sickening conversation!"
She hugs Snoopy and concludes,"You're so cute I could just hug you to pieces!" He continues,"I can't stand this..."
He walks off concluding,"I'd better go home, and go to bed...the rest of this day can't possibly hold any good for me!"
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Charlie Brown walks along looking behind him.
He goes to the phone and says, "Hello, Patty?"
He continues, "I'll have to speak softly..."
He sits on the floor and concludes,"I don't want to wake up my baby-sitter!"
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Patty: Hey, Violet, did you hear about the girl down the street?
Violet: What about her?
Patty: It's amazing...
Patty: Her name is June, she was born in June and her birthday's in June!
Patty: Isn't that a coincidence?
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Patty looks at Charlie Brown looking down at his coat. He says, "This coat is too big for me"
She points at it and exclaims, "That's not the coat's fault...You're too small!!"
He spreads his hands and says, "There you go...."
He stalks off concluding, "Always blaming me for everything!"
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Snoopy's ears shoot up in surprise as a golf-ball goes bouncing by him.
Snoopy chases the ball.
He looks puzzled as the ball falls in the seventh hole.
He walks off angry.
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"Patty, Shermy and Charlie Brown are sitting on the floor working on a puzzle. Charlie Brown stands up and says " Well. I hate to break up the game, But I guess I'll have to be going... Patty and Shermy keep on playing and Charlie Brown yells back " I said, I hate to break up the game, But I guess I'll have to be going! Charlie Brown is walking out the Door and says "RATS!""
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Patty looks at Charlie Brown smiling and standing in the doorway. She asks,"What are you doing here, Charlie Brown?"
She sits and continues,"I thought you went downtown..." He replies,"I did, but you know the old saying..."
He concludes,"You can't keep a good man downtown!"
He runs off as she gives chase. He laughs and exclaims,"Boy, I'm in top shape today!"
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Patty and Shermy are walking and Shermy says, "My stomach hurts.."
Shermy sits down on the ground with Patty looking down at him saying, "You probably ate too much ice cream at that party"
Patty sits down in front of Shermy. Shermy tells Patty, "No, I didn't... I had nine pieces of cake..."
Still sitting, Shermy then says, "But only one dish of ice cream!"
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Snoopy runs along smiling.
He frowns as Charlie Brown looks down at him and says,"Ha! For once you're too late! I've eaten all the candy!"
Charlie Brown gets a pained expression on his face and starts coughing and wheezing. He puts his hands to his throat and exclaims,"Boy, I swallowed that too fast!"
He sighs in relief and concludes,"Choke Gasp! Koff! I'll have to admit that was a hollow victory..."
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Snoopy sits on the grass sleeping.
He suddenly wakes up and his ears shoot up in the air.
He runs off smiling.
He sits in front of Charlie Brown licking his lips. The latter holds a peeled banana and exclaims,"Rats!! He can even hear me peeling a banana!"
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Charlie Brown stands, with his tongue out, in front of Patty as she sits on the step chomping candy from a bag.
He watches as she walks away and tosses the bag behind her.
He blows up the discarded bag.
She jumps as he bursts the bag behind her.
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Charlie Brown stands near Patty as she points at the glass counter. He says,"Ah!", as she says,"A penny's worth of this, and a penny's worth of that..."
He smacks his lips as she continues,"A penny's worth of these and a penny's worth of those..."
He exclaims questioningly as she walks away.
He turns and looks towards the top of the counter. He says,"Nothing for me, thank you....I'm just drooling!"
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