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Charlie Brown and Lucy

English translation: The Peanuts, by Charles Schulz

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English term or phrase:Charlie Brown and Lucy
Selected answer:The Peanuts, by Charles Schulz
Entered by: Oso (X)

06:02 Apr 16, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: Charlie Brown and Lucy
Stephen King in his novel Dark Tower2 Drawing of three mentioned the two brothers Eddie and Henry like Charlie Brown and Lucy. I wonder who they are?

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Macky
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The Peanuts, by Charles Schultz
Explanation:
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-04-16 06:07:25 (GMT)
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You can see them here:

***Charlie Brown*** wins your heart with his losing ways. It always rains on his parade, his baseball game, and his life. He\'s an inveterate worrier who frets over trifles (but who\'s to say they\'re trifles?). Although he is concerned with the true meaning of life, his friends sometimes call him \"blockhead.\" Other than his knack for putting himself down, there are few sharp edges of wit in his repertoire; usually he\'s the butt of the joke, not the joker. He can be spotted a mile away in his sweater with the zig zag trim, head down, hands in pocket, headed for Lucy\'s psychiatric booth. He is considerate, friendly and polite and we love him knowing that he\'ll never win a baseball game or the heart of the little red-haired girl, kick the football Lucy is holding or fly a kite successfully. His friends call him \"wishy-washy,\" but his spirit will never give up in his quest to triumph over adversity. \"

http://www.comics.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_char...

\"***Lucy Van Pelt*** works hard at being bossy, crabby and selfish. She is loud and yells a lot. Her smiles and motives are rarely pure. She\'s a know-it-all who dispenses advice whether you want it or not--and for Charlie Brown, there\'s a charge. She\'s a fussbudget, in the true sense of the word. She\'s a real grouch, with only one or two soft spots, and both of them may be Schroeder, who prefers Beethoven. As she sees it, hers is the only way. The absence of logic in her arguments holds a kind of shining lunacy. When it comes to compliments, Lucy only likes receiving them. If she\'s paying one--or even smiling--she\'s probably up to something devious.\"

http://www.comics.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_lucy...



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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-16 06:11:58 GMT)
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You can read more about Mr. Charles Schultz, the creator of \"Snoopy\" here:

http://www.schulzmuseum.org/home.html
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The Peanuts, by Charles Schultz


Explanation:
Good luck from Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-04-16 06:07:25 (GMT)
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You can see them here:

***Charlie Brown*** wins your heart with his losing ways. It always rains on his parade, his baseball game, and his life. He\'s an inveterate worrier who frets over trifles (but who\'s to say they\'re trifles?). Although he is concerned with the true meaning of life, his friends sometimes call him \"blockhead.\" Other than his knack for putting himself down, there are few sharp edges of wit in his repertoire; usually he\'s the butt of the joke, not the joker. He can be spotted a mile away in his sweater with the zig zag trim, head down, hands in pocket, headed for Lucy\'s psychiatric booth. He is considerate, friendly and polite and we love him knowing that he\'ll never win a baseball game or the heart of the little red-haired girl, kick the football Lucy is holding or fly a kite successfully. His friends call him \"wishy-washy,\" but his spirit will never give up in his quest to triumph over adversity. \"

http://www.comics.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_char...

\"***Lucy Van Pelt*** works hard at being bossy, crabby and selfish. She is loud and yells a lot. Her smiles and motives are rarely pure. She\'s a know-it-all who dispenses advice whether you want it or not--and for Charlie Brown, there\'s a charge. She\'s a fussbudget, in the true sense of the word. She\'s a real grouch, with only one or two soft spots, and both of them may be Schroeder, who prefers Beethoven. As she sees it, hers is the only way. The absence of logic in her arguments holds a kind of shining lunacy. When it comes to compliments, Lucy only likes receiving them. If she\'s paying one--or even smiling--she\'s probably up to something devious.\"

http://www.comics.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_lucy...



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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-16 06:11:58 GMT)
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You can read more about Mr. Charles Schultz, the creator of \"Snoopy\" here:

http://www.schulzmuseum.org/home.html

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia Molea: yes, it's a comic strip
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Lydia ¶:^)

agree  Robert Donahue (X): specifically refers to the kicking the football part, not just the comic strip.
9 mins
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agree  ------ (X)
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agree  trautlady
47 mins
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agree  Ali Beikian
48 mins
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agree  sarahl (X)
1 hr
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agree  Misiaczek
1 hr
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agree  Marea: Yes. Used to love them as a kid! Regards.
1 hr
  -> Same here! Thank you, Marea ¶:^)

agree  Ildiko Santana: Nothing to add, except... this... http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/patel/chisquare/gifs/peanutsfair.gi...
1 hr
  -> Thank you for the cute link, ildiko ¶:^)

agree  Java Cafe
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agree  David Knowles: Charlie is also called Chuck, which is an incomprehensible diminutive to all but Americans!
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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agree  Abu Amaal (X): good grief
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agree  silvia b (X)
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agree  mportal
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agree  humbird
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agree  tazdog (X): :-)
9 hrs
  -> ¡Hola Cindy! Muchas gracias ¶:^)

agree  Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
9 hrs
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agree  Can Altinbay: As though you need yet another agree. :)
11 hrs
  -> All your agrees are welcome! Thank you, Can ¶:^)

agree  Elena Petelos: ;-)
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Elena ¶:^)
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