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Undertoad · 08-07-2003, 10:40 AM

I just remembered another way-early silliness that changed me. It was in a book of Peanuts comics. I must have been about 6 or so. There was this strip in which Snoopy is being yelled at by Lucy, who is trying to get Snoopy to pay attention. I can't remember the whole thing, but in the punchline, Lucy yells "And don't roll your ears!" and Snoopy is shown with his ears rolled up.

(I don't remember if the line is set up with "Don't roll your eyes when I'm talking to you", but that would make sense, wouldn't it?)

At that very young age, something about Snoopy rolling up his ears was just marvelous. I think it must have been the first time I encountered a gag that could be drawn, but was impossible in real life.

Today, decades later, I'm a very passive-aggressive anti-socialite. So the notion of being able to aggressively ignore others by rolling up my ears is deeply rooted in my personality.

08-07-2003, 10:40 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I just remembered another way-early silliness that changed me. It was in a book of Peanuts comics. I must have been about 6 or so. There was this strip in which Snoopy is being yelled at by Lucy, who is trying to get Snoopy to pay attention. I can't remember the whole thing, but in the punchline, Lucy yells "And don't roll your ears!" and Snoopy is shown with his ears rolled up. (I don't remember if the line is set up with "Don't roll your eyes when I'm talking to you", but that would make sense, wouldn't it?) At that very young age, something about Snoopy rolling up his ears was just marvelous. I think it must have been the first time I encountered a gag that could be drawn, but was impossible in real life. Today, decades later, I'm a very passive-aggressive anti-socialite. So the notion of being able to aggressively ignore others by rolling up my ears is deeply rooted in my personality.