Snoopy Doesn’t Suck
Since I was young, I’ve been in love with Snoopy and all the Peanuts characters. I would read the comics and watch all the t.v. specials. Even now I love to watch all of that and I have a nice stash of memorabilia. I still have the plush Snoopy I got when I was 2 years old (he’s missing a nose and I’ve had to sew his arm and leg back on a couple times, but hey, he’s adorable and he’s mine). Those comics are timeless classics, they’re so endearing and full of heart. How can you not love Charlie Brown? Come on, there’s a piece of him in all of us. He may always lose at baseball and he can’t fly a kite to save his life but he’s got spirit, he never gives up. He’s a hopeless romantic, always longing for the affections of the Little Red Haired Girl. And Linus, I always had a crush on Linus, the intellectual in love with his blanket, always ready with a solution. There are so many lovable characters. 
But I somehow am alone in my love for Peanuts.
It seems the guys I know have been brainwashed by the negativity and violence of society to enjoy or even understand the greatness of Snoopy and The Gang. Is it that I’m too sensitive or nostalgic? Am I just a huge pile of mushy feel-good memories associated with a boy and his dog? Every so often I like to send my friend (we’ll call him ‘greg’) Snoopy e-cards or sometimes a comic. Anyone with a heart would find this kind of thing nice and thoughtful, yes? Not so with cynical, “i eat babies” greg, all I get is:
“wtf?!?”
“snoopy’s a friggin’ idiot! p.s.- so are you?
“Eat (expletive) and die!” (my personal favorite)
Ahh, so nice, so touching. One of these days maybe “greg” will see that all Snoopy wants is a little lovin.* So can anyone help me out here? Am I alone in my principles? Is it so wrong that I think Snoopy is the perfect man? Or maybe all the guys dig it, they’re just afraid or “too macho” to admit it. (ha, macho…whatever) Oh well.
*apologies for the crudeness of my drawing. Forget Photoshop, I can’t even handle the Paint program.
hey, I only wrote “wtf”. I’ve never said “bloody” in my life. Except for then.
And I love Snoop. Some of my favorites are: “Sippin’ On Gin and Juice”, “Gangsta Party”, “What’s My Name”, and “Deeez Nuuuts”. Seriously, Shannon. Must you defame me on my own website?
Snoopy’s the shit. At least his Christmas specials were.
Yes, you are sensitive and nostalgic.
Hey, is it so wrong to think that comics should be “funny”? When I read them, I mostly enjoy “laughing” and “throwing up because I’m laughing so hard”. When I read Peanuts, I mostly want to “not laugh.” You can’t accuse me of not being sensitive. I like Gilmore Girls, I enjoy watching Martha Stewart, and I cry like a baby during the movie Stepmom. I also cry when I read Peanuts (different reasons). Actually it’s probably good that you like Peanuts; your unconditional endearment to those big-headed, unfunny lugs probably parallels your endearment to most of the people who live in my house (myself included).
Hey Shan, if it makes you feel any better, I like the Peanuts gang too. I have a couple old books and a Snoopy shirt from my childhood still. Not as funny as Calvin & Hobbes, but still pretty darn good. Even so, comics aren’t always supposed to be funny. Sometimes, they should be poinient or just plain likable. Unlike most of today’s humor, Peanuts didn’t just mock culture, it created it.
And Steve, I’ll give you some credit on “Gilmore Girls”, but crying during “Stepmom” shouldn’t define you as *sensitive*: that was a horrible movie. And Martha Stewart’s just scary.
Are you secretly saying my comics aren’t funny? I can tell you one comic that I think is ridiculous. Family Circus. It’s like a comic for grandparents or something. I don’t want to see a map of where the damn kids run outside. Now FoxTrot, there’s some quality.
I was backing out of the garage this morning, and I heard a crunch. I’m sorry Shannon. Snoopy is dead. He is going to be replaced by Fred Basset. So Peanuts will not only be unfunny, but it will no longer be likable (as Ryan thinks it is).
I’m sorry for your loss, who wants hot dogs?
Geez, Greg, you’re replacing him with Fred Basset (aka The Least Funny Comic Strip Ever)? Killing Snoopy itself was bad, but those two actions together are reprehensible (note: I just use big words to impress Steve). Any jury in the country would let me off if I killed you for this. Or for killing the person who drank my OJ.
I always had a place in my heart for snoopy. I would call myself a sensitive guy, but I don’t think that has anything to do with why I like snoopy. Snoopy just reminds me of my childhood and the great memories of being young. Memories of my grandpa, that is now passed away, memories of not caring about all the trouble in the world, and being young and innocent.
Just wanted to add that my favorite character has always been Woodstock.
I never read any peanuts comics so I wouldn’t know whether snoopy was funny or not. I do admit though, comics back in the day seemed to be of better quality than those of today. I prefer mighty mouse. I bet if snoopy and the mouse threw down, mighty mouse would totally win.
Speaking of snoopy, greg, I guess you’re makin dinner?
Aw, Family Circus is cute! It isn’t supposed to be funny. Someone doesn’t like kids very much…
whew…I just got done laughing at greg’s comments about running over snoopy. Quite a timely quip. (I did have to wipe the mess off of my pants, though). Yeah, even though I laughed, i still think snoopy is the smartest dog ever to roam the pages of the morning funnies: he is not only smart, he’s clever, thoughtful, and altogether suave–need I say more? But yeah, I agree with Ryan on that one steve…martha stewart is a crazy mutha. As for Linus, I always found his intellectual aura to be quite enthrawling, but his obsession with his blanket hit too close to home to find adorable–it made me too self-conscious. Go figure.
See, this is why everyone loves the Shannon!
greg, you’re a thug. sleep with one eye open, you never know when that cute little woodstock will be taking his revenge.
steve, steve, steve … you scored a 0! that doesn’t make you sensitive. Your Stepmom, Martha Stewart, Girlmore Girls thread – what was that? It seems to amount to “steve doesn’t avoid schmatzy, stereotypes” what’s next? Watching Lifetime?
Ryan, you’re a genius
Shannon, you are a goddess
If I wrote the really sensitive stuff on here, Sonath would beat me up and take my lunch money.
Ok, I’ll admit to the really sensitive stuff because Ryan wanted to know:
-I use Johnson and Johnson No More Tears shampoo.
-I chafe easily.
-When someone frowns at me or doesn’t affirm my worth, I pee a little.
-I cry when people insult my close, personal friend, Martha Stewart.
That said, I laughed when I heard about Snoopy.
wow, i guess snoopy is a touchy subject for some of you. hehe.
Greg, you are, as i always knew, a bastard.
Brad, thank you!
Nick, everything you said had to do with sensitivity and Snoopy.
Steve, you are completely ridiculous.
Jeremy, oh great and wise one, Linus is the man, er uh, boy, and like i said, Snoopy is the perfect man.
Cindy and Jess, YOU are the goddesses!
Ryan, you are my new best friend.
I’m only going to frown at Steve from now on.
If multiple people (i.e. 5+) frown at Steve simultaneously, do you think we can release a full stream?