Of the many running gags Schulz has employed over the years, Sally's fractured use of English remains one of the funniest.

It's possible, having raised five children, that Schulz was able to draw some or all of this material from personal observation...or, perhaps, he's just quick with a verbal quip. Whatever the source, many of these strips have found their way onto bulletin boards, where they have remained for years...or even decades.

Although Lucy actually delivered one of the first of these gags -- "Did you know there are sixteen ozzes in a lib?" (3/10/66) -- the concept really caught fire when Sally entered school (probably first grade, as her kindergarten year apparently passed without incident).

The subsequent list is not definitive, but I've tried to select some of the best examples.

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