Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comics often conceal the existential despair of their world with a closing joke at the characters’ expense. With the last panel omitted, despair pervades all. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-22332035-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @3eanuts)http://3eanuts.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dd56q7Lc1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>April 11, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23733797461http://3eanuts.com/post/23733797461Fri, 25 May 2012 09:20:46 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismthomas hobbesthe 99%emperor of ice cream<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dcyjAxkS1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 28, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23671860431http://3eanuts.com/post/23671860431Thu, 24 May 2012 09:22:20 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismescapismpassivitycategorical imperative<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dd0a95IG1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 24, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23609124207http://3eanuts.com/post/23609124207Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:08 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismdoes not computewhat lies beyond outer spacerejectionunrequited love<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dcr0pKHa1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 23, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23544572602http://3eanuts.com/post/23544572602Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:01 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismhumilityeye of the needlehaving it both ways<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dco2LnzU1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 21, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23480542234http://3eanuts.com/post/23480542234Mon, 21 May 2012 09:43:31 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismnot even patheticdelugepneumonia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m404m0NcFw1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 1, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23290829684http://3eanuts.com/post/23290829684Fri, 18 May 2012 09:22:41 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismthe hard truthyou can't be anything you wantimpossible ambitionWHY IS IT?<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m404jtCC7i1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 3, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23229215001http://3eanuts.com/post/23229215001Thu, 17 May 2012 09:22:01 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismI'm so sorryself-consciousnesssuggestibilityan awful feeling<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m404g2856G1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>January 28, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23165561307http://3eanuts.com/post/23165561307Wed, 16 May 2012 09:24:00 -0500angstcomicsexistential dreadexistentialismhumorparalysispeanutspretty much what you're doing right now<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m404dyqaXy1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>January 23, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23103932325http://3eanuts.com/post/23103932325Tue, 15 May 2012 09:19:48 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismunkind oddsbachelorettehood<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m404ajI1hu1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>January 22, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/23038561387http://3eanuts.com/post/23038561387Mon, 14 May 2012 09:31:00 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismpneumonialoneliness<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3rjc1v2wI1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>January 8, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22841281377http://3eanuts.com/post/22841281377Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:59 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismdisillusionmentthey don't care about you<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3rj6wfOOG1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>January 3, 1963 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560978686/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560978686"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1963-1966</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560978686" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22779627388http://3eanuts.com/post/22779627388Thu, 10 May 2012 09:12:01 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismkid problems<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3riovCIXo1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>January 28, 1959 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560977744/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560977744"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1959-1962</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560977744" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22718641673http://3eanuts.com/post/22718641673Wed, 09 May 2012 10:50:55 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismentropybig crunch<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ar2rrJOH1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>March 13, 1956 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097687X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=156097687X"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1955-1958</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=156097687X" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22652439878http://3eanuts.com/post/22652439878Tue, 08 May 2012 09:31:59 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismdeluge<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ar0dUC3g1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 6, 1956 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097687X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=156097687X"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1955-1958</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=156097687X" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22587751103http://3eanuts.com/post/22587751103Mon, 07 May 2012 09:31:33 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismanguishexclusion<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aqxoF0sW1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>December 30, 1955 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097687X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=156097687X"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1955-1958</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=156097687X" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22382807504http://3eanuts.com/post/22382807504Fri, 04 May 2012 09:26:17 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismpassive-digression<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aqsfBfXw1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>December 12, 1955 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097687X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=156097687X"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1955-1958</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=156097687X" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22320768916http://3eanuts.com/post/22320768916Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:50 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismsuperliminalityit's super effective<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aqpnvwuH1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>November 11, 1955 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097687X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=156097687X"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1955-1958</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=156097687X" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22255784126http://3eanuts.com/post/22255784126Wed, 02 May 2012 09:01:51 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismself-esteemencouragement<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aq7gd1r81qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>March 22, 1952 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560976322/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560976322"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1950-1954</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560976322" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22193008488http://3eanuts.com/post/22193008488Tue, 01 May 2012 09:32:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aq3jUYJg1qisuj3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>February 21, 1952 — see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560976322/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=3eanuts02-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1560976322"><em>The Complete Peanuts</em> 1950-1954</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=3eanuts02-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1560976322" width="1"/></p>http://3eanuts.com/post/22122892442http://3eanuts.com/post/22122892442Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:31:28 -0500peanutscomicshumorexistentialismdrudgerythe things we do for friendsThe Myth of Sisyphus