Why was Charlie Brown getting a rock each time? I never heard that about kids sending candy to TV stations...
shareBecause that was just Charlie Brown's dumb luck. He never got any respect so why would he while trick or treating?
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It's just one of those gags that has no logic to it, and can be ruined by overthinking.
I thought people really did this at some time when someone had a really lousy costume, like Charlie Brown did.
I always liked the way a scraped knee looks on a girl. - Mrs. Harker
I think when I was younger I hoped to get a rock to be like Charlie Brown. But noone I know actually does this. NOR SHOULD THEY. I wouldn't want to hurt some poor kids feelings, and they would only get an awful trick in return these days.
shareI know if I was given a rock instead of Candy at that age, the Rock would have been redeposited thru their living room window!
shareI get a kick out of that gag with Charlie's repeated deadpan, "I got a rock."
I always wondered what sort of sadists the adults in that neighborhood must be? It's so ridiculous & that's what makes it so silly.
CHARLIE BROWN VS. THE UNIVERSE....Poor kid.
If somebody has a bad day, Charlie Brown has a worse one.
Alison Lohman for Supergirl
Maybe it's because they chose the 'TRICKS' portion, and gave him ammunition to DO those tricks. In other words, they wanted and chose for their windows to be stoned just so they wouldn't have to give TREATS to someone as disgusting as Charlie Brown.
They secretly knew Charlie is also a wimp and would never dare actually throw a rock at their window(s), so it was a safe bet.
They were just following the rules of 'Tricks or Treats' - everyone else got treats, but the wishy-washy wimp got 'tricks'. It's like "Here's a rock, kid - I dare ya!"
I am not United States of American, the - but if a santa can give kids coal as the alternative to presents, why can't kids get rocks as the alternative to candy as well? Seems consistent to me.
(I just realized, 'coal' is used even as the plural, right? So you wouldn't say 'coals', or am I mistaken?)
Coal is singular yes: a piece of coal or pieces of coal.
"Coal" is often used in its singular form, as in a "coal mine," the "coal industry" or "coal-powered." The plural "coals" is used when talking about pieces of the fuel, as in "putting coals on the fire."
See this site: https://wikidiff.com/coals/coal
When my sister did trick or treating, some jerk kid gave her a bag of rocks. He had issues (to put it mildly).
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