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Strip by: Reisen U. Inaba

Charlie Brown: You? You admit you were wrong? You? YOU?!
Lucy: Of course, Charlie Brown.. And I'll admit that I've been wrong before...
Lucy: I remember the last time I was wrong about something.. It was in 1958, I think... along in July sometime, or was it in August? Yes!
Lucy: The last time I was wrong was in August, 1958.. I think it was on a Monday, and...
Caption: Time back to 1958...
Caption: Year: 1958
Linus: Did you take my group of grapes?
Lucy: Your what?
Linus: My group of grapes!
Lucy: "Bunch" is the correct term... "Bunch" of grapes...
Lucy: Never ask, "Did you take my group of grapes?" Always ask, "Did you take my bunch of grapes?"
Caption: Year: 1961
Lucy: Think of now, maybe "group" is the proper one...
Charlie Brown: Oh, good grief!

The author writes:

It looks Mr. Schulz doesn't mean to make a callback strip.

Original Peanuts strip: 1961-04-22, 1958-08-11.