[dfwgator]

It's like watching Charlie Brown being convinced that he's actually going to kick the football, instead of being laid out on his back, hearing the 'excuse of the day' recited to his face.

[larrytown]

Seriously - Peanuts had a lot of depth in terms of human psychology.

Consider this - in the face of criticism (or an occasional flinch reaction to expected criticism) you'll then hear something that sounds like Linus' speeches about the Great Pumpkin.