Image Credit via Stuf Stuff from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. His dance always brings me joy. 555 95472, usually referred to as “5”, is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. He debuted in 1963, and continued to appear on and off in the strip until 1981. “5” has spiky hair and sometimes wears a shirt with the number five on it. 95472 is the family’s “last name”, or more specifically their ZIP code. In reality, it is the ZIP code for Sebastopol, California, where Charles M. Schulz was living at the time the character was introduced. “5” has to keep telling his teacher that the accent is on the 4 in his surname. Snoopy is confused as to whether the boy’s name is spelled 5 or as the Roman numeral V. As “5” once explained to Charlie Brown, his father, morose and hysterical over the preponderance of numbers in people’s lives, had changed all of his family’s names to numbers. Asked by Lucy if it was Mr. 95472’s way of protesting, “5” replied that this was actually his father’s way of “giving in.” “5” also has two sisters named “3” and “4”. (“Nice feminine names,” in Charlie Brown’s sarcastic assessment.) It can be assumed that their parents are named “1” and “2”.
This boy’s got rhythm! And I love the story behind the character. May you have happy feet all day, pal! 🙂
Smiling. He does have rhythm! Have a good day Lori.
Yup, I could definitely see you doing this today…’everyday I’m shufflin’…may you travel with a briefcase full of cool today.
🙂 Not sure you would every see me doing this but love your imagination.
Oh come on…when no one’s looking? A moment of total abandon to coolness? I think you’d do it. I have faith..;-) Cool just can’t be denied, it’s in one’s DNA…
Hmmmm. Even when no one is looking. Correct.
YAY!!! I KNEW it…you can’t deny your cool factor pal. Even if only in private (man, would I LOVE to be a fly on the wall)
Now that’s FUNNY.
i had totally forgotten that today is friday, a true sign of being on vacation. i love 5’s dance and i love the story behind it even more. it is so funny and intelligent.
Yes, how a gif can capture joy and happiness is amazing…
Wow!! Now I don’t have to stay off the dance floor as I will follow suit..:)
Laughing.
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Let the party begin!!
Yes, thanks for sharing…
This post gave me joy and I learned a lot. Thanks for starting my day off right, David.
Glad to hear that Ann.
Who knew? I learned something new today! Happy Friday.
See!
I dance like that sometimes and scare my sons
Our kids would turn away in shame.
ha ha ha
“5” has to keep telling his teacher that the accent is on the 4 in his surname–Brilliant!
(Wah, wah, 4, wah, wah!! LOL!!)
Laughing!
This guy actually started Elvis Presley’s famous dance!
Now I didn’t know that!
I just made that up!
Of course you did!