{"id":6963,"date":"2022-12-16T17:54:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T01:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/?p=6963"},"modified":"2022-12-16T17:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T01:54:05","slug":"a-box-of-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/a-box-of-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"a box of confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a quiz for you: imagine you, like AAUGH Blog reader Douglas, got a copy of a new boxed set of Peanuts books, and it had this marking on the box&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxheader.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6964 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxheader.jpg\" alt=\"Box cover text reading &quot;Includes: Snoopy, Snoopy Come Home, It's a Dog's Life, Charlie Brown&quot; in all capitals\" width=\"600\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxheader.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxheader-300x71.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, first pretend that you (unlike Douglas) don&#8217;t know anything about Peanuts books. How\u00a0<em>many<\/em> books do you think come in the box? And what are their titles? I&#8217;ll give you some time to work on this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okay, I bet you let a bit of your Peanuts knowledge sneak in and realized that, despite the dual uses of commas in that descriptor (semicolons exist for a reason, people!), there are\u00a0<strong>three<\/strong> books in the box. But unless you already have this box set, I bet you didn&#8217;t guess that the titles included are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Snoopy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Snoopy, Come Home<\/em> (note the comma!) and<\/li>\n<li><em>Sunday&#8217;s Fun Day, Charlie Brown<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxcontentsideways.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6965 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxcontentsideways.jpg\" alt=\"Box set with books &quot;Snoopy&quot;, &quot;Snoopy, Come Home&quot; and &quot;Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown&quot;\" width=\"450\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxcontentsideways.jpg 450w, https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxcontentsideways-300x68.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>It should be noted that the books included are the books that this box was not only solicited as including, but were even listed one the mocked-up box that was shown with the solicitation!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxsolicited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6966\" src=\"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxsolicited-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxsolicited-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/snoopyboxsolicited.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>By the way, you can still order this boxed set. It probably won&#8217;t arrive in time for Chanukah or whatever, but if you click through on <a id=\"amznPsBmLink_8088473\" class=\"amzn_ps_bm_tl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1787738604\/ref=as_li_bk_tl\/?tag=aaugh-20&amp;linkId=92fcaec4496a1698dbc4f40448b262cd&amp;linkCode=ktl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword=\"The Snoopy collection\" data-amzn-link-id=\"92fcaec4496a1698dbc4f40448b262cd\">this ordering link<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"amznPsBmPixel_8088473\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; height: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?source=bk&amp;t=aaugh-20&amp;bm-id=default&amp;l=ktl&amp;linkId=92fcaec4496a1698dbc4f40448b262cd&amp;_cb=1671241984132\" alt=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/>, you can get on with your holiday and non-holiday shopping!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a quiz for you: imagine you, like AAUGH Blog reader Douglas, got a copy of a new boxed set of Peanuts books, and it had this marking on the box&#8230;. Now, first pretend that you (unlike Douglas) don&#8217;t know anything about Peanuts books. 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