'Woodstock quickly became Snoopy's best friend. The only non-avian character who can understand Woodstock's language is Snoopy. This is because his speech is rendered entirely in 'chicken scratch' marks; Snoopy usually ends up translating them for the benefit of the reader.'
But I assumed you knew this already
(But I assumed you knew this already
Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird,
Thu 9 Aug 2007, 15:46,
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