Charles Schulz is the cartoonist who became famous for introducing us to lovable characters like good old Charlie Brown, wise beyond his years Linus and the most imaginative dog ever, Snoopy. The strip, and the characters, have been known to us for decades as Peanuts. Chuck didn't choose this name though. It was foisted on him by the publisher and he said that he always disliked it, calling it perhaps the worst title for a comic strip ever. He said he would have called it Good Old Charlie Brown. Unfortunately for him, he didn't have the pull to get his way in those matters until Peanuts was well established.
Had things gone differently for Schulz, instead of getting famous for drawing a dog he might have worked in relative obscurity drawing the world's most famous mouse. Charles applied for a job at Walt Disney, but did not get the job. It may have taken him longer to get established, but he and the world became all the richer for it.
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