Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for January 30, 2015
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yard sale yard sale items from our yard sale prices available upon request by richard thompson deathtrap sleeper sofa! the widowmaker! hair-trigger mechanism, sunken frame, possibly occupied by evil spirits. heroes of western culture on shellacked cedar shingles! weta membership premium, missing shakespeare & roy rogers. 18 feet of antonio vivaldi on desirable 78's! scratch on side 214, otherwise impeccable. some lesley gore also available. hamster caddy! fits small-xxl. pathogens! packed in six ball jars. decorative coathangers! the smithsonian has nothing like 'em! wandering washer-dryer! flick the switch & off she goes! monet? vermeer? twombly? rubens? aunt blanche? mystery painting! every year a lucky elderly couple finds a picasso at a yard sale! scrape off the ugly sailboat & see what's underneath.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Ohh1 Ohh! I can’t wait to put in my bids for those treasures!
tmt over 9 years ago
With the painting, my money’s on Aunt Blanche.
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
One record of Vivaldi, and you hear all of his works, different speeds some played backwords, and every note mixedup… and it saves you time
OldestandWisest over 9 years ago
They’re my records and I’ll play them if I want to!
pumaman over 9 years ago
Hamster not included.
PoodleGroomer over 9 years ago
The sofa is still occupied by three relatives sleeping off the Thanksgiving turkey and beer.
WaitingMan over 9 years ago
18 ft. of 78’s? Must be one act of an opera by Richard Wagner.