Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for July 17, 2024
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richard's poor almanac by richard thompson d.c. state fair highlights half-smokes hungry fair visitors line up for a taste of authentic d.c. cuisine, which, as far as anyone can determine, consists solely of half-smokes. livestock barn the liveestock barn has a somewhat disappointing year after the only live-stock, a panda cub, is eaten by a coyote. tower of cash traffic trauma bumper to bumper car house of too man cats the midway. middle right, the tower of cash, where a lucky fair-goer gets a chance to grab some of that 300 million dollar surplus. left, traffic trauma, an extremely congested bumper car ride where a single ride often last 2 hours. far right, the house of too many cats, about which the less said the better.
gpjhard 3 months ago
Oooooooo! Color!
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member 3 months ago
I wonder what “half smokes” refers to. Not cigarettes, I hope.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member 3 months ago
“300 million dollar surplus” This must have been in the 90’s, while Democrat (last I checked) Bill Clinton was Pres. Then the Republican avatar of fiscal responsibility, Dubya, moved into the White House and presto! Record-setting deficits! Boo-yah!
Sisyphos 3 months ago
Today’s Question in Philosophy: Can there in fact be such a thing as a “District of Columbia state fair”?