Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 23, 2015

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richard's poor almanac post - post - modernism it's cool. is it art? you be the critic. by richard thompson "this little piggy went to market..." (bisected pig), damien hirst, 1996. challenges my assumptions about chopping up pigs. scathing commentary on english cuisine. "eric the half-a-bee" was better. pigs feet "pigs feet in brine," hamdinger quality meat products. 1999. affirms my assumptions about chopping up pigs. scathing commentary on amer-ican cuisine. "combs in barbicide" was better. dutch edmund morris "dutch," edmund morris, 1999. refreshingly different, like a big lump of elephant dung. a joyous affirmation of airhead-americans. i haven't finished "harry potter" yet. "footstool with reagan's legs," gift to reagan by george bush, circa 1980-89. i'd like to see more presidential stools. gore gave clinton one with 3 legs. answer to "where's the rest of me?"