Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 18, 2015
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Transcript:
a suburban myth val-u-less moe's video trinket world hummus aplenty once there was a strip mall, a few small marginal stores anchored by a grocery store. then one day, weak-ened by aggressive competition, a changing clientele & rumors of tainted bulk food, the grocery store went out of business... good bye val-u-less left adrift, the whole works broke loose and floated slowly away. p.j. piehole's food 'n' fun within days a family restaurant that provides crayons even for adults sprang weedlike from the asphalt. they say the strip mall is up there yet, looking for a profitable place to land. man: so if you wake up & find a strip mall in your backyard don't be too damned surprised! kid 1: that was dumb. kid 2: yeah, tell one about a poodle. kid 3: and a nail gun.
pumaman almost 9 years ago
Not in my back yard!
aerilim almost 9 years ago
The PJ Piehole won’t survive. They will close it soon for food code violations, as always…
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
The first part of this myth almost matches my suburb’s reality. But what happened here is that after standing vacant for over a year, the anchor grocery was reopened by a more up-scale company. In the meanwhile the more-than-just-a-strip mall muddled through….
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Love the PJ Piehole’s sign. That’s a great face.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I am reminded of a line from a children’s song entitled “I’m gonna tell.” “I’m gonna tell about the cat and the glue.”