Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 29, 2020
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restaurant closings the following establishments have been closed for health code violations. ice cream 346 346 flavors ice cream - several suspicious flavors (spongesqueezing, maybeberry, death by vanilla, thingy & countertop) listed merely to boost the total to 346. lugubrio's since 1904 lugubrio's - grim edifice & decay-ing waitstaff prompted patron complaints of anxiety & depression. also, gaping hole blown through salad bar sneezeguard. mughraeibhnaorheach - undeter-minable ethnicity - scandinavian? gaelic? urdu? plus most dishes on menu contain gravel, silt or pumice. homerule authentic d.c. cuisine homerule authentic d.c. cuisine - there is no such thing, not since they closed down all the "little taverns."
ChessPirate about 4 years ago
P. J. Pieholes – Wall-mounted objects falling on children…
DCBakerEsq about 4 years ago
Frank Underwood loved the BBQ.
debra4life about 4 years ago
The 3rd one sounds Welsh.
Uncle $crooge about 4 years ago
What! No more spongesqueezins? My favorite flavor.
Kip Williams about 4 years ago
“Sponge Squeezins” and “Countertop” are basically the same flavor.
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
I shall miss Lugubrio’s. It was such a nice place to dine alone in a dimly-lit corner and feel tons of self-pity….