Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for September 23, 2020
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richard's poor almanac the washington auto show by richard thompson man 1: awesome! man 2: whoa! man 3: cool! interest ran high in hummer's new line of smaller gas-efficient vehicles, dubbed hummbugs, even though they were obviously little chunks of a full-sized hummer that'd been chopped up & repackaged. other gm models showed a tendency towards gloominess. among those displayed were the chevrolet enerva, the buick fantod and the cadillac slough of despond (pictured). ford tried to be more upbeat, touting its new truck, the overhaul, as "roomy enough for a family of 6 plus all their earthly posses-sions" and "great for those sudden, wrenching relocations." the hit of the show was the new smidgen, from nokia-rascal, a hybrid car-cellphone with digital video camera, 2-5" screen, satellite radio, bluetooth, a continuous prostate monitor & squatonomic steering system. reportedly, it will also be available pimped. nokia: can you hear me now? man 4: awesome
Cpeckbourlioux over 3 years ago
After years of ‘research and development ‘, you still see folks walking back and forth trying to pick up a signal?
well-i-never over 3 years ago
No! Not the bridge!
DCBakerEsq over 3 years ago
I’m looking forward to my flying iPhone-Tesla hybrid. Look out, World!
Spiffy over 3 years ago
Richard was prescient. The new Apple watch has a prostate monitor, but you have to wear it on your ****.
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
The Washington Weird Auto Show. So, what’s new?