Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for July 30, 2021
July 29, 2021
July 31, 2021
Transcript:
Richard's Poor Almanack by Richard Thompson Mother's Day Fund Page It's mom vs gift! Can you match the response with the gift? Careful - these are tricky! Flowers from the Safeway on special. That haircut makes your ears look mis-matched. Dinner at the restaurant where everybody talk so loud. Maybe I can put it up on the shelf next to the other one. Elaborate handmade card. Your sister gave me this hat! Tickets to Speed Racer. Did daddy help you with this? You didn't use my pinking shears, did you? Tiny useless book of mom quotes from the impulse buying area near cash registers at the bookstore. Oh. I wanted to see Iron Man. Gourmet jams & jellies and a wooden rack, $14.95. Your undivided attention. If I open it real carefully, maybe we can save the wrapping paper.
Wilde Bill over 2 years ago
That last one is my mom 100 percent.
Diat60 over 2 years ago
Well, at least they tried.
Kip Williams over 2 years ago
“My brother had a haircut / ’Twas done with pinking shears. / He looks just like a Beatle now / With rather fancy ears. Ohhh…” —Roger Miller, “Everybody’s Rich But Us”
Sisyphos over 2 years ago
Over a period of several years, I got my late Mom a different designer-dressed teddy bear (from the same series) every Mother’s Day. Worked well enough; she and I were both fond of teddy bears….