Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for September 29, 2021
Transcript:
oh, the things you'll forget! when you head is too full and your brain's fact-impacted, then you wish some way to become fact-redacted! try this, you must! it will sweep your head clean, the extroodle mcnoodle redacting machine! (insert head) now inside the guts of this useful device, are two little demons much smaller than mice. and each has a shovel whose scooper's minutial. with them they scoop out all the facts that aren't crucial. out with the unwanted details and learning; what letterman said, what bill gates is earning. which chemical's needed for terrorist bombs, old leftover puchlines from vapid sitcoms! man: ow! agh! ooh, that's it! yeah! it all sounds so easy, i can't hardly wait, to be in a persistent vegetable state!
Cpeckbourlioux over 2 years ago
Letterman?
Teto85 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Genius. Pure, simple, brilliant genius.
PoodleGroomer over 2 years ago
I worked hard on that idea. I really liked it.
Kip Williams over 2 years ago
I love how completely this fits within the world of Seuss without sacrificing Thompson’s own style for it.
smorbie the great and beautiful over 2 years ago
But, it does tend to leave the really useless facts.
Sisyphos over 2 years ago
I love poetry that also imparts Wisdom! —And entertains!