Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for May 24, 2023
Transcript:
oh, the things you'll forget! when your head is too full and your brain's fact-impacted, then you wish for 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 & learning: what letterman said, what bill gates is earning. which chemical's needed for terrorist bombs, old leftover punchlines from vapid sitcoms! guy: ow! agh! ooh! that's it! yeah! man: it all sounds so easy, i can't hardly wait, to be in a persistent vegetable stale!
Cpeckbourlioux 12 months ago
You already are a vegetable.
SteveHL 12 months ago
If “what Letterman said” includes a Top Ten list, I’m not giving it up.
ElwoodP 12 months ago
Brilliant!
PoodleGroomer 12 months ago
They sell those bits as college entrance exam supplements.
gbars70 12 months ago
I owlredi tryd dat dam masheen,
Mayor Snorkum 12 months ago
That redaction aperture sure is reminiscent of another bodily entrance/exitway.
ldmulvaney73 12 months ago
A lovely Dr. Seuss homage – I’m sure Theodor would have loved it.
Sisyphos 12 months ago
Totally brilliant! One of Richard’s most memorable versifications. Balm for the fact-impacted….