Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 21, 2011

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november skywatch the november sky is chock full of fascinating objects & phenomena sure to delight even the most finicky stargazer. it is really, i swear! just look at all those constellations 'n' stuff! that one looks like a tub, kind of, doesn't it? in early november there'll be a lunar eclipse! that'll be fun, right? euphonium sluggo lunar eclipse the walker reflux gravlax bellicose and sometime in mid-november the leonid meteor shower will dazzle us with hundreds of pretty meteors going woosh across th- what, you're just going to lie there? c'mon, get up, you're missing it! guy: no. on thanksgiving, the underdog balloon from the macy's parade, accidentally released by inept balloon handlers, will soar across the night sky & be attack by an angry flock of canadian geese. the resulting explosion of feathers & scraps of underdog will be clearly visible guy: what? ha! sucker! made you look!