Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for July 16, 2015
July 15, 2015
July 17, 2015
Transcript:
civil war equine statue code explained everyone knows that the many statues of civil war generals around d.c. are subtly encoded to indicate the fate of the subject. herewith a brief guide. sword drawn, horse rearing - died in battle with full attendant glory. henry moore-ish abstraction - fragged by cannon-ball. mounted on moose - went awol to canada. mounted on comfy chair - retired from military to consult for lucrative muni-tions industry. general allan janus gen. allan janus gen. ulysses s. grant dismounted in drunken stupor - retired from military to become 18th president. gen brian gen brian hidden in barrel - found army life uncongenial. quit to become a rodeo clown.
rayannina over 9 years ago
Nice diss of Ulysses S. Grant there.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
I had missed a few of those monuments. One tends to become over-monumented and then monumented-out….
OldestandWisest over 9 years ago
Empty pedestal—Confederate officer removed by PC thought police.