Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 27, 2020
Transcript:
cheers for the cheerless for the burned-out c'mon, guys. i'm really tired, dispirited & uninspired. all things gold & burgundy fill me with a vast ennui. for the depressed two bits four bits six bits a dollar! curl into a fetal ball and listen to some mahler! mahler mahler symphony #6 the tragic mahler kinder-toten lieder for those who have moved on. redskins? football? i don't care! i;ve discovered solitaire! for those who never cared much anyway. push 'em back push 'em back sis boom bah! footbal is an-athema!
well-i-never over 4 years ago
I got my Mahler from Winchester on MASH. Kinder Totenlieder – not as snappy as you might think.
anomalous4 over 4 years ago
Carnegie-Mellon cheer, 1970s:
Apathy! Apathy! is our cry! A! P! A…oh, the hell with it…
chromosome Premium Member over 4 years ago
Today’s drawing seems appropriate for a lot of us isolating ourselves.
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
A cri de coeur from Richard, who lived in metropolitan D.C. and suffered through many a Redskins Sunday afternoon.
Try living with Da Bears these days if you want real depression!