Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 21, 2022
Transcript:
d.c.! d.c.! sung to "new york! new york!" with apologies to comden, green & bernstein d.c.! d.c.! the dog days are here! the weather's better on venus i fear, if it gets worse we can try scuba gear. washington, d.c. d.c.! d.c.! it's so hellishly warm, the "humiture" is surpassing the norm! i just can't wait for the next thunderstorm. d.c.! d.c.! it's a hundred and nine! the air is as gummy as turpentine. the white house has hung up a "gone fishin'" sign. F -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 109 turpentine gone fishin' d.c.! d.c.! quick! hurry! don't wait! go back up your bags! absquatulate! if you don't leave soon you'll asphyxiate! d.c.! d.c.! the dog days are here!
Cpeckbourlioux over 2 years ago
Humiture? Nice.
Teto85 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Upvote for absquatulate.
Mayor Snorkum over 2 years ago
Mr. Thompson’s perfectly-scanning version of the Comden-Green lyric is just as clever. No apology needed!
Sisyphos over 2 years ago
Amen, brother! Having lived in D.C. for a while, I can only join the chorus!
Sisyphos over 2 years ago
So true! I lived for some time in D.C., a good practice in case of being condemned to the bad boys’ place….