Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 16, 2023
Transcript:
a suburban val-u-less moe's video trinket world hummus aplenty once there was a strip mall, a few small marginal stores anchored by a grocery store. then one day, weak-ened by aggressive competition, a changing clientele & rumors of tainted bulk food, the grocery store went out of business... good bye left adrift, the whole works broke loose and floated slowly away. p.j. piehole's food 'n' fun within days a family restaurant that provides crayons even for adults sprang weedlike from the asphalt. they say the strip mall is up there yet, looking for a profitable place to land. man: so if you wake up & find a strip mall in your backyard don't be too damned surprised! kid 1: that was dumb. kid 2: yeah, tell one about a poodle. kid 3: and a nail gun
tudza Premium Member about 1 year ago
Ah, the poodle with the nail gun that visits naughty children after dark. He’ll nail your ears to the bed posts, and that’s if you were only a little naughty.
Cpeckbourlioux about 1 year ago
I like the ever present shopping cart.
Sisyphos about 1 year ago
There seems to be a Missing Word in the title; "A Suburban Myth?
Regardless, the little strip mall that could is an encouraging story, and the kids should not be dissing the StoryTeller….