Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 18, 2023
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Transcript:
hometown security the d.c. office of obstacles & eyesores hopes to replace the jersey barriers littering our landscape with something more aesthetically pleasing. but what? everybody loves bollards! we could become the "city of bollards." people: bollards! bollards! bollards! bollards! there are alternatives. man: tangled masses of abandoned grocery carts can provide deterrence and comment on our consumerists society. some are traditionalists- guard: i prefer the ornamental 8-ton reinforced concrete tub filled with pansies, which so intriguingly weds the oppressive to the dainty. stop do not back up guy: yeah, me too. and what of those whome we seek to protect? employee 1: i hear that at the state department everyone gets a vicious guard dog. employee 2: damn. department of nonessential employees
Cpeckbourlioux 11 months ago
Quick, call a cartherd!
Behuva5 11 months ago
Isn’t Dill’s brother (Cul-de-Sac) a cartherd?
PoodleGroomer 11 months ago
The tubs should have topiary cartoon or politician characters in them.
PoodleGroomer 11 months ago
Which bollards can I tie my cruise ship to?
Spiffy 11 months ago
They put up gauntlets of useless bollards in my town. I hate bollards.
stamps 11 months ago
That last department has gotten way too big.
Sisyphos 11 months ago
Call me a Traditionalist. I like the big concrete tubs, with pansies or something comparable.
Isn’t the DNE (last panel) where Peter Otterloop works?…