Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for April 19, 2024

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richard's poor almanac by richard thompson toddler's roundtable seated left to right. pookie, lambkins, stinker & leroy. kid 1: is that the new madonna book? kid 2: yes. it is so cute! kid 3: you, my friends, are victims of "celebrity leakage." kid 1: ew. "leakage"? kid 2: ew. kid 3: yes. the assumption that stardom has no boundaries. it's "celebrity creep," the gradual seepage of vain-glorious overachievers into unrelated fields of endeavor - madonna into children's literature, arnold into politics, paul mccartney into classical music, whoopi goldber- what is that smell? kid 4: my new personal fragrance! kid 1: ew. "seepage." kid 2: ew. kid 3: your - what? kid 4: wild things by sendak. pour les enfants. perfume or cologne. in the designer bottle.