Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 07, 2024
Transcript:
richard's poor almanac summer reading by richard thompson guy 1: in "ulysses," james joyce, using innovative narrative techniques, tells the story of leopold bloom, who has just 24 hours to find & defuse the bomb hidden somewhere in dublin by the elusive criminal mastermind & illegal organ dealer known only as- the brain! thrill as bloom, his beautiful wife, molly, and their hip young side-kick steve dedalus track down the brain in a fast-paced pub crawl that culminates in a pulse-pounding fire-fight in an abandoned distillery! woman: i have to read "silas marner," "last of the mohicans," "the pearl," "a separate peace" and "the old man and the sea" for a class in hatefully dull literature. guy 2: i'm reading this, but i can't really recommend it. great big jumbo giant pop-up book guy 3: i'm reading the comics page, it's the only place where dead white males are still producing work on a daily basis. guy 4: "brewed using only the finest malt, hops & barley." there, i read something. go away.
k8zhd 3 months ago
I love that there’s a whole class of books labeled “hatefully dull literature.”
Jon Premium Member 3 months ago
…and of course this particular comic’s from another Dead White Male. See also Breaking Cat News for 2024/03/18, right here.
SteveHL 3 months ago
I don’t think that this strip should have been run immediately after the previous very similar one, including the “dead white males” line.
jmcenanly 2 months ago
Just don’t get “Alien: the Pop-Up book”
Moonglow Premium Member 2 months ago
Is that Gene Weingarten reading the comics page?