Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 20, 2014
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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
I’ve seen those 8-ton reinforced concrete tubs filled with pansies. They just tend to get in the way at corners of intersections where you try to cross the street before the light changes against you.