Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 17, 2018

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richard's poor almanack by richard thompson the morning after or the fifth of july 1,453 tons of potato salad left uneaten from approx-imately 75,000 dc area picnics. man: all full! woman: tell the kids it's time to open their potato salad stand again! 2,752 people still stranded in the endless tangle of temporary fencing along the g.w. parkway. person 1: water! person 2: help! uncle sam: hey! get me down! 34,195 boxes of leftover fire-works you'll be hearing nightly for the next six months. boy 1: "flaming supercollider banshee fountain of joy." cool! boy 2: that one'll be great for thanksgiving! 7 amateur stiltwalking uncle sams from various neighbor-hood parades who've forgot-ten how to dismount woman 2: look! fireman 1: uh-oh! fireman 2: i will save him!