Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 28, 2019
Transcript:
the handprint turkey a childhood classic art form rediscovered. 1. place one hand palm down on a sheet of paper with fingers slightly spread. trace carefully around your hand with a crayon. 2. lift your hand to reveal a neatly outlined handprint. 3. using your favorite colors, add a beak, eys, wattles, 2 legs & plumage. voila - tom turkey! turkey: gobble. gobble. 4. suddenly - chop pilgrim: let's eat! turkey: ow, my thumb! i mean, my head! kid: i get a finger! next week - tryptophan hangover cures.
Why a turkey? Why? I always wanted to draw airplanes and spaceships! There is no natural template for a good spaceship!