Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 21, 2021
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richard's poor almanac by richard thompson who is the fictional character of the millennium? after careful consideration for almost 18 seconds we have compiled this ballot of those fictional characters who we feel best represent the fears & aspirations of this millennium. now it's up to you! mail ballots to fcotm c/o the post. shermie, the real star of "peanuts." emanuelle, part I but not part ii. poor yorrick, the bard's famous sad clown. a sneetch. the plain-belied type. m mikey, microsoft's lovable mole rat mascot. a chick fro some jane austen novel, we forget which. a vast right-wing conspirator. the third pig snap, but not crackle or pop
Cpeckbourlioux almost 4 years ago
Mikey! I vote for Mikey! He’s about as fictional as they get.
Jim Garth almost 4 years ago
They all are very deserving, but Shermie does it for me.
well-i-never almost 4 years ago
One of them is not fictional, and it’s not the plain-bellied sneech.
Kaputnik almost 4 years ago
Actually, the jester’s name was Rick. People were always greeting him with “Yo! Rick!” Where are their gibes now?
Vince M almost 4 years ago
The Sneetch needs to be disqualified though – at this point it’s impossible to say if he was a plain-bellied one to start with.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Amazing. He hit it on the vast conspirator, which resulted in a bunch of sad clowns.
DCBakerEsq almost 4 years ago
I was gonna vote for Spock, but then I realized he didn’t make the list. :(
fritzoid Premium Member almost 4 years ago
In seriousness, I’d go with Hamlet. His influence had lasted 400 years when this was written (and expanded from England throughout the world) and will likely last 400 more (and if we move beyond Earth, Hamlet will go with us).
All Western literature before Hamlet laid the groundwork for it, and all literature thereafter (including Jane Austen and Peanuts) is a reaction to it.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Emmanuelle I was a book of the 70s and the movie was of the 80s. Neither of them were any good.
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
Remembering he is to be considered representative of the entire Second Millennium, I’d have to vote, reluctantly, for Snap. The Years from 1001 through 2000 were so full of snappery!