Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for April 16, 2021
April 15, 2021
April 17, 2021
Transcript:
annual handy candy halloween treat giving guide kid: i'm a pokemon! how trite! he gets a circus peanut. kid: i'm a harry potter knock-off! gary blotter that's more like it! give him some genetically-engineered candy corn. kid: i'm a big goiter! give her some quinine. kid: i'm a ghost! unimaginative and hazardous. give him one pez, tops. kid: i'm an at-risk child of divorce, poor child-care & slack school standards whose self-destruc-tive impulses lead me to dangerous costume choices. scary! give him some ritalin.
Better yet, lock your door, turn the lights off, go to bed, avoid all the stress, and awaken refreshed in the morning….