Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for June 16, 2021
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Transcript:
Richard's Poor Almanac Your Guide to Xmas Trees 2001 by Richard Thompson Censored Naughty Pine - Ooh la la! Hide the kids & don't tell grandma! This one is tres risque! Lurch - Highly unstable. Requires patience. Some U bolts & lots of piano wire. Black Hole Fir - Extremely dense foliage absorbs lights, baubles, garland, even tinsel! Whap Lobvolley Pine - Wicked serve & slashing backhand - oops! There goes another Radko! Platonic Fir - Too ideal. Renders all attempts at ornamentation superfluous. Covert Spruce - Requests for information denied on grounds of national security.
Huh. I don’t remember ever seeing “Naughty Pine” or “Lobvolley Pine” before. (“Platonic Fir” is one of my favorites.)