Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for February 03, 2023

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the dog days of august what are dogs thinking these days? asta. asta: i think that the air of mystery & hauteur that cats cultivate is just an act to counter their embarassment at hacking up all those hairballs. spinalzo. spinalzo: i think that disgraced filmmaker george lucas created jar jar binks hoping to unite humanity by giving them a racial caricature they could all detest. but i haven't seen the movies so i'm just guessing. barcarolle. barcarolle: i think that dog fancy magazine should publish an annual list of the best places to roll around in smelly filth in america. toulouse. toulouse: i applaud the recent proposal by an animal rights group to redefine pet "ownership" as "guardianship." I trust this will lead to the estab-lishment of our full constitutional rights so we can go out & buy guns. muffin and mr. squeaks. muffin: i think we should all keep in mind that "dog days" is defined as the hottest & unhealthiest time of the year. so le's not get too smug. squeaks: yeah. funny dog art corner this week's is by zuzu of falls church va. send us your funny dog art zuz