Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 13, 2023
Transcript:
historic thanksgiving highlights we all know the first thanksgiving was in 1921. but there's more 1945 - 1st intrusion of christmas commercialism. barrels all kinds! pre-xmas sale at the 24th thanksgiving euphasia pewfiller advertises his pre-xmas barrel-making crazy days sale. he is hanged forthwith. 1689 - 1st person to get "creative" with stuffing. priddygood churchlywife unveils her maize & truffle surprise stuffing. she is transported back to england & forcibly converted to catholicism. 1781 - 1st cranberry relish that retains the shape of its can. invented by benjamin franklin, it is decried as "an abomination" and "of ungodly resiliency." but eventually it catches on. 12,000 b.c. - 1st handprint turkey. astoundingly, cave painters employed this artistic device 13,621 years before the first thanksgiving!
Teto85 Premium Member 10 months ago
Still the funniest thing on this page. Thanks and RIP Mr Thompson.
Wilde Bill 10 months ago
That’s a pretty harsh punishment for Priddygood Churchlywife.
FireAnt_Hater 10 months ago
Priddygood Churchlywife LOL but all the text (and drawings of course) are worthy.
PoodleGroomer 10 months ago
An old movie had no cardboard boxes. Everything was being stored in wooden crates or barrels.
gbars70 10 months ago
“Abomination”, “of ungodly resiliency”; yeah, that’s about right…
Sisyphos 10 months ago
Dang! I wish people down through the years had taken the example of Euphasia Pewfiller more seriously!