Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 06, 2023
Transcript:
your personalized end-of-the-year quiz 1. my major accomplishment this year was - a. achieving a permanent state of spiritual/sexual/financial nirvana. b. keeping that goldfish alive for almost six months. c. wait, i still got a few days left - 2. the most important lesson i learned this year was - grit spunk elbow grea + gumptio success a. a little grit, spunk, elbow grease & some gumption equal success. b. goldfish are boring. c. in real life, that moe howard trick with the pliers is a bad idea. 3. this year i read - un-put-downable - a novel by me myself a. glowing reviews of my first novel. b. just "goodnight moon," but 547 times. c. three fourths of this stupid quiz. 4. if this year was a wine, it would be - a. dom perignon. ahh! b. that stuff that comes in a box and costs like four bucks with a safeway card. c. i dunno, i spilled it all down my pants. howd you do? a. splendid, thanks! b. eh, ok. c. i'm still stuck on #2.
Cpeckbourlioux 11 months ago
Chateau Cartón.
SteveHL 11 months ago
Ever since I read that Alice Otterloop in Richard Thompson’s other strip Cul de Sac cried at the.thought of the bowl of mush in Goodnight Moon, I’ve limited my reading of that book to no more than 365 (or occasionally 366) readings in any one year.
plaidley 11 months ago
My gumption’s turned bladderoid.
Dave 11 months ago
“Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers!”
Sisyphos 11 months ago
I was sore tempted at 3.C. But i persevered and (4.C) wet my pants!