Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 02, 2024
September 30, 2024
October 04, 2024
Transcript:
richard's poor almanac what's new at rock creek park by richard thompson new! snakehead fish pond. dynamiting encouraged! md. d.c. -key- parkland not parkland feral safeway cart planetarium updated to reflect current theory that the earth revolves around the sun! beach drive renamed "glebe road north" to scare away maryland commuters! peirce mill moved 4 inches to the left! forty year build up of petrified chewing gum removed from all nature center drinking fountains! new! 24-hour drive-through panda viewing! cars $2, tour busses $25. national zoolo par new! scenic hairpins now 30% twistier to further deter commuters! descending colon potomac to doonesbury
ellisaana Premium Member 3 months ago
Yup. That’s the park. I was driving some out-of-town techs across the city and we took a route through Rock Creek Park. One of the guys was amazed—you’ve got a trout stream in the middle of DC! No. It only looks like a trout stream. It’s too warm and too polluted for trout.
stamps 3 months ago
“Descending colon”. Yep, that’s about right. All that Rock Creek pollution going into the Potomac (the rectum of the Chesapeake Bay).