Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for June 30, 2023
June 28, 2023
July 03, 2023
Transcript:
cherry blossom lore as early as 600 years ago american indian tribes living on the patowmack river recog-nized the unique charm of the cherry blossom tree indian 1: those things are going to attract kistch-starved tourists like flies. indian 2: and how. george washington, bitter over a childhood incident, detested cherry trees of any kind and had to be forcibly restrained afrom chopping them all down. aide: sir! don't! the tourism industry was a major contributor to your presidential campaign! george: ow! leggo! it would take a stack of 21, 467 pancakes to equal the height of the washington mon-ument if you made them with buttermilk.* *this is not cherry blossom lore. i'm sorry.
Uncle $crooge 11 months ago
Funny, but cherry blossom trees are not native to North America.
Paul Read Premium Member 11 months ago
This is one of my all time favorites from Mr. Thompson. RIP (Rest In Pancakes)
Sisyphos 11 months ago
Never a need to excuse 21467 pancakes, as long as you have enough cherry or blueberry syrup to drench them as we tourists eat ’em all up!
donut reply 11 months ago
Now the cherry trees are pretty close to the Washington memorial. Is he rolling in his grave?