Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 19, 2013
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August 22, 2013
Transcript:
restaurant closings the following establishments have been closed for health code violations. ice cream 346 346 flavors ice cream - several suspicious flavors (spongesqueezing, maybeberry, death by vanilla, thingy & countertop) listed merely to boost the total to 346. lugubrio's since 1904 lugubrio's - grim edifice & decay-ing waitstaff prompted patron complaints of anxiety & depression. also, gaping hole blown through salad bar sneezeguard. mughraeibhnaorheach - undeter-minable ethnicity - scandinavian? gaelic? urdu? plus most dishes on menu contain gravel, silt or pumice. homerule authentic d.c. cuisine homerule authentic d.c. cuisine - there is no such thing, not since they closed down all the "little taverns."
Ida No about 11 years ago
Pumice is a Greek dish, right?
sottwell about 11 years ago
Pumice – good for scrubbing the soles of the feet to get rid of calluses. Perhaps part of some kind of colonic cleanse?
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
Having spent my four college years in D.C., I can only admire Richard’s truthiness!
mrneophyte about 11 years ago
Oh, “Little Tavern”. It brings back memories.
tigerchik32 about 11 years ago
There is one place I know; its been a coffee shop and two different Italian restaurants in 12 years! And now its up for sale again. Anybody want to wager what the next place is?