Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 07, 2013
October 03, 2013
October 10, 2013
Transcript:
civil war equine statue code explained. everyone knows that the many statues of civil war generals around d.c. are subtly encoded to indicate the fate of the subject. herewith a brief guide. sword drawn, horse rearing - died in battle with full attendant glory henry moore-ish abstraction - fragged by cannon-ball. mounted on moose - went awol to canada. mounted on comfy chair - retired from ilitary to consul for lucrative muni-tions industry. dismounted in drunken stupor - retired from military to become 18th president. hidden in barrel - found army life uncongenial. quit to become a rodeo clown.
Ida No about 11 years ago
I think there’s only one “drunken stupor” general in the entire list of fallen generals.
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
Thanks for explaining the statuary Code! Now I’ll know what I’m looking at if I look at anything that looks like any of these!
PoodleGroomer about 11 years ago
I checked, and the Henry Moore abstraction indicates that he died of mental derangement from tertiary syphilis.
ellisaana Premium Member about 11 years ago
Born in DC and lifetime resident of DC area – This is the best explanation ever!.
kwanza_30303 about 11 years ago
Grant deserves better than this.