Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 14, 2015
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a consumer's guide to the new $20 bill by richard thompson federa 20 20 20 20 wwagd taft masonic imagery replaced by satanic symbols. a subtle reminder that the love of money is root of all evil. charmless andrew jackson replaced by avuncular wm. h. taft. slight resemblance to little monopoly plutocrat a bonus. anti-counterfeit scrollwork contains hidden objects. can you find: a shoe, a squirrel, a bowling trophy, some linguini, ernest borgnine? 15% off any purchase of alcohol, tobacco or firearms. expires 1-1-00 twenty 20 lucky number 12-37-40-9 20 20 twenty doll watermark bears inexplicable resem-blance to disney ceo michael eisner. kudzu-inspired foliage pattern. tiny com-puter chip plays pink floyd. funky '70's type. valuable coupon redeemable at all atf pack-age stores.
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
nah, too preachy
pumaman over 9 years ago
WWAGD. What Would AG Do? Anyone want to take a guess who AG is? At least there’s no “In God We Trust”.
pumaman over 9 years ago
As much as I like Pink Floyd, an American bill should play an American band. Petty maybe?
comixbomix over 9 years ago
I do wish with these reprint comics that they’d give at least a general idea of the original publication date…the way they do with Doonesbury, for example.
ChessPirate over 9 years ago
Ah, you could find Ernest Borgnine in anything…
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Nice, except for the coupon. I hate getting clipped currency instead of whole, wholesome bills!