Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for May 25, 2020
Transcript:
a suburban val-u-less moe's video trinket world hummus aplenty once there was a strip mall, a few small marginal stores anchored by a grocery store. then one day, weak-ened by aggressive competition, a changing clientele & rumors of tainted bulk food, the grocery store went out of business... good bye left adrift, the whole works broke loose and floated slowly away. p.j. piehole's food 'n' fun within days a family restaurant that provides crayons even for adults sprang weedlike from the asphalt. they say the strip mall is up there yet, looking for a profitable place to land. man: so if you wake up & find a strip mall in your backyard don't be too damned surprised! kid 1: that was dumb. kid 2: yeah, tell one about a poodle. kid 3: and a nail gun
well-i-never over 4 years ago
Well I was riveted!
J Quest over 4 years ago
That lonely little shopping cart is a portent of doom…
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
One of the best Strip Mall stories I’ve heard in recent years! (Maybe the only one….)