Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for January 12, 2021
January 11, 2021
January 13, 2021
Transcript:
issue 34 collector's edition it's free comic book day!!! captain rolemodel rmc unlike most, captain rolemodel practices preventive superheroics cap: what's that below? a child! engaged in aimless loitering! must get to him in time! everybody knows kids need positive role models. cap: else they may grow up to be supervillains, like slugman or the sullen creep or the fiendish mr. uh-oh! cap: if i'm too late, this kid could eventually become dr. negatron, ph.d, criminal master-mind! he's a ticking timebomb! out of my way! on, why can't i fly? kid: wow! captain rolemodel! i though you wore a cape. cap: not any more. it was a choking hazard, like if someone grabbed it from behind. whew uf puf cap: now, under the influence of my positive mentoring power, you will be-come a productive member of society! kid: gosh soon- cap: aren't i a refreshing change from all those dark, angst-ridden superheroes? kid: and how! for the first time in my young life, i feel a sense of structure & purpose! x-ray pants loads of laffs! slight cancer risk all sizes - $1795 the visible potato 3-d model not a toy it's a real working potato! $295 better posture instantly! new miracle spinal fluid additive throw your sense of smell! information booklet 35c big money learn mink ranching at home puny? try our escalator shoes! patented, pair - 1595 rubber goiters by mail! special value - 99c
Cpeckbourlioux about 4 years ago
Saw a joke ad once, “ Big opportunities in the meat-cutting industry. PEOPLE MUST EAT!
pumaman about 4 years ago
The Uh-Oh baby grew up to become the fiendish Mr. Uh-Oh!
well-i-never about 4 years ago
One of these days someone is going to add the “t” to “though”.
Teto85 Premium Member about 4 years ago
A next door neighbor saw an ad like that many years ago and started chinchilla farming. He took over his parent’s two car garage and was able to use it to pay for part of his undergraduate degree. This was back in the late 1960s – early 1970s. He was very lucky. Chinchilla farming was basically a pyramid scheme from the beginning in the mid – to late 1940s. They are endangered in their home country and subject to many ailments when kept in captivity.
k8zhd about 4 years ago
We need to send a few carloads of that “Miracle Spinal Additive” to Republican members of congress.
DCBakerEsq about 4 years ago
I had a very profitable mink ranch going in the backyard. Then, Covid hit. :(
Spiffy about 4 years ago
No cape? Did this originally run before, or after the Incredibles?
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
“Captain Rolemodel” is boring. Give me Superman, or Batman, or the old original Captain Marvel, or Blackhawk, or Airboy, or The Heap, or just about any superhero who actually does stuff that is interesting!