Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 22, 2023
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early catalog alert ineffables winter 2000 features objects so vague & insub-stantial they elude precise descrip-tion. tends towards wind-chimey spirituality. does your husband want a dashboard druid serenity shrine? does your wife need a tibetan healing scrunchie? if so we pity you. condimentia! the source for every relish, spread & sauce necessary to create refrigerator gridlock. vast selection of lethally hot pepper sauces with undignified names ("wild ed's hellfire-spittin' bowel rocket sauce"). offers the mayonnaise-of-the-month club for the blander palate. powergrab 2000 do you have a fidgety execuitve on your list who'd just love a cell-phone that also stores addresses, schedules meetings, checks stocks, tallies gold scores, measures body fat & cholesterol levels, exchanges foreign currency, locates things by geosynchronous satellite, opens cans & moves cheese? look on page 12. stuff 'n' things super 900 page catalog 2000 gifts so useless that once actually given they cease to be, like some un-stable isotope. lawn ornaments, bar knicknacks, mugs & t-shirts with banalities printed on them, things shaped like cats, novelty oven mitts, etc. in short, the only catalog you'll need. we're doing all our christmas shop-ping right here.
SteveHL 12 months ago
I believe that there is no longer an annual Stuff n’ Things catalog. It is now part of Amazon. Happy shopping!
Droptma Styx 12 months ago
That cell phone described in the Powergrab catalog is just ridiculous. Who would ever need a gadget like … oh wait
PoodleGroomer 12 months ago
My phone is old. I need a can opener with a USB connection and an app.
Vince M 12 months ago
I just hope no one gets me any hot sauce based on a dare.
Sisyphos 12 months ago
The insights of a true genius! As true today in 2023 as they were in 2000—even the cell phone thing! Perfect satire from the Master!