Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for June 03, 2015
June 02, 2015
June 04, 2015
Transcript:
richard's poor almanac summer reading by richard thompson guy 1: in "ulysses," james joyce, using innovative narrative techniques, tells the story of leopold bloom, who has just 24 hours to find & defuse the bomb hidden somewhere in dublin by the elusive criminal mastermind & illegal organ dealer known only as- the brain! thrill as bloom, his beautiful wife, molly, and their hip young side-kick steve dedalus track down the brain in a fast-paced pub crawl that culminates in a pulse-pounding fire-fight in an abandoned distillery! woman: i have to read "silas marner," "last of the mohicans," "the pearl," "a separate peace" and "the old man and the sea" for a class in hatefully dull literature. guy 2: i'm reading this, but i can't really recommend it. great big jumbo giant pop-up book guy 3: i'm reading the comics page, it's the only place where dead white males are still producing work on a daily basis. guy 4: "brewed using only the finest malt, hops & barley." there, i read something. go away.
seismic-2 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Gene Weingarten recycles a joke from yesterday’s strip? Subtle.
ehtaniguchi over 9 years ago
Reader on the left, second row: that was me in grad school during summer session. Except I read Henry James’ “The Bostonians,” Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” and “The Education of Henry Adams.” I managed to come out of that summer as pale as I had been over the winter.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
The last vignette redeems all that precedes it (although I do sorta dig the hip Ulysses version)….
aerilim over 9 years ago
I have to read this long strip everyday. I know, I don’t have to but I must, It’s an addiction……
Malcolm Hall over 9 years ago
I’m glad to have finally learned how Ulysses turns out. When I tried reading it, I got stuck after “Plump.”