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Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 19, 2017
October 18, 2017
October 20, 2017
Transcript:
bad day trips lurid caverns - embarrassing stalagmite formations & tour guides who keep nudging you. avoid especially the "grotto of glands." geek's neck varmint refuge - just what it says; varmints, mostly un-desirable alien species. and all they do is molt, smell & eat each other. big pile state park - formerly amazing rock state park until the accident. the park ranger on duty seems depressed & withdrawn. cretin's run national battlefield - site of the civil war's least decisive battle. a magnet for irate reenactors who spit almost too authentically.
Teto85 Premium Member over 7 years ago
The natural bridges at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz collapsed in the early 1980’s and although the name has officially remained the same, everyone calls it Natural Pillars State Park.
Joliet Jake over 7 years ago
When did Richard draw this one? Because I wonder if “Big Pile State Park” is a reference to the collapse of New Hampshire’s Old Man on the Mountain in 2003?
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
Day trips? It would take me at least a couple of days just to get to some of these natural attractions. If I wanted to….