Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 19, 2020
Transcript:
a brief tour of inexplicable sites in the d.c. area uncanny elderly woman who waves at every passing car. arlington. men's shoes and video rental checks cashed live bait no parking mysterious specialty store. hyattsville. ornate yet i-ll maintained grave in traffic island. capitol hill. man 1: it's a paean to the heroic reticence of the vice-presidency. man 2: it's a big guy wrestling with a horse. obscure sculpture group. nw. raw dough kills especially cryptic graffito. se. guy 1: you go knock. guy 2: no, you. ancient, awful & honorable brotherhood of freeloaders enigmatic organization. ne.
Cpeckbourlioux about 4 years ago
We’ve got one of those ladies in our neighborhood.
well-i-never about 4 years ago
I just realized – I never use “inexplicable”. I’m going to work it into a sentence today…if I see anyone…if I remember…if anything inexplicable happens.
Sisyphos about 4 years ago
Face it. D.C. is incurably weird and inexplicable.
LNER4472 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Hyattsville STILL has a combined brewpub restaurant, “general store,” boutique booze shop, and toy store, last I looked…….
smorbie the great and beautiful about 4 years ago
I once lived in a tiny little…let’s say…town. It had a Lawnmower Parts and Gift Store combination on the square.