Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 20, 2020
November 19, 2020
November 21, 2020
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.
As far as bad school reading, I don’t think you can beat The Red Badge of Courage. It scarred me. When my son’s time came for that book, his teacher skipped it, saying no one should ever have to read that book. :3