Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for August 28, 2024

Transcript:

richard's poor almanack by richard thompson make your own chord of evil! so you're watching one of your favorite negative campaign ads on tv when suddenly you hear it- tv: but his opponent- brwang doesn't like america! man: what an evil chord! man: i wish i knew how to make a chord of evil for my own use! now you can!! here's the chord of evil, developed by leading audiopsychologists for use in political attack ads, in easy-to-understand soundtrack form- xylophone solo by kim jong il. wile e. coyote hitting canyon floor. president saying "nuclear." bush: nu-cu-ler. ferret: geeeenk! colicky ferret with a megaphone. unidentified. possibly hanna montana hell screams of the damned. damned: eeeeeek! ouch! i'm not insured! karl rove clearing throat. karl: ahem. duration: 1.2 seconds woman: i made a chord of evil with items i found around my house! now i use it to crush my enemies! man 1: my chord of evil is an mp3 file that i at-tach to emails to people i can't stand! man 2: my chord of evil is my ringtone and now i'm scared to an-swer my cell phone!