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Richard's Poor Almanac
''Richard's Poor Almanac'' is a cartoon series by Richard Thompson which appeared weekly (usually on Saturdays) in ''The Washington Post'' Style section. It ran from 1997 to 2016. "Make the Pie Higher" The ''Richard's Poor Almanac'' cartoon published the week of George W. Bush's first inauguration was Thompson's mock inaugural poem, "Make the Pie Higher", composed of some of Bush's more incoherent quotations. When "Make the Pie Higher" was shared on the Internet, it spread rapidly and was eventually dissected and analyzed on Snopes ''Snopes'' , formerly known as the ''Urban Legends Reference Pages'', is a fact-checking website. It has been described as a "well-regarded reference for sorting out myths and rumors" on the Internet. The site has also been seen as a source f ..., which published a lengthy review of its origins. The poem has been set to music multiple times in various styles, including Irish and choral music. References {{reflist 1997 comics debuts 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Thompson (cartoonist)
Richard Church Thompson (October 8, 1957 – July 27, 2016) was an American illustrator and cartoonist best known for his syndicated comic strip ''Cul de Sac'' and the illustrated poem " Make the Pie Higher". He was given the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year for 2010. ''Cul de Sac'' In 1982 Thompson began working at the ''Washington Post'', and he was the newspaper's unofficial staff artist by 1985. Thompson provided illustrations for Joel Achenbach's ''Washington Post'' column and Gene Weingarten's column in ''The Washington Post Magazine''. The weekly, watercolored incarnation of his comic ''Cul de Sac'' launched in ''The Washington Post Magazine'' on February 14, 2004. The strip focuses on a four-year-old girl, Alice Otterloop, and her daily life at preschool and at home. It was published in more than 70 newspapers by the fall of 2007. It was distributed nationally as both a daily and Sunday strip by Universal Press Syndicate. The first book collection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |