Tom O‘Connor’s Liverpool joke

Posted on July 29, 2026 by odeboyz

“I parked my new car in Liverpool and two lads said, “Tenner to look after your car.”

I looked at them and said, “Don’t worry about anyone touching the car. There are two fierce Rottweillers sitting inside.”

One lad said, “Can they put fires out?”

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Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine

Posted on July 29, 2026 by odeboyz

Michael Caine was so very much beside himself to be working with Laurence Olivier on the set of “Sleuth” (1972) that he didn’t even know how to address him. Eventually, he broke down and just asked. Olivier replied, “Well, I am the Lord Olivier and you are Mr. Michael Caine. Of course, that’s only for the first time you address me. After that I am Larry, and you are Mike.”

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A Farage canvasser

Posted on July 25, 2026 by odeboyz
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The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes

Posted on July 25, 2026 by odeboyz

Jesus’s miracle of the loaves and fishes was a slap in the face to all those people who had brought their own lunch.

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Truly wealthy people

Posted on July 22, 2026 by odeboyz

“There are two kinds of wealthy people: those who count their money and those who weigh it. If you don’t belong to the latter category, you don’t really know what power is. I learned that from the narco-traffickers.”

Source Roberto Saviano Zero Zero Zero (2013) p220

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Pete Hegseth, Medievel Warrior

Posted on July 18, 2026 by odeboyz

Pete Hegseth is secretary of state for war but seems to have an almost medieval view of war. His ‘No Quarter’ instruction is only really applicable on a battle field, which more-or-less don’t exist in 2026.

American war crimes as policy

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Mario Balotelli: Italian International Footballer

Posted on July 18, 2026 by odeboyz

“When I score, I don’t celebrate because I’m only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?”

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The USA’s siege of Cuba: 2026

Posted on July 15, 2026 by odeboyz

Since February 2026 the USA has blockaded Cuba. The idea is that they will be starved into submission. Medicine, oil and food are all prevented from entering Cuba. Obviously this means that the most vulnerable will die first. The USA is using tactics which would be familiar to 14th century English kings who did identical things for the same reasons. The USA’s tactics are a war crime and it is astonishing that their overt strategy is a war crime.

America’s Cuba war crime siege A 3 minute podcast

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A summer joke

Posted on July 15, 2026 by odeboyz
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Cooking for Slackers: Peanut butter bruschetta

Posted on July 15, 2026 by odeboyz

Simple foods can be made crazily complex by lunatics with too much time on their hands or poseurs or wannabe celebrity cooks. Ignore them and focus on essentials. This recipe is stupid simple, quick and different. Bruschetta is peasant food so bond with your inner-peasant.

Ingredients

Thick sliced bread of any kind – best if you get uncut and cut a thick slice!

Smooth peanut butter

Tomato

Technique

Dice the tomato – if its small use two

Grill toast one side of bread

Turnover and put a thick smear of peanut butter on untoasted side

Carry on grilling until it’s melted into the bread (30 seconds or so – keep an eye on it)

Get it out and evenly spread the diced tomato covering the whole surface

Carry on grilling until tomato is sizzling (a minute or so)

Voila!

Peasant food suitable for the refined taste of the 21st century that values style over substance. This recipe is stylish and sustaining

Style over Substance

If you’re too posh to acknowledge your inner-peasant, go here

BBC recipes Bruschetta recipes – BBC Food

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