Monthly Archives: June 2019

Shadow

Posted on June 30, 2019 by odeboyz

Strike the fear, so I may no longer see The apparition stalking me It has no substance, nor sinew strong In this light place, it does not belong. Be gone foul phantom creature Be gone whence the nothing Spawned you … Continue reading →

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The Godfather, lawyer and bookkeeper

Posted on June 27, 2019 by odeboyz

A Mafia Godfather discovered his bookkeeper, Guido, had cheated him out of $10 million. Guido was deaf, which was why he got the job in the first place. The Godfather took his lawyer with him to confront Guido because he … Continue reading →

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Mountaineering for Slackers

Posted on June 27, 2019 by odeboyz

There were other stories of trekkers and climbers who, having reached base camp or even higher, just couldn’t be bothered to walk down again, and summoned helicopters on the slightest pretext. Sometimes they managed to secure a medical note, in … Continue reading →

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Why Mercedes builds the best cars in the world

Posted on June 24, 2019 by odeboyz

Rory Mcllroy drove his new Mercedes into an Irish petrol station. An attendant greeted him in a typical Irish manner, unaware that McIlroy is a world famous golfer. “Top o’ the mornin’ to ya.” When Rory got out of the … Continue reading →

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The bin Laden family and the Twin Towers

Posted on June 24, 2019 by odeboyz

“A perfect example of this new and often strange world comes with the sale of the largest stake in the firm that quarries the Carrara marble in Italy that was used for the Pantheon in Rome, the Duomo in Siena, … Continue reading →

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Jersey’s ultra flexible government, 1935-45

Posted on June 20, 2019 by odeboyz

The resilience of Jersey’s elite is not new (Jersey is perhaps the only place in Europe that had the same government before, during and after Nazi occupation)….. Oliver Bullough Moneyland: Why thieves & crooks now rule the world & how … Continue reading →

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George Orwell and Donald Trump

Posted on June 20, 2019 by odeboyz
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Not everyone is middle-class with assets

Posted on June 20, 2019 by odeboyz

Rachel and Jack1 are in their late thirties, with two young children. Both are immature but have worked hard on their relationship. Jack’s a self-employed window cleaner, odd job man, labourer and gardener. He’s hardly ever in steady full time … Continue reading →

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Not the sharpest pin in the packet

Posted on June 17, 2019 by odeboyz

The Tory’s having ditched May Are still fighting a no win war Among themselves, for now But if Boris does, become P.M. The Buffoon, is dangerous It will be the working class In England and Ireland, will suffer The Scots … Continue reading →

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Flexible Politics

Posted on June 17, 2019 by odeboyz
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