Monthly Archives: August 2023

A Comprehensive Analysis

Posted on August 31, 2023 by odeboyz

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, … Continue reading →

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More conspiring than thee

Posted on August 28, 2023 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Philip Kerr ~ False Nine (2015)

Posted on August 28, 2023 by odeboyz

The late great Philip Kerr produced a wonderful series about the Nazi era detective, Bernie Gunther. A finely tuned understanding of the Nazi hierarchy and their corruption, sadism and gangster mentality made the series compelling. As if that wasn’t enough … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis on *White Music*

Posted on August 24, 2023 by odeboyz

“…I’m quitting Julliard1 because what they’re teaching me is white and I’m not interested in that….before I quit Juilliard…I took some lessons in symphonic trumpet playing…Trumpet players from the New York Philharmonic orchestra gave me lessons, so I learned some … Continue reading →

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The perfect gift for an IKEA manager

Posted on August 21, 2023 by odeboyz
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Bertrand Russell on War

Posted on August 21, 2023 by odeboyz

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

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A KGB* joke

Posted on August 19, 2023 by odeboyz

The regional KGB headquarters in Arkhangelsk suffered a major fire and was almost completely destroyed. Shortly after, a man phoned. “I’m sorry, we can’t do anything,” said the receptionist. “The KGB has burnt down.”Five minutes later, the receptionist received another … Continue reading →

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Anything for a quiet life

Posted on August 17, 2023 by odeboyz
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How Wars Are Won

Posted on August 17, 2023 by odeboyz

Conventional war is more-or-less equal armies slugging it out. The paradigm is the First World War. This ended when Germany was outnumbered with the entry of the USA. The European Second World War ended with Germany outnumbered once more. Japan … Continue reading →

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Messi’s psychological warfare

Posted on August 14, 2023 by odeboyz

Alessandro Nesta on Messi: “I kicked him and fell down, exhausted. He immediately gave me his hand to lift me up. Do you understand? I was on the ground and 2 seconds later, I opened my eyes and saw him … Continue reading →

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