Monthly Archives: February 2024

Putting Jimmy to bed

Posted on February 27, 2024 by odeboyz

Dad: Goodnight son, sleep tight.” Jimmy (trying to drag it out): “Can we visit a haunted house during the holidays?” Dad: “What’s wrong with this house?” Jimmy: “What?” Dad: “Good night son.”

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Germany’s New Army, 1955

Posted on February 27, 2024 by odeboyz

In the first two years, the Bundeswehr accepted 125,000 veteran soldiers and 37,000 officers. Thirty-one of its thirty-eight generals had served on Hitlers general staff. Eighty per cent of all commanding officers in 1961 had been decorated with the Iron … Continue reading →

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A ‘Del Boy’* Quip

Posted on February 25, 2024 by odeboyz

“You’ve always been the same, even at school. Nothing but books, learning, education – that’s why you’re no good at snooker.” From the sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’

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Another delicacy disappears

Posted on February 21, 2024 by odeboyz

The South Korean parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ban trade of dog meat by 2027. There were 208 votes in favor and two abstentions for the bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jonas Jonasson ~ The Prophet and the Idiot (Translator Rachel Willson-Broyles) (2022)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by odeboyz

Jonasson was faced with a huge challenge when writing this book. His previous book ‘The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared’  sold three million copies. The novel was a comic novel written in Swedish. Jonasson had … Continue reading →

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Grade ‘A’ Reassurance

Posted on February 17, 2024 by odeboyz

Sarah: “How often do planes crash?” Stewardess: “Just once.”

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John Lennon on teenage posturing

Posted on February 14, 2024 by odeboyz

“I come from the macho school of pretense. I was never really a street kid or a tough guy. I used to dress like a Teddy boy and identify with Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley, but I was never really … Continue reading →

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Disadvantaged Students and Educational Innovation

Posted on February 14, 2024 by odeboyz

“…in 2014, only 36.5 per cent of disadvantaged pupils achieved 5 A*-C including English and maths GCSEs, compared with 64.0 per cent of other pupils.”1 Bright Futures Educational Trust2 controls South Shore Academy, Blackpool. Achieving 5 Grade ‘A*-Cs’ is remote … Continue reading →

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Totally unbelievable

Posted on February 10, 2024 by odeboyz
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A KGB joke

Posted on February 7, 2024 by odeboyz

Q: “Why do policemen walk the streets in teams of three?” A: “One can read, one can write, and the other one keeps watch on intellectuals.”

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