Author Archives: odeboyz

Animal rights activists are thrilled

Posted on October 8, 2019 by odeboyz

At a convention of biological scientists, a researcher remarked, “Did you know that in our lab we’ve switched from rats to accountants for our experiments?” “Really? Why the switch?” “Well, for three reasons. First we found that accountants are more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Laurent Binet ~ The 7th Function of Language (translated Sam Taylor) (2018)

Posted on October 8, 2019 by odeboyz

Binet wrote the brilliant historical novel HHhH (2013) about the assassination of Heydrich in Prague in 1942. Naturally I bought this new book, without reading a review, and found myself engaging with a French intellectual. It was very bracing. The … Continue reading →

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Note to our Grandchildren

Posted on September 30, 2019 by odeboyz

You might remember us, as old Have heard of stories, once long in time Were told -But no, just like you We were just young, that’s where your – Long story, strangely what, began for you. Tell your children, of … Continue reading →

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It’s hard work loving a lawyer

Posted on September 26, 2019 by odeboyz
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Photographing fires in Yellowstone Park

Posted on September 26, 2019 by odeboyz

A photographer was sent to cover disastrous fires at Yellowstone National Park. Arriving he realized it was impossible to photograph anything from ground level. He asked his editor if he could rent a plane and take photos from the air. … Continue reading →

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Ten Golden Oldie books for Christmas, 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by odeboyz

Christmas is the book buying season with shelves full of celebrity cookbooks, autobiographies, star novelists and so on. They’re all sold at premium prices. Meanwhile there are millions of books which are superb and can be bought for a fraction … Continue reading →

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Irish terrorism in London in the 1990s

Posted on September 23, 2019 by odeboyz

  The British government responded to these atrocities by erecting a ‘ring of steel’ in the city of London. Streets were cordoned off, narrowed and guarded by armed police. Chris

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Louisiana’s maximum-security prison is medieval

Posted on September 23, 2019 by odeboyz

The population of Texas is half that of the UK, while the state’s prison population is larger than those of the UK, France and Germany combined. But it is Louisiana that stands out. The state has almost 34,000 prisoners, 94 … Continue reading →

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A gorilla walks into a bar

Posted on September 19, 2019 by odeboyz

A gorilla walked into a bar and ordered a Martini. The bartender was amazed, but thought, “What the hell.” He mixed the Martini and passed it to the gorilla who paid with a twenty pound note. This freaked the bartender … Continue reading →

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Bruce M.

Posted on September 18, 2019 by odeboyz

I wouldn’t call Bruce a friend, more an acquaintance that are so important to one’s life. He was important in the long past. He was a very noticeable youngish man, I’m guessing in his early to mid-thirties. He was very … Continue reading →

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