Author Archives: odeboyz

Hands up anyone who doesn’t think Trump is an idiot

Posted on July 11, 2019 by odeboyz
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The importance of the Act of Supremacy 1534

Posted on July 11, 2019 by odeboyz

Introduction The Act of Supremacy ended English Roman Catholicism. England became Protestant when Henry VIII declared himself, supreme head on Earth of the Church of England. Crucially he embedded religious orthodoxy in the person of the monarch. England moved to … Continue reading →

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Carry on Doctor (1967)

Posted on July 8, 2019 by odeboyz

Patient: “Nurse, I dreamt about you last night.” Nurse: “Did you?” Patient: “No, you wouldn’t let me.” [Patient: Bernard Bresslaw ~ Nurse: Anita Harris]

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The top 0.01% in the USA

Posted on July 8, 2019 by odeboyz

The top 0.01% of American workers—now some 15000—this year have incomes, including capital gains, of about 500 times the average. Typical incomes in America today, including capital gains and benefits, are perhaps 300 [dollars] a working day. The gulf between … Continue reading →

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The victims of Austerity are children

Posted on July 4, 2019 by odeboyz

Last week (end-June 2019) I tuned into radio 4 at 7am. I wasn’t paying too much attention, until I heard the report of a boy in school who’d fainted in school, when he got there on Monday morning. It transpired … Continue reading →

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Frankie Boyle on Jeremy Hunt

Posted on July 4, 2019 by odeboyz

I sympathise a little with Hunt- he was born into military aristocracy, a cousin of the Queen, went to Charterhouse, then Oxford, then into PR: trying to get him to understand the life of an overworked student nurse is like … Continue reading →

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Film review: Toy Story 4 (Tim Allen and Annie Potts)

Posted on July 4, 2019 by odeboyz

The least said, the better. Chris PS This isn’t the general opinion. US box office = $237M in ten days; UK box office = £26.9M

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She’s a Veterinarian

Posted on July 1, 2019 by odeboyz

Every Sunday morning a little old lady put $1,000 in the donation box at church. After a few weeks the Priest, overcome with curiosity, approached her. “Mrs. Smythe, I couldn’t help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sebastian Horsley ~ Dandy in the underworld: an unauthorised autobiography (2007)

Posted on July 1, 2019 by odeboyz

If you like train crash autobiographies this is for you. His family were rich and he was unconstrained from his earliest moments. Sebastian was a psychopath towards himself. He fell in love with Jimmy Boyle, a Scottish murderer, who was … Continue reading →

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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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