Author Archives: odeboyz

Chloe

Posted on January 28, 2019 by odeboyz

Chloe enters my swamp with pouts My heart leaps to my sleeve. She amputates it. My beating heart is in her hands She squeezes. Empties it of feelings. I sigh with pleasure. Chloe is my first love. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Brexit summed up

Posted on January 28, 2019 by odeboyz

Ray E.

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Cicero: he knew a thing or two about treachery

Posted on January 28, 2019 by odeboyz
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Lenin meets a gangster and loses his Rolls-Royce in 1919

Posted on January 24, 2019 by odeboyz

Lenin himself was not immune to the lawlessness of the period. On 6 January 1919, he, his sister Mariya and his sole bodyguard, Ivan Chabanov, were being driven in his official Rolls-Royce when they were flagged down by men in … Continue reading →

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James Dyson, the saviour of British Industry, does a runner*

Posted on January 24, 2019 by odeboyz

Sir James Dyson, the British billionaire inventor and outspoken Brexit supporter who called on the government to walk away from the EU without a deal, is moving the headquarters of his vacuum cleaner and hand-dryer technology company to Singapore. *Dyson … Continue reading →

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Refurbishing grade one listed buildings in Hackney

Posted on January 23, 2019 by odeboyz

The first two years of my seven year apprenticeship was done at Sir Philip Magnus trade and academic school. Looking back at those two years I’m amazed at how much was covered. Our plumbing teacher was called Tom Freeman and … Continue reading →

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Dave knows the Pope

Posted on January 21, 2019 by odeboyz

Dave was bragging to his boss, “I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I’m sure I’ll know them. “Pope Francis,” his boss replies. “Sure!” says Dave. “I’ve known the Pope for years.” So they flew … Continue reading →

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Referendum Chaos

Posted on January 20, 2019 by odeboyz

Is there no end to the rubbish? May’s plan is rejected Just as expected, but no plan B Two year fixations led to her humiliation. It’s her plan or nothing She has no desire to change Others might conspire Intensity … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde on journalism

Posted on January 17, 2019 by odeboyz

‘The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Journalism, conscious of this, and having tradesman-like habits, supplies their demands.’ https://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n14/john-pemble/the-only-true-throne Chris

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Funny right up to the end

Posted on January 17, 2019 by odeboyz
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