Author Archives: odeboyz

Adroit thinking rewarded

Posted on March 9, 2018 by odeboyz

A senior citizen bought a brand new BMW Z4 convertible and drove it out of the salesroom. Taking off down the motorway, he floored it to 120mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. “Amazing!” he … Continue reading →

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French military atrocities 1933, 1944 and 1957: the normalisation of military terror tactics

Posted on March 9, 2018 by odeboyz

Twentieth century French history is filled with horrific examples of brutal violence. Extra-judicial murder, torture, terror attacks on civilians and swaggering intimidation were routinely used*. Beliefs in racial superiority and entitlement legitimised atrocities. The French army provide a chilling context … Continue reading →

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Building a snowman in Canada, 2018

Posted on March 2, 2018 by odeboyz

8:00 — I made a snowman. 8:10 — A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn’t make a snow woman. 8:15 — So I made a snow woman as well. 8:17 — The nanny of the neighbours complained … Continue reading →

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Designer guns for teachers

Posted on March 2, 2018 by odeboyz

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From opulence to squalor: Gibson Square, Islington

Posted on March 2, 2018 by odeboyz

This desirable row of Regency houses was built in the mid-1800s, in the reign of George IV. It was a highly desirable property with servants sleeping quarters in the two attic rooms. One room for the maids the other for … Continue reading →

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Winston Churchill’s recipe for a long life

Posted on February 27, 2018 by odeboyz
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Book Review: George MacDonald Fraser ~ Flashman at the Charge

Posted on February 27, 2018 by odeboyz

The Flashman series is twelve books long. They were very popular in the 1970s but have faded with time. This review is therefore a review of a re-read. How does it stand up to the expectations of a former devotee? … Continue reading →

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Let the poor face their fate- Utopian Dystopia

Posted on February 26, 2018 by odeboyz

Is a Tory dream Human misery! Well that we’ve seen. Squalor, oppression Would anyone question Disease, overcrowding The private renting that shrouds The rich getting richer On the backs of the disenfranchised. Those who are subjugated, Crushed, defeated by the … Continue reading →

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A Trade Unionist goes to Japan

Posted on February 23, 2018 by odeboyz

A Japanese firm took over a British company and knew that there would be cultural problems so they took both senior management and trade unionists to Japan. When they returned they gathered together in the board room for a discussion. … Continue reading →

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The Evian Conference and Kristallnacht, 1938

Posted on February 23, 2018 by odeboyz

The world was faced by the involuntary migration of hundreds of thousands of destitute German Jews from the Reich in 1938. Roosevelt called an international conference to try to resolve the situation. Roosevelt hoped international outrage at Nazi anti-Semitism would … Continue reading →

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