Author Archives: odeboyz

An OAP Romantic

Posted on December 11, 2024 by odeboyz

Ethel: How come you never say that you love me anymore? Ebenezer: I told you once. If anything changes I’ll tell you

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Benefits aren’t for scroungers

Posted on December 7, 2024 by odeboyz
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Having a laugh

Posted on December 6, 2024 by odeboyz

What I miss most- now I’m oldIs having a laugh about nothing at allGoing down the pub with a few matesHaving too many pints andA big bag of crispsAnd not giving a damn about caloriesOr anything at all. What I … Continue reading →

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An atheist joke

Posted on December 4, 2024 by odeboyz

Q: How many atheists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two. One to change the bulb, and the other to videotape the job so fundamentalists won’t claim that god did it.

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War Studies: Bombing Japan, 1945

Posted on December 4, 2024 by odeboyz

In March 1945 the USA bombed Tokyo. They used incendiary bombs on a wooden city purposefully creating an inferno. The Japanese didn’t surrender. In August ‘A’ bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific War ended shortly afterwards. “Bombs … Continue reading →

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Say no more, Squire

Posted on November 30, 2024 by odeboyz
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Douglas Adams on War

Posted on November 27, 2024 by odeboyz

“Luckily they lived even further back in Galactic Time….when the Galaxy was young and fresh and every idea worth fighting for was a new one.” Life, the Universe and Everything (1982) p144

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War Studies: The Annexation of Crimea, 2014

Posted on November 27, 2024 by odeboyz

The annexation of Crimea was a masterclass in strategic warfare. The transition from Ukraine to Russia was accomplished by subterfuge. Despite Ukrainian protests, the West metaphorically shrugged its shoulders. Putin had learned the lesson of 1939. Poland was partitioned by … Continue reading →

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Letter from the Occupied West Bank

Posted on November 24, 2024 by odeboyz

Dear all Not ‘waiting for Christmas’ kind of waiting though it will soon be advent but the desperate, frightened, overwhelmingly emotional  kind of waiting. I  managed to wait till I was walking down the hotel corridor to my bedroom before … Continue reading →

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Why try? You might fail

Posted on November 23, 2024 by odeboyz
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