Author Archives: odeboyz

Creative Thinking

Posted on November 8, 2025 by odeboyz
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A cosy night in

Posted on November 5, 2025 by odeboyz

Jim and Sarah were watching TV when he got up and left the room. After a couple of minutes, he came back in wearing a coat, hat and scarf. “Are you going out Jim?” “No. I’ve turned the heating off.”

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Britain’s most expensive house in understandable money

Posted on November 5, 2025 by odeboyz

The most expensive house in Britain has been sold for £139m1 £139m is a figure which is very difficult to understand for ordinary people. So! This translation might help. £139,000,000 divided by a thousand pounds per day is 13,900 days … Continue reading →

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Victoria Wood on vegetables

Posted on October 29, 2025 by odeboyz

“My children won’t even eat chips because some know-all bastard at school told them a potato was a vegetable.”

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Book Review: Martin Cruz Smith ~ Hotel Ukraine (2025)

Posted on October 29, 2025 by odeboyz

Authors who create wonderful characters own a gold mine.1 Killing a ‘Golden Goose’ is very expensive. Lee Child outsourced the Reacher series to his brother. Ian Ranken’s Rebus recently was imprisoned for murder and then solved a murder and lives … Continue reading →

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Why Sherlock Holmes wasn’t Scottish

Posted on October 25, 2025 by odeboyz

“Police have arrested a 75-year-old man in connection with the death of 65-year-old dog walker who was shot dead on a countryside track….. Police Scotland had initially believed that Low’s death was non-suspicious and medically related, but a medical examination … Continue reading →

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Book Lover

Posted on October 23, 2025 by odeboyz
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A lawyer has news for a client

Posted on October 22, 2025 by odeboyz

“I have good and bad news.” “What’s the bad news?”  “The bad news is, your blood is all over the crime scene, and DNA tests prove you’re guilty.” “What’s the good news?” “Your cholesterol is 130.”

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The Economics of Transplant Surgery: Britain 2025

Posted on October 22, 2025 by odeboyz

The problem: There are 8,096 people on the active transplant waiting list.1 The solution: There were 568,613 deaths, who were potential donors, in Britain in 2024.2 Discussion There is a tragic mis-match between people needing transplants and supply. Transplants are … Continue reading →

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Don’t ask rhetorical questions

Posted on October 18, 2025 by odeboyz
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