Author Archives: odeboyz

Drunk Driving: Australian style

Posted on July 21, 2017 by odeboyz

A police patrol car parked outside a pub late in the evening. The officer noticed a man leave the pub so intoxicated that he could scarcely walk. The man stumbled as he went to his car. Five cars left the … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro, Regime Change and American Imperialism 1956-61

Posted on July 21, 2017 by odeboyz

Fidel Castro successfully deposed the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. It quickly became apparent to the Americans that Castro wouldn’t be another patsy like Batista. Batista fulfilled the model of Latin American dictators insofar as he promoted American big … Continue reading →

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Paul Simon, the singer, on Nelson Mandela

Posted on July 18, 2017 by odeboyz

Yeah, yeah. And he says, “What are you doing defending this guy Mandela? He’s obviously a communist. My friend Henry Kissinger told me about where all of the money’s coming from,” and all of this. I was, like, all due … Continue reading →

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Adolf Hitler’s pitiless indifference to the suffering of the Wehrmacht 7th November 1942

Posted on July 18, 2017 by odeboyz

The table was elegantly set with silver cutlery, cut glass, good china and flower arrangements. As we began our ample meal, none of us at first saw that a freight train was stopped on the adjacent track. From the cattle … Continue reading →

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Organic Food Eaters

Posted on July 14, 2017 by odeboyz

“Most people don’t realize this, but you can eat organic, all natural, gluten-free food without telling everyone around you.” Chris Rock

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The Rabbits Pub

Posted on July 13, 2017 by odeboyz

  Stapleford Road, North-East of Harold Hill, is a nice friendly place for people from London like me and my family. Being City bred and born, it was such a difference to have a country pub on our doorstep. Just the ambiance … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Philip Kerr March Violets

Posted on July 11, 2017 by odeboyz

March Violets is the first in the Bernie Gunther series of novels, which are a tour de force. Bernie Gunther is a Berlin policeman caught up in the madness of Nazi Germany. The evocation of 1930s Berlin is exceptional as … Continue reading →

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Lunacy

Posted on July 10, 2017 by odeboyz

Dictator Kim Jong Un, in North Korea President Donald Trump, in America Each with inflated egos Each believe they’re supermen: fools. As bigger nuclear payload rockets Designed to kill without pity Demonstrates the might of true stupidity To the millions … Continue reading →

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The Odeboyz* Behemoth Fund

Posted on July 10, 2017 by odeboyz

Originally posted on Odeboyz's Blog:
Timing is impossible for making investment decisions in the Stock Market. The recklessly conservative investor takes this as a signal that successful investments can’t be made. They invest in 4% Pensioner Bonds. Fund managers…

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A Burglar meets Moses and Jesus

Posted on July 7, 2017 by odeboyz

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shone his flashlight around, looking for valuables, and a strange, disembodied voice came out of the dark “Jesus is watching you.” He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight … Continue reading →

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