Author Archives: odeboyz

God

Posted on February 7, 2017 by odeboyz

Omnicompetent Omnipotent Omniscient Leading to the irresistible Omnishambles Chris

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Shoplifting: a joke

Posted on February 3, 2017 by odeboyz

A woman appeared in court accused of shoplifting. The judge asked why she’d stolen stolen a can of peaches from the store. “I was hungry and hadn’t any cash.” The judge asked how many peaches were in the can. “Nine.” … Continue reading →

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To Whistle

Posted on February 3, 2017 by odeboyz

In my younger days I used to hear various tradesmen like the milkman, coalman, knife sharpener etc. whistle as they went about their daily tasks. Drunks coming out of the pub late at night were either singing or whistling as they … Continue reading →

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The Frasier Show Remembered

Posted on January 31, 2017 by odeboyz

  Frasier Crane: Now where was I? Niles Crane: You were last seen climbing Mount Ego. Chris  

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Worrying Shadow Hanging Over the World

Posted on January 31, 2017 by odeboyz

A self-obsessed egotist Struts menacingly His opinions, sadly listened to By small minded cowards Who feel their land Is under threat by immigration. Poor, desperate people Who flee from war and persecution. Such a powerful man Without remorse or pity … Continue reading →

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The Ricardian Curse, Margaret Thatcher and North Sea Oil

Posted on January 27, 2017 by odeboyz

Introduction Liz Truss hero worships Margaret Thatcher and emulated her when she too became prime minister in September 2022. Truss wrecked the UK economy in 48 hours of economic insanity. Margaret Thatcher wrecked the UK economy over a much longer … Continue reading →

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The women of Paris during the battle of Verdun 1916*

Posted on January 24, 2017 by odeboyz

As if by the germination of a tiny quantity of yeast, apparently of spontaneous generation, young women now went about all day with tall cylindrical turbans on their heads, as a contemporary of Mme Tallien’s might have done, and from … Continue reading →

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Is Theresa May a Conservative?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by odeboyz

Michael Oakeshott wrote: To be conservative, then, is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, … Continue reading →

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Trump Praises San Bernardino Couple

Posted on January 24, 2017 by odeboyz

Donald Trump has praised the San Bernardino couple, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malaki, for integrating fully into American society. “When I hear how a Muslim couple carried out a mass shooting with the enormous cache of weapons and ammunition … Continue reading →

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On the Occasion of the inauguration of Donald J Trump

Posted on January 20, 2017 by odeboyz

“Gödel’s* logical rigour caused problems outside academia, too. While studying for his American citizenship assessment in 1948, he told his sponsor Oskar Morgenstein that he’d spotted some inconsistencies in the US Constitution. According to Godel the contradictions created a legal … Continue reading →

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