Author Archives: odeboyz

Home-schooling: the British educational scandal

Posted on August 26, 2016 by odeboyz

Key Thought:- Would you have been happy to have been educated by your parent(s) throughout your childhood? ……………………. Britain has a long-standing compulsory education system which is widely respected. Examinations are uniformly taken at 16+ (GCSE) with a smaller cohort … Continue reading →

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A Brazilian mosquito meets a Russian athlete

Posted on August 23, 2016 by odeboyz

Ray E.

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Zaltsman on the West Indies Test Cricket Team 2015

Posted on August 23, 2016 by odeboyz

Watching their “display” in Hobart (Tasmania), it was possible to conclude that some of the current side would have struggled to get in as spectators in the 1980s, let alone as players. Chris

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Do modern children know the magic?

Posted on August 18, 2016 by odeboyz

In my younger days, near every school, there would be a “tuck-shop” usually called the ‘sweet shop’. Most of those shops were decked out in shelving that supported row upon row of big glass jars with large screw top lids. Each … Continue reading →

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An ingenious smuggler or an exploited woman?

Posted on August 16, 2016 by odeboyz

December 21, 2011, Fiumicino airport (Rome):- … a Spanish model coming from Sao Paulo in Brazil is detained. A search reveals 2.5 kilos of pure cocaine crystals inserted in her artificial breasts and buttocks. Roberto Saviano ZeroZeroZero p366 Chris

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The Girl in the Lime-Green Swimsuit

Posted on August 15, 2016 by odeboyz

Over fifty years ago Sunday mornings, I would swim. One spring morning, I saw a girl A girl, in a lime-green swimsuit I was transfixed, I stood at the edge of the high board She got in at the shallow … Continue reading →

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Football Hooligan

Posted on August 2, 2016 by odeboyz

He is clever enough to know that He’s semi-literate and sounds like a fool And He’s sensitive enough know that He’s tolerated because he’s a laugh But He’s too lazy to do anything about it. He’s clever enough to know … Continue reading →

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General de Gaulle’s war aims, 1941

Posted on August 2, 2016 by odeboyz

“Do you think I am interested in England’s winning the war? I am not- I am interested only in France’s victory,” de Gaulle said provocatively (to General Spears his British liaison officer.) James Barr A Line in the Sand p235 … Continue reading →

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Two Russian Secret Policemen Converse

Posted on July 29, 2016 by odeboyz

Vladimir It’s nice to unwind with a vodka isn’t it Boris? Boris It certainly is. Valdimir What do you really think about President Putin? Boris The same as you. Valdimir In that case it is my duty to arrest you. … Continue reading →

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Drink beer and become an intellectual

Posted on July 26, 2016 by odeboyz

One night at Cheers*, Cliff Clavin said to his buddy, Norm Peterson: Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer … Continue reading →

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