Author Archives: odeboyz

Labrador: a joke

Posted on October 20, 2015 by odeboyz

Jim: Do you want to buy a Labrador? Fred: No. I don’t think I do. Jim: Why ever not? They’re lovely dogs Fred: Yes, they are but all their owners seem to go blind. (Chris)

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I Know What I Know

Posted on October 19, 2015 by odeboyz

Not metres, centimetres or millimetres What’s wrong with an inch, foot or yard As for centilitres – well, I know what’s a pint Time was a pound had twenty shillings With a thousand pounds you were rich You’d  struggle to … Continue reading →

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Voting for Barbaric Sentences: California’s Proposition 184 (1994)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by odeboyz

Crimes which provoke outrage often lead to demands for draconian punishments from the public. This has been true down the ages. For example 18th century England had an extreme criminal code, more draconian and less humane than even the most rabid Californian … Continue reading →

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Mediocrity

Posted on October 13, 2015 by odeboyz

I can’t solve my problems So I’m going to kill myself, In a memorable way. Go down in history Then I’ll break out of my dullness. Just once. I’ll wait for bright sunshine so the images are clear Crowds of … Continue reading →

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Menage a trois: a joke

Posted on October 13, 2015 by odeboyz

Jim: Do you fancy a three in the bed romp Jane? Jane: Absolutely! I love watching men French kissing. (Chris)

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Syria: David Cameron, World Statesman, speaks

Posted on October 9, 2015 by odeboyz

 Syria needs BRITISH bombs. (Chris)

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A man grows old

Posted on October 9, 2015 by odeboyz

There was once a man who had lived his early life in East London. Aged eighteen he did his national service abroad while the second world war was raging. On his discharge he went to work, first as a stone mason and … Continue reading →

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Trident Missile System: World Leaders Speak

Posted on October 6, 2015 by odeboyz

Chancellor Angela Merkel (Germany): I wish I had my finger on the nuclear button. Safety is my number one priority. Archbishop Desmond Tutu (South Africa): A £100 billion for weapons of mass destruction! Is David Cameron a Christian? Former Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on October 6, 2015 by odeboyz

Seventeen years ago I didn’t know it would last I began our tenant’s TMO Time has gone so fast. Battles won and battles lost Each memory lingers still Each battle came with its own cost Each departure left for me … Continue reading →

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Nihilism

Posted on September 22, 2015 by odeboyz

I decide to get out of bed and clean my teeth. It seems like a good idea but I know they won’t be really clean. I decide to go back to bed to think, or maybe not. It seems like … Continue reading →

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