Author Archives: odeboyz

The Big Plaster

Posted on September 25, 2014 by odeboyz

Although childhood memories of the early 50s are fading fast, we should record them for our children to try and understand why we think and do as we do even now. They were the years that shaped us – and … Continue reading →

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Sleaze: a wordless poem

Posted on September 23, 2014 by odeboyz

  (Chris)  

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A Canadian Gold Mine: a joke

Posted on September 23, 2014 by odeboyz

A Canadian gold mine is a hole in the ground owned by a liar. (Chris)

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The Polish Air Force 1939- 40

Posted on September 19, 2014 by odeboyz

    On the 23rd August 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the most treacherous treaty in the 20th Century: the Molotov- Ribbentrop Treaty. Within weeks Poland had been partitioned by Germany and the Soviets and the Polish … Continue reading →

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This Marvelous World

Posted on September 16, 2014 by odeboyz

Distant grumbles, beyond the hills Whispered tumbled chants Gregorian Beyond the fields where Meadow sweet grows Long past the bull rush tall – sentinel by the river bank rows. The occasional flash on the horizon Deep in the slate grey … Continue reading →

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A Sharply Focused Teacher

Posted on September 16, 2014 by odeboyz

“Had a long talk with Mr Dork. I explained I was a one- parent child with an unemployed bad- tempered father. Mr Dork said that he wouldn’t care if I was the offspring of a black, lesbian, one- legged mother … Continue reading →

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The picture dream

Posted on September 12, 2014 by odeboyz

A hilly back street somewhere It might have been anywhere Or it might be just a dream This place I vaguely feel I may have seen before. Without any discernible pressure or concerns I walk/float leisurely, lightly even, down the … Continue reading →

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(I can’t get no ) Satisfaction

Posted on September 9, 2014 by odeboyz

I’m just a heap of years A mountain of wearisome time; My wealth is piling high, ever increasing; Too much to spend, too much to give away Wealth growing year by year, drawling sarcastically “Money doesn’t talk, it swears.” A heap … Continue reading →

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Johan Cruyff* on Religion

Posted on September 9, 2014 by odeboyz

“In Spain all twenty-two players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch- if it worked all matches would end in a draw.” *The inventor of modern football.   (Chris)

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Hackney Saga 2

Posted on September 5, 2014 by odeboyz

Despite all the efforts I had put into making the WIS (Wenlock Barn Improvement Scheme) work, whilst I was in hospital that week my old area boss Joe Terry succeeded in scuppering the continuation of the scheme set up under … Continue reading →

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