Author Archives: odeboyz

Marital Bliss

Posted on July 20, 2024 by odeboyz
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Rain

Posted on July 17, 2024 by odeboyz

Drunk and weaving in the rainThe rain swept into my faceDown my face, punishing meDrunken rain – out of control –Drunk with power like a manicCar wash. Beating and beating downNot cleansing but punishing‘You should be home’Drunken rain sweeping me … Continue reading →

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Robert F Kennedy Jr: Politician, Conspiracist and Contender for the 2024 Presidency

Posted on July 17, 2024 by odeboyz

“He has a strong claim on the conspiracists, the 16% of Americans who agree with the statement that, ‘the government, media and financial worlds in the USA are controlled by a group of Satan-worshipping paedophiles who run a global child … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sue Townsend ~ Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004)

Posted on July 17, 2024 by odeboyz

Unlike Amazon second hand bookshops are a thing of joy and wonder.1 They don’t have brutal efficiency but their customers happily browse. Titles, long forgotten, catch the eye and stimulate the curiosity bud. Was that book as good as remembered? … Continue reading →

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Religious Intervention (wrong sort)!

Posted on July 13, 2024 by odeboyz
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Young Sheldon on Religion

Posted on July 10, 2024 by odeboyz

Mum: Our religion is based on love, not fear Young Sheldon: So, what happens when people don’t follow the rules? Mum: They burn in hell Note Young Sheldon (Netflix) is a coming-of-age series with biting satire embedded in it

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Gerald Ratner: Honesty Isn’t Always the Best Policy

Posted on July 10, 2024 by odeboyz

Gerald rejected his grammar school to work on his father’s stall in London’s famous Petticoat Lane market. It was a cut-throat trading environment where traders were predators. He loved it. Gerald worked the crowds, seducing them into buying his goods. … Continue reading →

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Bloody Immigrants

Posted on July 6, 2024 by odeboyz
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Andrei Kanchelskis meets Sir Alex Ferguson

Posted on July 3, 2024 by odeboyz

“ They also taught me the correct way to address the manager of Manchester United. Almost the first time I came across Alex Ferguson in the corridors of the Cliff, he said to me, ‘All right, Andrei, how’s it going?’ … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: Fried Bread

Posted on July 3, 2024 by odeboyz

Fried bread has a terrible reputation for ruining your long-term health. Lovers of fried bread can be fat and unlovely. But that’s correlation not causation. Fried bread doesn’t make people obese and unlovely.1 Ethnic Fried Bread Traditionally fried bread comes … Continue reading →

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