Author Archives: odeboyz

Atheism Explained

Posted on May 11, 2023 by odeboyz
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Are Whole Life Sentences Inhumane?

Posted on May 11, 2023 by odeboyz

…..when a judge passes a ‘whole life order’. This sentence means that the offender must spend the rest of their life in prison.1 Malcolm Green received a whole life order in 1989 because, it was decided that he would likely … Continue reading →

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Two Social Workers Change A Light Bulb

Posted on May 8, 2023 by odeboyz

Why does it take two social workers to change a light bulb? The first one counsels the light bulb to make sure it wants to change. The second one changes the bulb.

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Muhammad Ali’s a humane man: A great man

Posted on May 8, 2023 by odeboyz

“I’ll tell you how I would like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title – Who was humorous and never looked down on those who looked up to him – A man who stood for … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Percival Everett ~ The Trees (2022)

Posted on May 4, 2023 by odeboyz

Background The 1955 depraved murder of Emmett Till, aged 14, by racists in Mississippi was shocking but not freakishly so.1 What was unique was his mother allowing mourners to see his mutilated body in an open casket. The outrage became … Continue reading →

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Life imitating art: The New Statesman

Posted on May 4, 2023 by odeboyz

The New Statesman was a political satire in the late 1980s. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Statesman_(1987_TV_series)

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How stupid rich kids get into Oxford University

Posted on May 1, 2023 by odeboyz

“The future journalist Toby Young, rejected after failing to get the two Bs and a C1 at ‘A’ level that Brasenose College had required of him, was lucky enough to have a father well positioned to phone the admissions tutor … Continue reading →

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Mike Tyson’s wisdom

Posted on April 27, 2023 by odeboyz
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Criminal Bankers and Their Keep-Out-Of-Jail Card

Posted on April 27, 2023 by odeboyz

“….more than 17,600 other record[s]… allegedly show how senior banking officials allowed fraudsters to move money [£1.5 trillion] between accounts in the knowledge that the funds were being generated or used criminally. Five global banks were named in the investigation: … Continue reading →

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A skit from ‘Porridge’: Fletcher on Mackay*

Posted on April 20, 2023 by odeboyz

Fletcher: Course, he sees ‘imself as an authority on curry, he does, on account of where he was stationed in the army. Rudge: Where? India?Fletcher: No, Bradford. * Fletcher was a prisoner: Mackay a prison warder: Rudge a fellow prisoner: … Continue reading →

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