Author Archives: odeboyz

Book Review: Keith Richards (with James Fox) ~ Life (2010)

Posted on March 13, 2024 by odeboyz

Unless you’re a Rolling Stones fan and keen on an autobiography featuring drink, drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll you’re unlikely to enjoy this. It’s filled with endless ‘shock-horror’ moments. Here’s a sample, 1 Gangster Keith 2 Drug addict Keith 3 … Continue reading →

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A Helpful Waitress

Posted on March 6, 2024 by odeboyz

Jim: “We don’t eat dairy, eggs, meat, soy, gluten, or nuts.” Sarah, Jim’s wife: “What do you recommend?” Waitress:  “A taxi.”

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The Nanny State and Climate Change

Posted on March 6, 2024 by odeboyz

We are also taking every opportunity to encourage low-tax member states to increase their tobacco taxes on health grounds. For example, during the United Kingdom presidency of the Community we held a seminar in London for health and tax officials which produced useful conclusions on … Continue reading →

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You brought them with you

Posted on March 2, 2024 by odeboyz
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Putting Jimmy to bed

Posted on February 27, 2024 by odeboyz

Dad: Goodnight son, sleep tight.” Jimmy (trying to drag it out): “Can we visit a haunted house during the holidays?” Dad: “What’s wrong with this house?” Jimmy: “What?” Dad: “Good night son.”

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Germany’s New Army, 1955

Posted on February 27, 2024 by odeboyz

In the first two years, the Bundeswehr accepted 125,000 veteran soldiers and 37,000 officers. Thirty-one of its thirty-eight generals had served on Hitlers general staff. Eighty per cent of all commanding officers in 1961 had been decorated with the Iron … Continue reading →

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A ‘Del Boy’* Quip

Posted on February 25, 2024 by odeboyz

“You’ve always been the same, even at school. Nothing but books, learning, education – that’s why you’re no good at snooker.” From the sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’

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Another delicacy disappears

Posted on February 21, 2024 by odeboyz

The South Korean parliament on Tuesday passed a law to ban trade of dog meat by 2027. There were 208 votes in favor and two abstentions for the bill, which bans the breeding, butchering, distributing and selling of dogs for … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jonas Jonasson ~ The Prophet and the Idiot (Translator Rachel Willson-Broyles) (2022)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by odeboyz

Jonasson was faced with a huge challenge when writing this book. His previous book ‘The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared’  sold three million copies. The novel was a comic novel written in Swedish. Jonasson had … Continue reading →

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Grade ‘A’ Reassurance

Posted on February 17, 2024 by odeboyz

Sarah: “How often do planes crash?” Stewardess: “Just once.”

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