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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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John Lennon on teenage posturing

Posted on February 14, 2024 by odeboyz

“I come from the macho school of pretense. I was never really a street kid or a tough guy. I used to dress like a Teddy boy and identify with Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley, but I was never really … Continue reading →

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Disadvantaged Students and Educational Innovation

Posted on February 14, 2024 by odeboyz

“…in 2014, only 36.5 per cent of disadvantaged pupils achieved 5 A*-C including English and maths GCSEs, compared with 64.0 per cent of other pupils.”1 Bright Futures Educational Trust2 controls South Shore Academy, Blackpool. Achieving 5 Grade ‘A*-Cs’ is remote … Continue reading →

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Totally unbelievable

Posted on February 10, 2024 by odeboyz
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A KGB joke

Posted on February 7, 2024 by odeboyz

Q: “Why do policemen walk the streets in teams of three?” A: “One can read, one can write, and the other one keeps watch on intellectuals.”

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Stalin’s Patriotism

Posted on February 7, 2024 by odeboyz

Having learned they had captured Joseph Stalin’s son, the Nazis had an idea: exchange the boy – artillery Lt. Yakov Dzhugashvili – for Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus, the commander who surrendered Stalingrad.  Stalin’s answer….All Soviet prisoners, he said, are … Continue reading →

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A barman from hell

Posted on February 3, 2024 by odeboyz

Jim: “Do you serve non-alcoholic Guinness?” Barman: “Yes we do.” Jim: “I’d like a pint please.” Barman: “Do you want a colouring book and pencils with that?”

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Grace Dent reviews non-alcoholic drinks

Posted on January 31, 2024 by odeboyz

“…if you’re like me and have stopped boozing, she [the owner] will tempt you over to the weird and wonderful world of experimental, low-intervention, funky, kombucha style brews – cloudy, whiffy things that taste like distilled elderflower marsh fog with … Continue reading →

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Cooking for Slackers: Crunchy Banana Toastie

Posted on January 31, 2024 by odeboyz

Toasted banana is lovely but not everyone likes its gooeyness. The classic recipe is grilling one side of bread then smearing mashed banana on the untoasted side. Grill that for a couple of minutes until it’s bubbling. Carefully get it … Continue reading →

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