Author Archives: odeboyz

What you wish for?

Posted on September 10, 2023 by odeboyz
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Wine drinking explained

Posted on September 7, 2023 by odeboyz
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The Tragedy of the West Bank Conflict

Posted on September 7, 2023 by odeboyz

It’s internationally accepted that Israeli sponsored settlements in the West Bank are illegal. Israel have, nonetheless, made them a central policy for their coalition government. Settler townships only exist because of this political commitment. The full panoply of surveillance drones … Continue reading →

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American Prison Joke

Posted on September 4, 2023 by odeboyz

Q: Why are white guys frightening?A: Because you know they’re guilty.

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P G Wodehouse on marriage

Posted on September 4, 2023 by odeboyz

He fell in love, got married—with a sort of whoop, as if it were the greatest fun in the world—and then began to find out things

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A Comprehensive Analysis

Posted on August 31, 2023 by odeboyz

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, … Continue reading →

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More conspiring than thee

Posted on August 28, 2023 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Philip Kerr ~ False Nine (2015)

Posted on August 28, 2023 by odeboyz

The late great Philip Kerr produced a wonderful series about the Nazi era detective, Bernie Gunther. A finely tuned understanding of the Nazi hierarchy and their corruption, sadism and gangster mentality made the series compelling. As if that wasn’t enough … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis on *White Music*

Posted on August 24, 2023 by odeboyz

“…I’m quitting Julliard1 because what they’re teaching me is white and I’m not interested in that….before I quit Juilliard…I took some lessons in symphonic trumpet playing…Trumpet players from the New York Philharmonic orchestra gave me lessons, so I learned some … Continue reading →

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The perfect gift for an IKEA manager

Posted on August 21, 2023 by odeboyz
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