Author Archives: odeboyz

A cute answer

Posted on February 6, 2023 by odeboyz
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Cooking for Slackers: Almond pancakes

Posted on February 6, 2023 by odeboyz

Pancakes are lovely but are a terrible faff to make. Messy; lots of opportunities for mistakes – too thick, too thin, too burned. The obvious solution is for a Slacker to go to Sainsbury and buy them. But their pancakes … Continue reading →

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The birth of modern British politics, 1832-3

Posted on February 2, 2023 by odeboyz

The birth of modern British politics began in 1832 when the Whig government intervened in property rights. Firstly, ownership of rotten boroughs, which elected MPs, and secondly, slavery. Ownership of constituencies and slaves were felt to be against the public … Continue reading →

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Cooking is unnecessary

Posted on January 30, 2023 by odeboyz
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Cooking for Slackers: Teutonic Sausage sandwich

Posted on January 30, 2023 by odeboyz

Slackers love sausage sandwiches but are often disappointed by under//overcooked outcomes. This recipe guarantees satisfaction – at the very least. Suitably modified both vegans and veggies can enjoy this recipe. Ingredients Two Cumberland sausages1 (any sausage will do but it … Continue reading →

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How the German denazification policy worked

Posted on January 26, 2023 by odeboyz

After the war. Karl Höcker1 was arrested and spent eighteen months in a prisoner of war camp before being released. He returned to his old job with the same bank he’d been employed by before the war. In 1952 he … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Menachem Kaiser ~ Plunder: A memoir of family property and stolen Nazi treasure (2021)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by odeboyz

This quirky book instantly attracted me. The story is straight-forwardly about property in Poland. Jewish Holocaust survivors made it to the USA. Two generations later a grandson tried to prove ownership rights over a house plundered by Nazis. Kaiser’s book … Continue reading →

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My kind of ‘Fun Run’

Posted on January 23, 2023 by odeboyz
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Cooking for Slackers: Mackerel a la bistro

Posted on January 23, 2023 by odeboyz

Canned fish has a poor reputation. This will change your mind. Ingredients Can of mackerel in olive oil1 Two thick slices of Hovis bread One tomato Paprika2 Technique Drain oil into a bowl Soak one side of the slices of … Continue reading →

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The Wehrmacht’s Campaigns of 1939, 1940 and 1941: A Guide

Posted on January 19, 2023 by odeboyz

“It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions.” Voltaire The fast-striking motorized element of the German army in 1941 consisted of only 35 divisions out of 130. Three-quarters of the German army continued to … Continue reading →

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