Author Archives: odeboyz

We Never Learn: Cartoon from 1970s

Posted on March 26, 2022 by odeboyz
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Mocking white supremacist ‘fears’

Posted on March 24, 2022 by odeboyz
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Institutional Police Racism and Section 60 ‘Stop and Search’

Posted on March 24, 2022 by odeboyz

In a bid to help the police tackle knife crime, in 2019 the government relaxed guidance on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, enabling police to stop and search people without suspicion or ‘reasonable grounds’. … Continue reading →

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A parrot in Putin’s Russia

Posted on March 21, 2022 by odeboyz

Ivan rushed into the police station and gasped, “I want to report my parrot has escaped.” “We’ve more important things to do than look for your parrot!” laughed the policeman. “I’m not expecting you to find him. I just want … Continue reading →

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TV Review: Frasier ~ TV series (Channel4 catch-up) (Kelsey Grammer) (1993-2004)

Posted on March 21, 2022 by odeboyz

Being bored I punted round the various catch-up sites, Netflix and so on and came across Frasier, which I’d watched nearly 30 years ago. I wondered, whether it would it be like visiting an elderly relative who’d declined into despair … Continue reading →

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What energy crisis?

Posted on March 19, 2022 by odeboyz
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Roxy, the Labrador, at the movies

Posted on March 17, 2022 by odeboyz

Roxy wagged his tail when the hero appeared but growled at the villain. Ruth, who was sitting behind him was intrigued. She tapped Jim on the shoulder, “Your dog is extraordinary. I’ve never seen anything like it!” “He’s surprised me … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Ships and Thirty-six Admirals: The Royal Navy, 2022

Posted on March 17, 2022 by odeboyz

“Rule, Britannia! Britannia rule the waves:“Britons never will be slaves.”1 The Royal Navy guaranteed British independence for centuries. The last successful invasion of Britain was in 1688 by the Dutch, who’d made sure they got a good reception when they … Continue reading →

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Vladimir Putin and the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on March 14, 2022 by odeboyz

Vladimir was very pleased to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He wrote to the committee asking who the other nominees were. An aide asked why he wanted to know. “With that information I can eliminate them.”

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TV Review: This is going to hurt ~ TV series (BBC1 catch-up) (Ben Whishaw)

Posted on March 14, 2022 by odeboyz

This is going to hurt’ is based on Adam Kay’s best-selling book.1 It’s autobiographical and Whishaw brilliantly portrays him. The series is a searing drama about the brutal realities of a maternity ward. It revolves round child birth meaning a … Continue reading →

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