Author Archives: odeboyz

Met anyone like this?

Posted on March 10, 2022 by odeboyz
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Definition of a Puritan

Posted on March 10, 2022 by odeboyz

…..someone who worries that somebody, somewhere might be enjoying themselves.

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Oscar Wilde On Heaven

Posted on March 7, 2022 by odeboyz

“I don’t want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.”

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Film Review: The Godfather (1972) (Marlon Brando and Al Pacino)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by odeboyz

This is the 50th anniversary of the Godfather. Needless to relate I saw it in 1972 along with millions of others. I was thrilled at the announcement of its re-release. But my local multiplex only allocated three nights. And there … Continue reading →

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I always knew I was different

Posted on March 5, 2022 by odeboyz
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An impossible dream

Posted on March 3, 2022 by odeboyz

Interviewer: What’s the first thing that you’re going to get with your £10 million lottery win? Jim: I’m going to make my wife very, very happy Interviewer: Do you mind me asking what you intend to do? Jim: I’m going … Continue reading →

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Queen Victoria and Childbirth

Posted on March 3, 2022 by odeboyz

Queen Victoria, 1837-1901, had nine children and numerous grand-children.1 The 19th century was an era of large families but many babies didn’t survive into adulthood. Childbirth was dangerous for both mother and child. Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, wanted her to … Continue reading →

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Manchester United 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by odeboyz

In a last ditch attempt to save their season, Man Utd have dug up the pitch to plant potatoes. That way they’ll have something to lift in May.

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Bertrand Russell on power and ethics

Posted on February 28, 2022 by odeboyz

We can destroy animals more easily than they can destroy us; that is the only solid basis of our claim to superiority. We value art and science and literature, because these are things in which we excel. But whales might … Continue reading →

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Einstein and Rihanna

Posted on February 26, 2022 by odeboyz
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