Author Archives: odeboyz

Book Review: G D Abson ~ Black Wolf (2019)

Posted on September 6, 2020 by odeboyz

Thrillers should thrill. Novels set in Russia/Soviet Union are a familiar sight on book shelves and there are some outstanding examples. Abson is competing with Tom Rob Smith’s Child 44; Martin Cruz Smith’s Wolves eat Dogs; and Lionel Davidson’s Kolyma … Continue reading →

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Radio Address by Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister, September 3, 1939

Posted on September 3, 2020 by odeboyz

I am speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at 10, Downing Street. This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final Note stating that unless we heard from them by 11 0’clock that they were … Continue reading →

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Canary Wharf Housing Opening Soon

Posted on September 3, 2020 by odeboyz
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A witty policeman

Posted on September 3, 2020 by odeboyz

“What am I supposed to do with this?” grumbled a motorist as the policeman handed him a speeding ticket. “Keep it and when you’ve got four you get a bicycle.”

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A YouTube film of decay

Posted on August 31, 2020 by odeboyz

In a dark corner of YouTube is this time lapse film of a bowl of fruit decaying.

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Book Review: H H Kirst The Revolt of Gunner Asch (Translator: Robert Kee) (1955)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by odeboyz

Kirst is best known for Night of the Generals, which became a terrific film (1967) starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif. Kirst can be counted as an unlucky German. He was born in 1914 and was 19 when Hitler took … Continue reading →

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Hitler’s declaration of war on the USA, 11th December 1941

Posted on August 29, 2020 by odeboyz

Deputies, Men of the German Reichstag! A year of events of historical significance is drawing to an end. A year of the greatest decisions lies ahead. In these serious times, I speak to you, Deputies of the German Reichstag, as to … Continue reading →

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Lincoln on Trump

Posted on August 27, 2020 by odeboyz
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A Chris Rock quip

Posted on August 27, 2020 by odeboyz

Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollars, we wouldn’t have any dead innocent bystanders.

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The Transition from Workhouses: the 1930s

Posted on August 27, 2020 by odeboyz

By the 1920s the workhouse system was anachronistic. Democratic reforms in 1918 meant wealth was no longer a qualification for the franchise. The 1929 reforms of relief of the poor led to the formation of Public Assistance Committees. This didn’t … Continue reading →

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