Author Archives: odeboyz

The perils of St Peter’s judgement

Posted on August 24, 2020 by odeboyz

Three guys die and once they got to the Pearly Gates they were met by St. Peter. “How many times did you cheat on your wife?” He said to Joe who was at the front of the queue. “None. I … Continue reading →

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Diplomatic niceties gone mad: Ireland 1945

Posted on August 24, 2020 by odeboyz

Under the heading ‘People and Places’, the Fianna Fáil-backed Irish Press reported laconically that the Taoiseach [Prime Minister] and Minister for External Affairs, Éamon de Valera, accompanied by the Secretary of External Affairs, Joseph Walshe, ‘called on Dr Hempel, the … Continue reading →

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Contrasting values in a marriage

Posted on August 20, 2020 by odeboyz
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Heinrich Himmler’s analysis of a perfect SS man and sub-humans

Posted on August 20, 2020 by odeboyz

For the SS Man, one principle must apply absolutely: we must be honest, decent, loyal, and comradely to members of our own blood, and to no one else. What happens to the Russians, the Czechs, is totally indifferent to me. … Continue reading →

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Churchill by Daisy Suckley: Roosevelt’s confidant

Posted on August 17, 2020 by odeboyz

She described him [Churchill] as “a strange looking little man. Fat & round, his clothes bunched up on him. Practically no hair on his head, he wore a 10-gallon hat. He talks as though he had terrible adenoids—sometimes says very … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ruth Harris ~ The Man on Devil’s Island: Alfred Dreyfus and the affair that divided France (2010)

Posted on August 17, 2020 by odeboyz

This biography is more than a Life. Ruth Harris’s meticulous study of French politics, the Roman Catholic church, the Army, Anti-Semitism and human drama is stunning. She reveals intellectuals who took up the cause of a Jewish army officer: the … Continue reading →

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Social Distancing: British syle

Posted on August 13, 2020 by odeboyz
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An Oscar Wilde Quip

Posted on August 13, 2020 by odeboyz

“Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.”

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The Politics of Obesity in Britain, 2010-20

Posted on August 13, 2020 by odeboyz

“purpose of government is not to do good,” but to “secure the rights of human beings to go about their lives peaceably, knowing that they will not be aggressed against by others.” “eat, drink and be merry” [for tomorrow we … Continue reading →

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Trump meets the Pope

Posted on August 10, 2020 by odeboyz

“I met with Pope Francis today. He’s a really great pope — great, great pope. You know he’s the leader of the Catholic Church — big church. “I couldn’t believe it when he told me how many Catholics there are. … Continue reading →

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