Category Archives: Humour

Sarah, Joe and a Voodoo Doll

Posted on August 7, 2024 by odeboyz

Sarah (from upstairs): “Did you get a shooting pain just now? Like someone stabbed you?” Joe: “No. Not a thing.” Sarah: “How about now?” Adam B.

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Steve Wright quip

Posted on July 31, 2024 by odeboyz

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

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How True

Posted on July 27, 2024 by odeboyz
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Ricky Gervais quip at the Golden Globes, 2010

Posted on July 24, 2024 by odeboyz

“Looking at all the wonderful faces here today reminds me of the great work that’s been done this year… by cosmetic surgeons.”

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Cooking for Slackers: The Egg Mayonnaise Canoe

Posted on July 24, 2024 by odeboyz

The Egg *Mayo*1 sandwich is iconic in Britain. It’s a permanent feature in buffets at birthdays, marriages and funerals. Sometimes it has a watercress garnish. Let’s improve it; The Egg Mayonnaise Canoe Ingredients A hard-boiled egg2 Baguette Mango chutney Mayonnaise … Continue reading →

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Marital Bliss

Posted on July 20, 2024 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Sue Townsend ~ Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (2004)

Posted on July 17, 2024 by odeboyz

Unlike Amazon second hand bookshops are a thing of joy and wonder.1 They don’t have brutal efficiency but their customers happily browse. Titles, long forgotten, catch the eye and stimulate the curiosity bud. Was that book as good as remembered? … Continue reading →

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Religious Intervention (wrong sort)!

Posted on July 13, 2024 by odeboyz
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Young Sheldon on Religion

Posted on July 10, 2024 by odeboyz

Mum: Our religion is based on love, not fear Young Sheldon: So, what happens when people don’t follow the rules? Mum: They burn in hell Note Young Sheldon (Netflix) is a coming-of-age series with biting satire embedded in it

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Gerald Ratner: Honesty Isn’t Always the Best Policy

Posted on July 10, 2024 by odeboyz

Gerald rejected his grammar school to work on his father’s stall in London’s famous Petticoat Lane market. It was a cut-throat trading environment where traders were predators. He loved it. Gerald worked the crowds, seducing them into buying his goods. … Continue reading →

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