Category Archives: Humour

Get your cure where you can

Posted on March 26, 2020 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Helen Cresswell ~ Bagthorpes Unlimited (1978)

Posted on March 26, 2020 by odeboyz

Coronavirus fatigue makes you want a laugh, a ‘laugh out loud’ laugh. Helen Cresswell’s series The Bagthorpe Saga was my first point of call. Bagthorpes Unlimited is her third book and is a total joy from start to finish. The … Continue reading →

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A couple of drinks at the Ritz

Posted on March 23, 2020 by odeboyz

Gordon and his wife went to the Ritz where they had a whiskey and a gin and tonic. After sitting for a while enjoying the ambience they decided to leave. Gordon called over the waiter to settle his bill. He … Continue reading →

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Wine and social class

Posted on March 19, 2020 by odeboyz

Richard M.

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Russell Howard on gay marriage

Posted on March 19, 2020 by odeboyz

“You hear all these dickheads, ‘Gay marriage is not natural!’ Neither’s marriage! Humans are the only ones that have weddings. I’ve never seen a duck dressed as a vicar.” Chris

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A Disappointed Conservative

Posted on March 16, 2020 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Timur Vermes ~ The Hungry and the Fat (translated Jamie Bulloch) (2020)

Posted on March 16, 2020 by odeboyz

It was a privilege to read this book. Timur is a German author who’s satirised Germany, Europe and the fundamentals of the immigration challenge. The great immigration of 2015 led to huge social and political dislocations in Germany. Timur’s book … Continue reading →

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The price of dedication

Posted on March 9, 2020 by odeboyz

A council debate was becoming heated. As tempers became frayed Joe sneered: “Have you heard of Bob Froyd?” “No.” “Well,” Joe said triumphantly, “if you attended more council meetings, you’d know that he’s the man who’s opening a strip club … Continue reading →

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Stalin visits a Siberian town

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

Stalin visited a small town in Siberia. Huge crowds were there to receive him, holding placards of praise for him, the Party and the Soviet Union. In the crowd the KGB spotted a very old man holding a sign saying: … Continue reading →

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South African Humour

Posted on February 24, 2020 by odeboyz

Graham B.

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