Category Archives: Humour

A HR Manager Trashes Kant

Posted on February 17, 2015 by odeboyz

“Jim would be an average employee if he had a better manager.” (Chris)

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A Dialect Now Seldom Heard

Posted on February 17, 2015 by odeboyz

I dun’t bleedin ‘adam n eve it’ (believe it) Mr ‘truble- n- strife’ (Wife) Recons anuver ‘saucepan lid’s’ on the way (Kid) Always appens when I as a few ‘elephants ears’ (beers) It’s bang ‘Alan Boarder’ (out of order) It … Continue reading →

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The Antidote of Sadism

Posted on February 3, 2015 by odeboyz

“The grey, threatening sky had turned black by now. It was a swollen mass of inky clouds, heavy with the thunder, lightning and rain which so often come in the course of an English summer to remind the island race … Continue reading →

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Millfields Road Cleaning Depot.

Posted on January 22, 2015 by odeboyz

It is a large complex set of buildings on Millfields Road Clapton Park in Hackney, (London) the site was tucked between the power station on the bend of the river and Clapton Dog track. I first went there in 1963 to investigate an … Continue reading →

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I hope the Irish aren’t a race: a joke

Posted on January 20, 2015 by odeboyz

Jim wanted to sink an Irish submarine so he knocked on the door. (Chris)

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Odeboyz: behind the scenes

Posted on December 9, 2014 by odeboyz

  (Chris, Mike D. and Mike W)

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Astrophysics

Posted on December 9, 2014 by odeboyz

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy  (Chris)

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An Uncompromising Librarian

Posted on December 2, 2014 by odeboyz

Jim: “Where do I find Tony Blair’s* autobiography? Librarian (without looking up): “Fiction.” *UK Prime Minister 1997- 2007 (Chris)

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An Uncompromising Quarrel

Posted on November 25, 2014 by odeboyz

Benjamin Britten on Brahms “I make a point of playing one Brahms recording a year, just to remind myself how awful the music is!” From Beautiful Britten , sterling Brahms- a heartfelt tribute to Norbert Hauser 17th June 2014 Johannes … Continue reading →

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Thrill

Posted on November 18, 2014 by odeboyz

God saw a man on top of the hill. And said, in voice so shrill, “That’s the man I want you to kill. It’ll give me a great thrill”. “Killing is the American good- bye God kept talking, “I hope you … Continue reading →

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