Category Archives: Sport

Mario Balotelli: Italian International Footballer

Posted on July 18, 2026 by odeboyz

“When I score, I don’t celebrate because I’m only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?”

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Bob Paisley’s European Cup Team Talk: 1977

Posted on June 27, 2026 by odeboyz

In the dressing room, Paisley reminded the Liverpool players that the last time he’d been in Rome was in a tank at the end of the Second World War. Source Jon SpurlingGet It On (2022) p217

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Need I say more?

Posted on June 13, 2026 by odeboyz
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Tommy Cooper meets Queen Elizabeth

Posted on May 2, 2026 by odeboyz

Tommy: ‘Do you think I was funny?’ Queen Elizabeth: ‘Yes Tommy.’ Tommy: ‘You really thought I was funny?’ Queen: ‘Yes of course I thought you were funny.’ Tommy: ‘Did the Queen-Mother think I was funny?’ Queen: ‘Yes, Tommy… we both … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter: Muhammad Ali refuses to go to war, March 1967

Posted on March 14, 2026 by odeboyz

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple … Continue reading →

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Legalise Class-A Drugs and Save Lives

Posted on January 7, 2026 by odeboyz

Introduction The great reforming governments of Harold Wilson shredded obsolete laws. Capital punishment ended as did the criminalisation of abortion. They were both hugely contentious actions with moral and religious opposition. Decriminalisation of abortion ended ‘back-street’ abortions and their grim … Continue reading →

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Positive parenting

Posted on December 13, 2025 by odeboyz
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Kerry Packer, Australian super-gambler

Posted on November 26, 2025 by odeboyz

It is reported that Packer won over $33 million in a week playing at the MGM Grand Casino instantly making him one of the most famous Australian gamblers. Another one of his famous wins came while playing a high-stakes game … Continue reading →

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Poetry in motion

Posted on November 22, 2025 by odeboyz
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A Professor of Philosophy and Naomi Campbell meet Mike Tyson

Posted on November 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“Two years before his (A J Ayer) death1…he managed…. To rescue the supermodel Naomi Campbell from the unwanted attentions of Mike Tyson. Tyson informed Ayer, in rather strong words, he was the world heavyweight champion. Ayer replied, and I am … Continue reading →

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