Tag Archives: satire

Free Thinking?

Posted on June 29, 2024 by odeboyz
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P J O’Rourke’s Holidays in Hell (1988)

Posted on June 26, 2024 by odeboyz

“…Lebanon is notably free of tour groups and Nikon-toting Japanese. The beaches, though shell-pocked and occasionally mined, are not crowded. Ruins of historical interest abound; in fact, block most streets. Hotel rooms are plentiful. No reservation is necessary at even … Continue reading →

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What you’re unlikely to hear but should

Posted on April 3, 2024 by odeboyz
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Roman Roads: Built to last

Posted on March 30, 2024 by odeboyz
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Book Review: Jonas Jonasson ~ The Prophet and the Idiot (Translator Rachel Willson-Broyles) (2022)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by odeboyz

Jonasson was faced with a huge challenge when writing this book. His previous book ‘The hundred-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared’  sold three million copies. The novel was a comic novel written in Swedish. Jonasson had … Continue reading →

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A barman from hell

Posted on February 3, 2024 by odeboyz

Jim: “Do you serve non-alcoholic Guinness?” Barman: “Yes we do.” Jim: “I’d like a pint please.” Barman: “Do you want a colouring book and pencils with that?”

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Wine drinking explained

Posted on September 7, 2023 by odeboyz
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Atheism Explained

Posted on May 11, 2023 by odeboyz
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Book Review: P G Wodehouse ~ The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)

Posted on March 9, 2023 by odeboyz

It’s the centenary of the first Jeeves novel. Wodehouse created two of the most enduring comedic characters in literature, Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. The novel is a series of linked short stories. They are coherent only in the sense that … Continue reading →

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My kind of ‘Fun Run’

Posted on January 23, 2023 by odeboyz
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