Tag Archives: USA

When did the Second World War Begin?

Posted on August 25, 2022 by odeboyz

British school children are taught the Second World War began on 3rd September, 1939. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, declared war on Germany after they invaded Poland.1 Britain began a European war not the world war. The Second World War … Continue reading →

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Life Expectancy, Health Care and Lifestyle Choices

Posted on March 31, 2022 by odeboyz

The USA spends the greatest amount of money per capita on health care. This hasn’t translated into the highest life expectancy. Their life expectancy lags behind poorer countries. Pure medical solutions compete with the lifestyles of their population. If a … Continue reading →

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Women’s March against Trump 2018

Posted on April 10, 2018 by odeboyz

Richard M.

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Book Review: Stephen Leather Cold Kill

Posted on July 25, 2017 by odeboyz

Cold Kill is the third Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd novel where he imperceptibly shades from being an undercover police officer into an assassin. His journey begins when he goes undercover to penetrate a people smuggling group who turn out to be … Continue reading →

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Worrying Shadow Hanging Over the World

Posted on January 31, 2017 by odeboyz

A self-obsessed egotist Struts menacingly His opinions, sadly listened to By small minded cowards Who feel their land Is under threat by immigration. Poor, desperate people Who flee from war and persecution. Such a powerful man Without remorse or pity … Continue reading →

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President Churchill?*

Posted on January 26, 2016 by odeboyz

Winston Churchill had the same qualifications as Barack Obama to be president of the USA. That is, an American mother and a non-American father. Perhaps that was the real source of the Special Relationship. *If he’d be been born in … Continue reading →

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East European Drinking

Posted on July 28, 2015 by odeboyz

Poland “….[he] is a steady drinker- a heavy drinker, but a steady drinker. He paces himself- he learned it from Polish drinkers, who begin slowly and continue slowly, but drink through the whole night. Visiting Poland taught him a great … Continue reading →

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The Attempted Assassination of Adolf Hitler, 20th July 1944

Posted on October 3, 2014 by odeboyz

Wolf’s Lair (Wolfsschanze) was impregnable. It was Hitler’s headquarters in northern Poland, or Grosse Deutschland as he put it. It was impregnable to everything except treachery. On the 20th July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg tried to commit that treacherous act. … Continue reading →

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The United Kingdom: a brief history

Posted on July 3, 2014 by odeboyz

The UK was created in 1801 after a 198 years of blood soaked history. In those 198 years there were five civil wars and long periods of civil unrest and vicious repression. Once the UK was established the 19th century … Continue reading →

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Chinese Revolutionaries: a joke

Posted on April 29, 2014 by odeboyz

What did Chinese revolutionaries throw at the US embassy in Beijing? Visa applications.

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