It began as the GODFATHER OF MATH, evolved into the GOODFATHER OF MATH. Now this. Go figure...

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The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes = G. CARLIN...Stain glass, engraved glass, frosted glass
–give me plain glass = JOHN FOWLES ... Music is the mathematics of the gods=PYTHAGORAS ... Nothing is more fluid than language = R. L. SWIHART
I cannot live without the oxygen of laughter = DAWN POWELL ... !!! ... But laughter cannot survive without the hydrogen of gravitas = PAUL OLIVERIO
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Saturday, March 31, 2018

Before He Was An Extraordinarily Competent Short Story Writer

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For more Donald Barthelme quotes, click  here

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Footnote
For more quotes about newspapers,
click  there
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Friday, March 30, 2018

An Addendum To The Poetry Journal ... Right Hand Pointing

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Issue #121 
of Right Hand Pointing
is dedicated to 

This is my untitled submission
–published post-facto—


The man was tapping his head
but no one knew why
"Would you rather see me cry?"

"No," they said
"Well, neither would I."


©©©
PAUL OLIVERIO 
©©©
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Zen And The Art Of Garry Shandling

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I can be funny
at the drop of a hat
but sometimes,
you can't find the hat


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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Always, Always ... I Repeat Always ... I Can Return To the Dawn

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The rich need poor relations and poor friends
more than the poor need the rich.

The rich need poor old Cousin Betty
to be glad of a home
so she can be stuck on the farm
looking after the balmy progeny
or the dogs.

They need wastrel gambling nephew
for the same reason—
they need poor second cousins
to send their old clothes to,
or their mistakes in shopping,
so they don't feel extravagant.
***


This quote
is the the diary entry
for April 16, 1963

The next
Dawn Powell
page is
here 
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The Janitor On Mars Spoke To Martian Martin Amis

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One of your writers
put it succinctly
when he said that
there was no evidence
of the existence of God
other than the human longing
that it should be so
***


The quote is
from the story
Janitor on Mars 
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Miss Curiosity Of Canton, Mississippi

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she named her children
Who, What, Where,
Why and When

her neighbors were
Now and Then

she fed her children
books, games, eggs,
rice and ramen

their father was Franklin
but she called him Ben

he worked for Larry
and his brother, Harry
at the Cash and Carry

they called Franklin "Mint"
who never gave them a hint
about how happy he be

married to Miss Curiosity
and her pomposity
and the gloriosity
 of
Who, What, Where
Why and When

There:
I've said it again
***

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Footnote
MISS CURIOSITY OF CANTON, MISSISSIPPI
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL
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This Is The Page For Garry's Show ... This Is The Page

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The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

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Footnotes
THIS LINK  explains the title
of the images from
the 4-hour HBO
documentary 
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Without Genitals, Trump Might Be Had For $20,000

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 The Emperor Has No Balls

The sculpture depicting Trump
in the flesh...is the last statue
remaining not vandalized
or destroyed.

The price is estimated to be
between $20,000-$30,000


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Footnote
The next GoFather/Trump page is
here

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The Fourth Branch ... What The Constitution Forgot To Include

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The Founding Fathers
meant well
when the Constitution
formed a triumvirate:
Three Branches of Government


to create, enforce and interpret 
THE LAW
with
CHECKS AND BALANCES
to guarantee that no branch
of government run amuck
  
And we lived by the mantra:

INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
   


The Founding Fathers,
neglected 
THE FOURTH BRANCH
OF GOVERNMENT
which is
The court of public opinion
which states
that if someone cries
ME, TOO
and points a finger at you
...
that is sufficient to
establish your guilt
and end your career
regardless of how long and accomplished
that career may be
...

Maybe this  ME-TOO miasma
would never have happened
if
instead of Founding Fathers
there were
Founding Fathers and Mothers
 

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Footnotes
THE FOURTH BRANCH...
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION
FORGOT TO INCLUDE
is the copyrighted property of
The Lewis Carroll School of Logic

My next ME-Too page is  here
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Photoverio #295: Blurred But Sequential

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© Oliverio (4x)
4th Olive: Garden
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7 x 6 = Jackie Robinson = 22 + 20 = Jackie Robinson = 84 ÷ 2

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The Institute of Inane Research
has determined that
from the set of
Natural Counting Numbers

It is henceforth to be known as

The new counting system is thus:

  1     2      3       4      5      6     7
  8     9    10     11    12    13   14
15   16    17     18    19    20   21
22   23    24     25    26    27   28
29   30    31     32    33    34   35
                       36   37    38     39    40    41   Jackie Robinson
43   44    45     46    47    48   49
..     ..      ..        ..      ..      ..     ..
  ... ...
   ∞


The new counting system takes effect
on Thursday, March 29

            

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Footnotes
The image of Jackie Robinson
is from
here

You do not have to be
a baseball fan
to appreciate
Jackie Robinson
There may never be
in all of history
anyone more important
to professional team sports
than Mr. Robinson
AND
all sports are just
numbers in action.
Sports are the most exciting form
of Applied Mathenatics
  
Effective March 29, 2018:
No one will ever be  $42 in debt.
They will only be short
one Jackie Robinson 
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ONION News Exclusive: These are Their Words Not Ours

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To read article,
click  here

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Mr. Art Daily: We Have Another Question For You

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Is the title
of this piece
The Secret Agents

???



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Mr. Art Daily: This Silhouetted Boy Has A Question For You

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Is the title
of this piece
The Carpet Pad
  
???
   

mr. art daily
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Monday, March 26, 2018

IGNORANCE IS ... All Of The Below

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IGNORANCE IS bliss

IGNORANCE IS this,
that, and the other thing

IGNORANCE IS never
going to win a beauty pageant

IGNORANCE IS necessary
for other people to feel
superior to you

IGNORANCE IS essential
for any semblance
of sanity

IGNORANCE IS worth ignoring
after you have read
all of the above
***



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Footnote
IGNORANCE IS ... ALL OF THE BELOW
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL
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Sunday, March 25, 2018

What John Lennon Had In Common With Parkland Students

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Nearly 200 people have died
in school shootings
since the 1999 massacre
at Columbine High School in Colorado,
which killed 13 people.

Since then, more than 187,000 students
attending at least 193 primary
or secondary schools
have endured a shooting
on campus during school hours.
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The Original ... I Want To Hold To Your Hand ...1950

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There is nothing
I can do about
that big white spot
on the vinyl
to the left 
of the title



Nor is there anything
I can do about
the inability to find
a youTube version
of Fillmore Slim
singing
I Want To Hold Your Hand

Other than getting
a copy of the CD 
pictured here,
you may never hear
  the 1950 song 
whose title is identical
to what
McCartney and Lennon
wrote in
1963

UNLESS
Snoop Dogg
features the song
in the Fillmore Slim
biopic

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Sixteen Finalists For ... Black & White Image Of The Year: 2018

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Valeri Lopo
#1



Earl Liu
#2



Rae Ivor
#3


O.I. Revilo
#4



Pearl Vu
#5




Elva Irp
#6



Lea Pool
#7



Al Oreo
#8



Ira Love
#9

Ola Ipo
#10



Paul Evor
#11



Vea Loop
#12



Eva Opioriull
#13

Olli Verpo
#14


Viola Perilo

Rip Veal

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Footnotes
The names of all photographers
are capricious subsets
of the actual photographer:
Paul Oliverio

The sixteen photographs
are the copyrighted property
of LCSoL 
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How The West Was Won Weston Was One: Like Father, Like Son

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The Father
( 1886-1958)
 ⬇︎ ⬇︎


The Son
(1911-1993)
 ⬇︎ ⬇︎



 ⬆︎⬆︎
The Father

***

The Son
⬇︎ ⬇︎ 


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