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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Friday, March 21, 2025

The Institute Of Inane Research Praises #47

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Primarily
because of the
47th occupant
of the White House,
and 
are soon to be
enshrined
in the MLB
Hall Of Fame
 
Contrary to what
#47 believes,
Pete Rose is deceased
 
BUT
Barry Bonds
is both
alive and well
 
He is soon to be given
an office
in Washington DC
and his title
will be
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©      Text Only
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Thursday, March 20, 2025

The Closest I Ever Got To Viet Nam

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The closest I ever got 
To Viet Nam
was ten days ago
when I had 
a very painful need
to have
my toenails
clipped

They did a magnificent job
worth three times as much
as their $10 fee
to do the job
 
The entire staff
is Vietnamese
with the singular
exception
of the security guard


is located at 
510 Long Beach Boulevard
and the manager
on duty at that time
spoke very clear English
 
I am grateful she allowed
this first-time
customer
pay with
a credit card
 
However, 
My greater gratitude
is for any American
who has served
in any war zone
but most particularly
in Viet Nam
 
Had that war not existed,
I would have been 
a college dropout
who would not have 
survived 
the 20th Century
© Oliverio                     + MARE from Starbucks
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And Now We Quote A Bird ... Talking At Midnight ...

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I ain't no
Bird of Paradise,
but I sure got a lot
of personality 
© PhotoVerio #885.5
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Boldly Quoting TWAIN Thrice ... But Luckily Not From Wikipedia

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is a novel-icious collection
of wisdom and humor
including the following:
 
 
Let us be thankful
for the fools.
Without them,
the rest of us 
could not
succeed.
 
***
 
 
If not Pudd'n Head,
some other voice of 
approximately
said the following:
 
  
When I was sixteen,
my father was an idiot
but when I was twenty-one,
it amazed me 
how much he learned
in five years.
 
***
 
This Math GodFather person
has repeated that quote
at least twenty-one times
 
But I must add something
from one of
Hal Holbrook's
modern impersonators:
 
 
For anyone offended by
either of those two quotes,
I hope that
someday you will
Woke up in hell
!!!
 
 
  ***  
 
Please Note:
The great actor 
had a second career
impersonating Mark Twain
that money was lost
by people in
his audience
who swore
he was actually
Mr. Twain 
 
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

A Quote From Wikipedia About My Jefferson High School

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has produced 
more prominent 
jazz musicians 
and composers 
than any other 
public or private 
high school
 in California.
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Such A Crappy Photo ... Neither Person Is Identified By Name

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The tape marks
across the image
result from
the board across
the top of my
primary bookcase 
being a collage
of photos
collected over 
the years
 
Approximately,
50 percent of the images
are from 
 
Instead of intelligently using
lacquer to bind
all the images,
I used clear tape
 
This image
features two
Jefferson teachers
 
One of them 
is an extraordinarily
successful 
musician/music teacher
and the other
is a guy wearing 
a beret

Subsequent pages
will elaborate
on that paragraph
 
The last statement
for this page 
is a declaration
from the host
of the donut-funded
concerts Beret Man
staged for the students
at Jefferson High School
in Los Angeles:
 
Virtually
all of those concerts
would not have happened
without the support
of the Music Man
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Gary Larson + John Hammond = Comic Relief Blues

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GARY LARSON  +  JOHN HAMMOND

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This Page Is NOT For Anyone With Tender Ears

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***
If and then only if
I could get just one whiff
of cherry flavored Jif
that would be most terrif
 
BUT I can't
so I chant
and I rage
cuz I am
over-age
***

© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857
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Sunday, March 16, 2025

PhotoVerio #885: MIDNIGHT BOP

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Midnight
Bird Of Paradise
© Paul Oliverio ©
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PhotoVerio #883: Storage Space With Tape-Strip

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© Oliverio
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Friday, March 14, 2025

26-Line Acrostic ... In Alphabetical Order

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©©©©©©©©©
©©©©©©©©
©©©©©©©©©
 
___________________
All
Birds
Can
Dance
Eternally
Flapping

Great
Harmony
Is
Just
Karma
Logically
Muscular
 
NO
Older
People
Quietly
Remember
Sex
 
Therefore
Ultimate
Vibrating
Wishes
Xerox
Yesterday
Zestfully
 ___________________
 
 
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
 
 
Originally
Written at
Hollywood Library
Hollywood 90028
 [May, 1981]
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Thursday, March 13, 2025

A Copyrighted Bullet Dedicated To MICKEY SPILLANE

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There is no greater exercise
than to swim in
endless cash flow

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Footnotes
 
Due to inclement weather
and equally inclement
mental health,
my first Mike HAMMER novel
is both a slow read
and a thoroughly entertaining
experience
 
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
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The 209th Bullet ... The Other End Of The Stick

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 The short end
of the stick
is easier to twirl 
***
 
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Footnote
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
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The 208th Bullet ... Out Of Reach

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 There is no point
in reaching 
for the sky
when you are
afraid of heights 
***
 
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Footnote
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

100,001 Multi-Colored Rorschachy + Shapely Raindrops ...

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PhotoVerio #822.5
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