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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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Heavenly Dispensation And MLB Play-offs

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As all good readers
of these pages know by now,
GOD is an acronym for 
Group Of Deities
 
They all go by different names,
according to their 
"earthly followers"
but each is also referred to as
"God," occasionally
 
Buddha, for example,
is also known as Bud,
Buddy, or God
 
Allah is also known as
Al, Sandy, Dezi,
or God
:::: 
 
BUT 
 each and every divinity
fixates on baseball
more than any other sport,
despite the athletic priorities/talents
of their earthly believers
 
It is the only team sport
requiring constant thinking
on a most critical level
 
Something 
the G.O.D squad
does twenty-four seven
but not while eating pizza 
 
The New York Mets
have been trumpeting 
"OMG"
as a mantra for their 
pursuit of the 
 
The "Gods" above
are in agreement:
 
NONE of them
can be addressed as "God"
until that accomplishment
 
Does this mean Japanese deities
are rooting against
Shohei and the Dodgers
 
You bet your ass they are
 
Mullahs are munching
on peanuts and beer
 
Eleanor Roosevelt
has her own cheering booth
 
!!!
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE 
!!!
 
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© Oliverio ©
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A Song Written By Eddie Brigati + Felix Cavaliere

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But spotty in tree places                                     © Oliverio

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A Presidential Election Is Twenty-Three Days From Today

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Caution: grafter's message may precede video
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Saturday, October 12, 2024

"Fr. George Has Been A Priest For 36 Years" ... HOWEVER

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On July 1, 2018
became the Pastor
at a Catholic church
in Long Beach
 
If his ego was beyond measure,
we could sell
"I love Father George"
t-shirts
and there would be 
at least
1000 sales
 
His sermons are essentially
the same as my uncle's
but "Fr. Frank Oliverio"
had a bedroom voice
and was the opposite of shy
 
That is a word that
Father George
has repeatedly used
to describe himself
 explaining why
his image doesn't appear
on this page
 
HOWEVER
this page exists primarily
because of a quote
 from the featured priest
who once 
[in private conversation]
described his fellow members
of the clergy as two types:
 
Those who love Baseball
and those in need
of enlightenment
***


It would be ridiulous
to name a baseball team 
 "the Priests"
but we do have "the Padres"
who hail from San Diego
and were stunned 
into nothingness
by scoring zero runs 
 
The team proved
that it is Fool's Gold
to bet against
the Los Angeles Dodgers
on their inexorable march
to the  
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Friday, October 11, 2024

Arbitt And Castelli ... 21st Century Songwriting Team ... 1st Page

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Suffice it to say
these pages are dedicated to 
the 20th Century "comedy team"
responsible for 
which I have known 
for too many years to count
but that is exactly 
what it is about
 
The video might commence
with a deleteable advert
 
To Be Continued 
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The Art Of "My Big Brother" On My Big Sister's Birthday ... #2

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© PETER GALASSO ©
CONSCIENCE BAY               Setauket, New York

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The Art Of "My Big Brother" On My Big Sister's Birthday ... #1

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© EMBRYONIC WHISPERS ©
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Self-Explanatory

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Modern Dancing
In the words of Wanda...
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Flipping A Coin (Comic Relief #5971)

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LIZ MONTAGUE
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Shadow, Trisected Angle, Handlebar, Light Fixture, And Parallelo

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PhotoVerio #773.5
Parallelo .... ???
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Boldly Regarding The Countdown To The 2024 WORLD SERIES

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Last night,
defeated
the Los Angeles Dodgers
AND
defeated
the Philadelphia Phillies
and I am very
HAPPY
...
It is times like these
when I love baseball
more than I could 
ever love myself
 
 
...
 
 
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"Make The World A Much Finer Place" ... With One Profanity

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If people only came right out
and called each other
an s.o.b.
when they were just that.
 
It would make the world
a much finer place.
 
It was these martyrs,
these silent sufferers,
these decent, fine people,
these chin-uppers
 that gave selfishness
and crime
 a head start.

DAWN POWELL
***
 
——Son Of A Bitch——
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HOODA HELAMI's Bold Poem About Nice, Smiley People

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Smiles made of plaster
can lead to disaster

They're seen
on faces 
in so many places

Soft, mushy, and sweet
—never hard—
but all they want
is your credit card
***

© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

The First Thirty Two Summers Of My Life

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This beach was within
walking distance
from home


And after forty-three years
as a California resident,
hardly an hour passes
without thoughts
and 
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PhotoVerio #773: Sculptures Under Wraps

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© Oliverio
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