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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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Think ... Think ... Then Consider Yourself Warned

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You think 
you know
Everything
  
If not yourself, 
you 
have heard
the 
greatest authorities
and 
they bestowed
their knowledge 
on you
to complete
your completeness 
 
And then
—of course— 
you concluded
 
I now 
know everything 
 
And 
what you don't know
has yet to be said
 
UNTIL NOW:
 
There is no 
act/action
more perverse
than 
thinking
 
If you think
that's not true,
here's what you 
need to do:
 
Think
not 
one thought
unless
someone else
has thought it
before you
 
Otherwise, 
you 
and your thoughts
become a stranded island
incapable
of 
being rescued
 
❗❗❗
 
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© OLIVERIO ©   _______________________________________________________________________________________________
 

The Lost Island Of ... Honda Hood Rot

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© PhotoVerio #1031.5
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VERTICAL Truth

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Without
repetition 
 nothing
could
ever
be
  done 
 again
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© OLIVERIO ©  
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The Poet Spoke ... With Perfect Diction

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The Poet spoke 
with perfect diction: 
 
Words are worthless
without contradiction
 
There is 
no fiction
without 
non-fiction
 
To avoid mess,
every NO
needs a YES
 
Every UP
a DOWN
 
Every 
straight face
needs 
clown
 
Don't 
jump 
to the rafters
 
Don't 
dance 
in the chancel
 
Whatever you say,
someone can cancel
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© Oliverio ©
 
 
Dedicated 
to
+
7th/PCH
+
Sleepy
Mrs. CarPeo  
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

LBJ ... But Not The President

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They want 
the White Fish
not
 
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PhotoVerio #1031: Yellow Lines

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Yellow lines
leading to
their 
color source
© Oliverio ©
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PhotoVerio #1030: Bugged

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With his own
playground
© Oliverio ©
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Happy Birthday To The Amazing WILLIE MAYS

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We 
should all look
this good
at 93
 !!!
WILLIE MAYS
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Monday, May 4, 2026

Eternal Star

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The sun rises,
the sun goes down
 
The stars may shine
at midnight
—clouds permitting—
BUT
I have an eternal star,
shining 24/7
 
AND
making me envious
of anyone
with a tattoo
that reads
MOM 
 
❗❗❗ 
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Sunday, May 3, 2026

PhotoVerio #1029: Mounded Cloud

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© Oliverio ©
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PhotoVerio #1028: Palm Trees + Shadows

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© Oliverio ©
 
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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Transparent Mrs. CarPeo

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Long Beach Aquarium  2016 
© Oliverio ©    

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Brown Jones

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created
the Rolling Stones
taught them
how to dance

 
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Some Words About ... Other Words

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For every person
who knows the word
twenty people
know the word
___
_____
 
For twenty people
who have had 
there is 
one person
who can truly
smell the roses
©Oliverio©  Text + Image
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Friday, May 1, 2026

CAPITAL ONE ... Is Being Sued For Copyright Violation

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The Benevolent Society
of
Muggers + Thieves
is suing
CAPITAL ONE
for violating
the 
copyrighted phrase
a rallying cry for all
Muggers + Thieves  
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