Regarding My Elephantine Ego

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I have 

 83 percent GENIUS

status 

on the

NYTimes Spelling Bee

+

99th percentile status

on

WORDLE

 

+

200 percent pride status

for doing so

 

Despite appearances,

both 

"NYTimes Spelling Bee"

+

"WORDLE"

are 

hyperlinked 

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PhotoVerio #1018: Stop Lights

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© Oliverio ©

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HOODA HELAMI Poem: Stained Glass Widows

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Stained glass widows

with tear-stained eyes

pass the test

as their beloved

is put to rest 

 

Memories float

in their head

mourning the 

recent dead 

 

But when alive

they did arrive

across the land

hand-in-hand

full of glee 

 

Head-held high

they filled the sky

with family

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___________

 

HOODA HELAMI

Alter Ego #142857

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Quoting A Patient Of Dr. Rorschach

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"I didn't know

ink blots 

could be

such great

dancers" 

 

© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1017: Bicycle Parking Lot

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Lock-Up

© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1016: On The Wall

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© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1015: Sky Box

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© Oliverio ©

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Powell To The People

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Anyone foolish enough

to make the world

his oyster

was courting

ptomaine 

 

*** 

Extra-sensory perception

was nothing more 

than a poor man's version

of the match game  

 ***

 

He found himself 

wavering between

All men are scoundrels

and

All men are saints

finally arriving at

All men are men

***

 

DAWN POWELL 

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The Verdict ...

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The Supreme Court

of

The Elephantine Ego

finds

Paul Oliverio

 

Innocent

 

of all crimes

he may have/

may not have

commit

 

He 

may now resume 

his Blogginess

with

comments

 

❗❗❗ 

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The Supreme Court Now Permits ...

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The Supreme Court

of

The Elephantine Ego

presently permits

Paul Oliverio

to 

defend himself

 

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Thank you, Your Honor

 

The Suprbowl

 is annually

the most celebrated game

on American soil

 

By far,

the five most 

satisfying results

out of the sixty

games

in its history 

were the victories

for the New York Jets

or 

the New York Giants

who won four of them

 

And

—despite the masks—

I have identified

players

from the winning teams

as

EMERSON BOOZER,

LAWRENCE TAYLOR,

and

ELI MANNING

 

To be in the same room

with these heroes of mine

is beyond privilege

and 

I thank you for 

this privilege 

_____________

________________

 

Obviously,

the reason 

the McDonald's ad 

did not air

had to do 

with the commercial being 

"too gay"

 

How do you feel

about that? 

________________ 

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To qualify to play

in the Superbowl

requires talents 

possessed by

—approximately—

one in ten million

Americans

BUT

given those talents

entitles the players

to celebrate

in any way

they goddam choose

!!!

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Thank you,

Mr. Oliverio

We will have our verdict

tomorrow 

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TOMORROW: Resurrection OR Condemnation OR ...

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TOMORROW: 

Resurrection OR Condemnation OR  

will you become

an Easter Bunny?

 

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This message

from 

The Supreme Court

of the Elephantine Ego

has some 

long-awaited

finality to it

 

 

I have been

one thousand traumas

dancing on the edge

of a pin

awaiting word

on my Fate 

BUT

the message contained 

a double postscript:

 

Adding more 

 Dawn Powell quotes

will not hurt your cause 

+

Prepare to defend

your behavior 

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Confession Of A Formerly Good Catholic Boy

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 I do not need

a Confessional

when I have

Heaven-Sent 

Starbucks' Baristas

 

As I 

go through life

hanging on

to the coattails

of a distinguished

Monsignor  

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April 3, 2026 ... Around The World

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*** 

© PhotoVerio #1014.5

  

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PhotoVerio #1014: 917 Atlantic Avenue 8:42 AM Yesterday

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 Birds of Paradise

Splitting the Sky

 

© Oliverio ©

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Quoting An Author Virtually Nobody Knows

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There was no permanent way

of keeping your man

outside of nailing him

to the floor

***

 

"People like you

always have good luck

because you're not afraid

to hurt anybody"

*** 

   

DAWN POWELL 

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