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, August 20, 2026

Quote De Jouer From Margaret Atwood ... #1

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I'd learned quite a lot,
over the years,
by avoiding
what I was
supposed to be
learning
 
MARGARET ATWOOD
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Last Sunday's 60 MINUTES Segment Of Miss Piggy

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I will guarantee 
the "Miss Piggy" pun
was created by
 and 
I thank
for bringing it 
to my attention:
 
Years ago, 
Peter attended
poetry reading
of hers
where the shortened form
of her first name
introduced 
the artist
 
BUT
—under no circumstances—
will he read
her recent
essay collection
which speaks unkindly
of 
President Trump
 
AND
I will proceed 
with
a series of 
pages
 entitled
  
 
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

How The Hell Can Anyone NOT Believe ...

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How the Hell 
can anyone
 not believe
that this image 
proves the 
existence of
 GOD
 
However,
the word
"God"
has more synonyms
than anyone 
can count
and 
if we can't
respect that fact
and the choreography
of each "church"
they represent
then 
we might as well
prepare to say
Goodbye
to 
Planet Earth
© PhotoVerio #1069.5 ©
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Monday, August 17, 2026

No Puzzle Has More Sex With ... LOGIC

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No
puzzle
has 
greater intimacy
with numbers 
1 thru 9 
___
___
  ___  
 
No
puzzle
has 
a
greater touchstone 
 with
 the concept of 
LOGIC 
than 
the puzzle 
known as 
 
 
Think of it 
 as a performance
of the 
non-zero 
digits 
wherein 
is broken through
by respecting
the spaces
where numbers
do not go  
in order to 
grasp the facts about 
 where numbers
 do go
    
____________________ 
 
But
we cannot teach 
logic 
to students
because 
it 
would
make them
smarter than 
their teachers
AND 
That would be 
suicide
for
Artificial Intelligence
which must 
never, ever
communicate
genuine
intelligence
to anyone
unassociated
with
Big Pharma
or
other 
mega-powers
in
USA
❗❗❗
 
Of course,
that includes
the 
*** Military-Industrial Complex *** 

"Sudoku"
is an Asian word
translating into
American children
sure can be stupid
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Quoting The TRAVELING WILBURYS

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If
you're
old and gray,
you
still have
something to say
***
 
 
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Video has
deleteable advert  
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An Alternative To ... BILL W.

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is fun
if
you stop
at 
one
 
But 
before it
gets a grip,
leave a handsome 
tip
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_____
 
© Oliverio ©
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Sunday, August 16, 2026

Baby Love

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Supremely 
I present 
 
The 1st Love was ...   
The 2nd Love was ...   
The 3rd Love was ...   
______________
________
 
Obviously,
these were fantasy loves,
—askew of reality—
because I thought
LOVE
had no bearing
on 
my real life
 
"Love of Family"
was 
a 24/7
birthright 
until  
family love for me
—not undeservedly— 
went out the window
 
+
in 2026, 
my love
for 
an individual woman
still has me
scratching
my head 
❗❗❗ 
 
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_______
 
Video has
deleteable
advert
 
© Oliverio © 
 
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"We Had Great Sex But ..."

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We had great sex
but it was 
of the 
"Honey, you got a minute"
variety
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_________
 
© Oliverio © 
≈ 2002 ≈ 
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Memory Is That Place ... For A Vertical Poem

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MEMORY
is that place 
where things go
 
Things
that happened
yesterday
or
last week
last month
or
never at all
 
They 
get pruned,
ruined,
embellished,
or 
forgotten
until
the time
is best 
to 
remember 
them
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© Oliverio © 
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AMBROSE BIERCE ... Vertically Quote-Worthy

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BEAUTY
is 
the power 
by which 
a woman
charms
a lover
and
terrifies
a husband.
 
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Saturday, August 15, 2026

PhotoVerio #1069: Suck On It

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© Oliverio ©
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PhotoVerio #1068: Shade + Wrought Iron

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© Oliverio ©

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There Is Always Room For Quoting OSCAR WILDE

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_____
 
Unfortunately,
INTELLIGENCE
is not out of the reach
for morals.
 
This explains why
the artificial kind
is prospering. 
 
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Thursday, August 13, 2026

PhotoVerio #1067: 5000 Pounds

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© Oliverio ©
 
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A Suggestive Guide For Modern Plagiarism ... #428571

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It 
isn't the end
of the world
but 
you can
practically
see it
from here
***
 
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