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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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

This Is Very Hard To Believe

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is very exclusive
 
I combed through
hundreds of its images
and not one
features
the roaring lion
in the courtyard
 

But I think I know why:
 
I photographed it 
in 2008
and immediately
received a text
from the hotel
asking if
I'd let them post it
but 
I said NO
because they would not
pay me for doing so
 
You lucky readers
get to see it for free
!!!
 
© Oliverio ©           3x
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PhotoVerio #1020: Nature's Roulette Wheel

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© Oliverio
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Once Upon A Time ...

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Abstract Art
was 
natural thing
 

© PhotoVerio #1019.5
 
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PhotoVerio #1019: Humpbacked Sand

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© Oliverio

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Monday, April 13, 2026

Amanda Will Get A Free Ride ... In Her Wagon Of Choice

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© PhotoVerio #1018.5
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Don't Know What It Is ... But I Like It

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Artist Unknown
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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Regarding My Elephantine Ego

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I have 
 83 percent GENIUS
status 
on the
+
99th percentile status
on
 
+
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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Friday, April 10, 2026

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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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Quoting A Patient Of Dr. Rorschach

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"I didn't know
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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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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
***
 
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Monday, April 6, 2026

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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