Tuesday, July 31, 2018

DJ-Verio #428571: Everything Counts

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everything counts
even small amounts
when you're working
towards a goal
it's not about simple
thirsts and hungers
it's about
satisfying your soul

BOZ SCAGGS 

Get on the Natch



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Footnote
This sequence continues
here
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DJ-Verio #285714: Title = 50% Chuck Berry + Singer = 25% Beatles

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there were rules you never told me
never came up with a plan
all the stories that you sold me
never helped me understand

PAUL McCARTNEY

Queenie Eye
 
Image is 75%
Beatles White Album

Chuck Berry's titular 50%
is here 

But the music is totally
Sir Paul McCartney 

He knows where
all the Gods
are buried

The next 
GoFather/Beatles page
is here 

The next DJ-Verio page
is there 
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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Nothing More Than [HKu #61]

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Caution is really
nothing more than
Fear with a 3-digit IQ

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Footnotes
NOTHING MORE THAN 
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

The next GoFather Haiku page is
here
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A Prayer, A Bouquet, And Nothing More Will I Say

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Hail Eleanor
friend of Grace
hallowed by thy womb
and her search for room
forgive me this day
my daily sins

Nothing more
will I say
other than
please accept
this bouquet


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DJ-Verio #142857: The Odds Are Against Gabriel

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the devil is open to all of us
heaven selects just a precious few
it takes an inside pull to get gabriel 
to make an angel out of you


Sins of a Family



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Footnote
This sequence continues
here 
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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Birth Of Citizen Kane +Boom Of The Bambino +The Say Hey Kid

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the trivia gods spoke to me
about sterling american history
of one hundred years ago
plus three

Babe Ruth hit his first home run
at the Polo Grounds in New York

Meanwhile,
Orson Welles was born

!!!
!!!
"it is no coincidence
that the exclamation point
looks like a miniature
baseball bat"
said a trivial god

!!!
!!!

On May 6, 1931
Orson Welles celebrated
his sixteenth birthday
and Babe Ruth

Meanwhile,
on that very same day
Willie Mays was born

!!!
!!!
 The Bambino                 The Say Hey Kid
Citizen Kane
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Photoverio #321: A Spotted Triad Tree From EED IMI 5 Gardens

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© Oliverio
Hazeburg, Va
2006 
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Footnote
This image is dedicated
to my brother-in-law,
Vincent King
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Photoverio #320: Funky Fungus Fotographed By Fun Guy

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© Oliverio

The Fun Guy was me
!!! 
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The Hush Money Conversation That Can't Be Silenced

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IFTrump's audibly approving
payment to silence a squeeze Bunny
results in the 45th President
being removed from
the White House  
THEN
the hush money gambit
will immediately produce
the loudest sounds of joy
and celebration
!!!

The next
GoFather/Trump
page is
here

 





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There's A Time To Read Or Not To Read Or To Do Something Else

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Italo Calvino
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

... ??? ... Which Came First: The Chicken Or The Egg ... ??? ...

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Philosophically,
there are two answers
with one thousand and one
variations

Alphabetically,
there is exactly one answer
with no variations

Unless, of course,
the question is asked
in a foreign language

In English
indisputably
C comes before E
therefore the Chicken
comes before the Egg

And
somewhere in between
are
Ducks, Dirt and Daggers

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Saturday, July 21, 2018

Some Teams Actually WIN, Others Actually Earn This Acronym

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Since the baseball playoffs
are only seventy three days
away, I created this poster
for a team that is a magnificent
manifestation of mediocrity
 
True Los Angeles baseball fans
know exactly this means
but the lucky ones
are rooting for the Dodgers


New York baseball fans
can change the team logo
to Mets 


Chicago baseball fans
can change the team logo
to White Sox 


*** 
ELSEWHERE
***

Texas baseball fans
can change team logo
to Rangers 


Ohio baseball fans
change team logo
to Reds 



'Nuff said

***

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Footnotes
Each of the cities and  states named
on this page support two baseball teams.

In each of those cities and states,
there is a baseball team
well worth not ignoring.
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Photoverio #319: Chinese Character For A Playing Card

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© Oliverio
The Stacks of Hearts
[Can trump the Queen of Spades] 
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This Should Have Been Posted Forty-Five Days Ago

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Fifty years ago, last month,
Robert F. Kennedy
was assassinated

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Footnote
This abstract portrait
by an unknown artist
had an inscription
on the obverse:
11/22/63
+
4/4/68
+
6/6/68
=
K+K+K 
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Friday, July 20, 2018

This Is NOT An Albert Camus Quote [HKu #60]

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Suicide is really
nothing more than death
in a fast-forward mode.

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is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

The next GoFather Haiku page is
here
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

An Archival Film Comment From Frances Steerling

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Bob Dylan's song
should have been
on the soundtrack for
Paul Newman's film
WUSA 

The next
Frances Steerling quote
is footnoted
here
 
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Footnote
The comments of Frances Steerling
do not necessarily reflect the philosophy
of the Lewis Carroll School of Logic 
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Photoverio #318: A Ferry Simple Warning

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© Oliverio 
Easy does it
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Friday, July 13, 2018

A Song By One Of The Beatles Not Named John, Paul, Or George

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The other side of Liverpool
Is cold and damp
Only way out of there
Drums, guitar and amp
The other side of Liverpool
Where I came from
My mother was a barmaid
At the age of three my father was gone
Dave, if you are listening
Well, you know what I mean
It was you and Brian Briscoe
Got me through my early teens alright
***

The other side of Liverpool
You just had to laugh
We had to go to Steeple Street
Just to take a bath
The other side of Liverpool
We used to play for free
They'd give us lukewarm beer
To keep us sweet, Eddy, Roy and me
And Roy if you are listening
Thanks for all you've done
It was you and me on the factory floor
When rock and roll had just begun, oh yeah
***


The next Beatles' page

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A Poem By An Oliverio Not Named Paul

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TROPES

I play
I play pores
cables
keys
coves I play
on subjects of nerves
wharves
weavings that play upon me
scars
cinders
tropical bowels I play
only only
undertows
hangovers
heavy breathing
I play and moreplay
and nothing

Prefigures of absence
inconsistent tropes
what a you
what a what
what a flute
what loot
what hollows
what masks
what empty lonely reaches
what a yes what a no
what a yesno fate putting me out of tune
what reflexes reflect
what deeps
what wizard material
what keys
what nocturnal ingredients
what frozen shutters that do not open
what a nothing I play
wholely


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Thursday, July 12, 2018

On The Mat With Logic And Anger

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Logic had Anger
pinned to the mat

He could smell victory

But then Anger burst
and bellowed

Logic flew out the window

Victory was declared

But Logic will never
lose his wings
***

PAUL OLIVERIO
 

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Footnote
ON THE MAT WITH ANGER AND LOGIC
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Double Proof That GOD Helps The 2017 World Series Champions

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The Houston Astros
must have had divine intervention
to win this game

This video link is sponsored by
Benjamin Moore  
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Doestoevsky, Saroyan, + Barthelme Quotes About #1, #2, + #3

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#1
Intelligence 

The smartest one is the one
who calls himself a fool
at least once a month.

FYODOR DOESTOEVSKY
The Eternal Husband
*** 

#2
Vision 

The eye will magnify
if the mind and soul
will allow.

WILLIAM SAROYAN
Myself Upon The Earth
***

#3
A Question 

Why does fate give us alternatives 
to annoy and frustrate ourselves with?

DONALD BARTHELME
Snow White   
  

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Footnote
Gentlemen and Ladies:
start your search engines now
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A Quote About The Best Example Of Narcissism

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Nothing is more narcissistic
than to think that someone
really cares about you.


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Footnote
Dr. Twitchell is quoted in a documentary
on the history of advertising entitled
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Monday, July 9, 2018

Thus Spake Ignatius IfThening Again

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IF
music were made
of clay 

THEN
sculptures
would make us dance 
***

IGNATIUS IFTHENING


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Footnotes
THUS SPAKE IGNATIUS IFTHENING AGAIN
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

The next Ignatius Ifthening page
is TBD
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Photoverio #317: This Is Not A Magritte

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© Oliverio
Railroad Avenue
10536 
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Sunday, July 8, 2018

UnDOWDedly Mitey Pwofound Woids 'Bout The Beyoncesphere

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Celebrity distorts democracy by giving
the rich, beautiful, and famous
more authority than
they deserve

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Friday, July 6, 2018

Thus Spake Ignatius Ifthening

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IF
finding True Intelligence
were the opposite
of an impossible task

THEN
all the stupid people
would have to
wear a mask

***

IGNATIUS IFTHENING


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Footnotes
THUS SPAKE IGNATIUS IFTHENING
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

The next Ignatius Ifthening page
is
here 
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Regarding That Pleading White Blur Page

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is a hypothetical creature
who now has become
a GoFather of Math
feature

His existence should not
cause any confusion

All he needs is


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Footnotes
REGARDING THAT PLEADING
WHITE BLUR PAGE
is the copyrighted property of
the Lewis Carroll School of Logic

Ignatius Ifthening
is a name created by
Paul Oliverio
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Photoverio #316: Under The Tent

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© Oliverio
The Un-chaired Remains 
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Thursday, July 5, 2018

About That Man From The Top Of The Hill

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when the man from the top of the hill
visits the men from the valley
the best thing he can do
is act as if he is from
the rock bottom
of the hill
so the
valley dwellers
can feel as if they
are soundly superior to
the man from the top of the hill

***
***

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Footnote
ABOUT THAT MAN FROM
THE TOP OF THE HILL
is the copyrighted property of
the Lewis Carroll School of Logic
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Please Excuse The White Blur In The Image On This Page

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© Oliverio
IF
the only thing
you could ever
understand was
everything related to
the 30˚ and 45˚ angle
and any one
of the shapes
in this image,

THEN
they would name
a geometry book 
after you
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Discovering The Fun Of Being Pretty ... August 11, 1958

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Beautiful and Bundled Aryan Teenagers

LIFE Magazine cover story
 August 11, 1958

The partial female face
belongs to
Bonnie Trompeter

The name of
the original photographer
is n/a
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Photoverio #315: Inanimate Lovers Rendezvous

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© Oliverio

We can't go on
meeting like this

The next
"We can't go on"
page is
here 
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Nobody Knows How Important This Playlist Is For Mr. Oliverio

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I know nobody who knows
less about Chicago than I do
and nobody knows Chicago
better than
Otis Spann
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A Baseball Prediction For July 21, 2018

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A basic awareness of team sports
in the United States of America
may be necessary to appreciate
 page which has only one
hyperlink

***

I am an American male
who prefers team sports
where the player's hands
are not a useless appendage.

I am an American male
who distinctly remembers when
there was no debate
about which team sport
was the National Past Time
  
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July.

It is the day when Summer
is wearing high heel sneakers,
so to speak.
   
As far as American team sports
are concerned, 
Summer is also the time 
when Baseball should have
the field to itself,
so to speak.

Amongst Americans
with a similar sports attitude,
however, their main topic
of discussion
has absolutely nothing to do 
with baseball.

Everybody's talking about
LeBRON JAMES, 
the gazillionth person to move
from Cleveland to Los Angeles
but the most important person
ever to do so.

It is the middle of the baseball season
yet everybody is talking basketball
and the seismic shift of relevance
in the NBA:

The legendary Los Angeles Lakers,
who have worn the crown of mediocrity
for the past five years, are relevant again
despite not playing an official game
for more  than one hundred days
!!!

One last word about
LeBRON JAMES:
he will be worth every penny
the Lakers will be paying him.

But there is still no team
more legendary than
the New York Yankees
and here is where this
long-winded page
presents its prediction
for July 21, 2018

That is when
a New York Yankee
will eclipse Mr. James
on the sports pages.

But it will not be
Sabathia, Stanton, Severino
or Aaron the Judge
or Aaron the Hicks
(from Wilson HS in Long Beach)

It will be a New York Yankee
with the same initials as
Marilyn Monroe
and it will involve a gavel.

What is billed as
—which ends on July 20—
is highlighted by
something flavored
with bubble gum.

A sealed pack of baseball cards
in ultra-mint condition—
where each card
is exactly what you see below
⬇︎
 ⬆︎
I predict that this pack
of Mickey Mantle's
1952 rookie card
will sell for
an earth-shattering
amount of money
***

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Footnotes
A BASEBALL PREDICTION
FOR JULY 21, 2018
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL

A gratitudinal reference
is in order for
Art Daily
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Monday, July 2, 2018

Photoverio #314: A Family Gathering

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© Oliverio 
Touch Me Nots
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From The Chalkmines Of Chatanooga, Chicago, And Chappaqua

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Before NASA represented
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the acronym stood for
Natural Articulation of Sky Activity.

Attached to an elbow pipe,
this humble device
was designed as a tripwire
for alien aircraft.

But no extra-terrestrial
was ever fooled
by the tripwire.

Chalky Dispenso spewed
perfectly straight chalk lines
across the sky,
years before un-alien planes
did the same thing.   

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Footnote
The image and the text
of this page are the copyrighted property
of the Lewis Carroll School of Logic
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A Bird's Pun From Alice In Wonderland ... [ pST #39]

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Illustration by
Chris Shouse

My next 
Superimposed Page
is
here 


For this page,
the  p bracketed
in the title
is only a placeholder  
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All Aboard The Morning After Express [HKu #59]

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Mornings:
Denial stations
for good intentions
of the night before.

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Footnotes
ALL ABOARD
THE MORNING AFTER EXPRESS
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

The next GoFather Haiku page is
here
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