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Saturday, April 30, 2022
What Could Have Been My Last Paycheck In New York
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≈ April 16, 1981 ≈
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| The Idiot Commentista Explains Below |
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Dolly Parton And The Munchkin Medicine ...
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Surprisingly,
very few people know that
the MODERNA VACCINE
was financed by
a million dollar donation
from Dolly Parton to
Vanderbilt University
Medical Center
However,
what is not surprising
is that Politico
is compromising
Moderna's Covid vaccine
"for children under five"
while promoting
the same vaccine
being created by Pfizer
Why no surprise?
In Washington DC,
the lobby dollars
spent by big pharma Pfizer
are in a ratio of 1000:1
in comparison
to the lobby dollars
spent by Moderna
whose purse strings
are as narrow as
Dolly Parton's waistline
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Now
is that rare moment
when I speak
of myself
with pure honesty
If some sleazy palm-greaser
in a three-piece suit
handed me an envelope
stuffed with hundreds
of thousands of dollars,
you can bet your bottom billion
I would blindly badmouth
X
and goodmouth
Y
regardless of knowing
that every ventriloquist word
I say is absolute
poppycock
Money doesn't have to do
the talking
when fat envelopes
of cash are handed to me:
My mouth would do
all the talking:
persuasively, loudly,
and convincingly
because
vast rewards
eclipse integrity
:::
PAUL OLIVERIO
© Munchkins, Dolly, ©
© Dollars + A Hypothetical ©
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Photoverio #699: Soon to Be Swept Away
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The Fate Of Every Rose
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Inconvenient To All But The Freakishly Tall (Comic Relief #4424)
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!!!
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| GARY LARSON |
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LOWER-CASE SURVIVAL: Another Poem From Hooda Helami
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to delight in delusion
and the circle of confusion
can lead to happiness
happiness?
an admirable goal
—essential to the soul—
even when proclaimed
atop a muddy bloody
mess
***
Alter Ego #142857
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Monday, April 25, 2022
Quoting TREVANIAN Finally*
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Confession is good
for the spirit.
It empties the soul,
making room
for more sin
***
The lowly moth dreams
of possessing the moon
***
I pity anyone
scarred by the acid
of provincial gossip
***
The Summer of Katya
*
I first read Trevanian
forty years ago
thoroughly enjoying
"The Loo Sanction"
I didn't read him again
until last week:
shame on me
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Photoverio #698: Three Buildings + A Sculpture
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| © Oliverio |
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Time Changes Things (Comic Relief #4419)
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| ROZ CHAST |
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
Another Gift From NEIL HOOS: Two Cats Talking
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A Gift Fron NEIL HOOS: Trumpfully Sacrilegious
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Asked A Question, I Give Answers
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I think,
therefore I am troubled
I think,
therefore I hate
the thoughtless
I think,
therefore I think
some more
I think
I've said enough
***
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Quoting JLH: How To Make The Heart Feel Glad
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If there is one thing
that can gladden the heart
more than a tale of love,
it is one of revenge.
***
The Day Of The Seventh Fire
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Facts About The Other CIA (The Catholic Intelligence Agency)
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Under the cloak of darkness,
the Catholic Intelligence Agency
is no different from
the American CIA,
Israel's Mossad
or the former KGB
(presently Russia's FSB)
But, in daylight,
the Catholic Intelligence Agency
dispenses intelligent
words of wisdom
through the offices
of its eternal
Chief Executive Officer
Two examples are below:
DO NOT FIGHT
AGAINST FALSE ENEMIES
DO NOT TRUST FALSE FRIENDS
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The Future of Literacy
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Philosophical Advice From Professor Charles Anderson Berry
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a/k/a
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| Eyes of Man |
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Absolute Proof Of COURAGE In The USA
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Absolute Proof Of Intelligence In The Universe
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| Where was he in 2001? |
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Monday, April 18, 2022
Dr. Rorschach, I See A Stack Of Cartoon Smokers
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!!!
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| next Rorschach is here |
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You Don't Know What You're Missing ... Unless You Scroll Down
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This 2005 photograph taken
across the street
from where I lived
in Virginia
is also posted below
—South of the border
of this blog—
where it is accompanied
by an appropriate piece
of music with
a deleteable advert
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| © Oliverio |
From Every Beat To Everywhere Including Heaven
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| w/deleteable advert |
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Reviewing Bill Maher's ADULTING W/O Hyperlink
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How many times did he mention
either of two topics
that are fresh on the lips
of every sentient being
in the United States
[Ukraine and Will Smith]
???
The answer is ZERO
which is equal to
how many stars
this viewer
will give
ADULTING
in review
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Four Lines With Three Rhymes
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The eyes of the wise
are prone to detour
when Jiggles and Wiggles
are given the floor
***
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Sunday, April 17, 2022
On This Day Of Resurrection ... STAY FOREVER YOUNG
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| BOB DYLAN |
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Footnotes
The hyperlink may begin
with a deleteable advert.
First and foremost,
this page is dedicated
to Mrs. CarPeo.
This page is also
dedicated to
Raymond Peterssen
and the soon-to-be
72-year-olds,
James Rath + Jack McCarthy.
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Saturday, April 16, 2022
Supreme Congratulations For Ketanji Jackson Brown ... But
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| Read All About It |
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Photoverio #697: Dancing Vines
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| © Oliverio |
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Titanic Humor (Comic Relief #4402)
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| GARY LARSON |
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Friday, April 15, 2022
This Would Not Be Without Precedent
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Thursday, April 14, 2022
The 167th Bullet: Regarding The BODY And SOUL
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The older you get,
the lesser the brain is
on speaking terms
with the body
and soul
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Footnote
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
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Photoverio #696: Beverly O'neill Theatre
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The Cheap Seats
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| © Oliverio |
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To Preserve His Sanity, The Answer Should Be NO
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Comic Relief #4398
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| ELLIS ROSEN |
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Me And Tennessee Williams + Many Names + Two Hyperlinks
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You may need to click
on this image
to make it
readable
(or use first hyperlink)
Two nights ago, I discovered this website
and jotted down the phone number
I had zero expectations
when I dialed the number
yesterday morning
But someone answered on the second ring
and we talked about James Leo Herlihy
for fifteen minutes
I stupidly did not get the gentleman's name
but his printing company is the most legitimate source
of all reprints of Herlihy's books
His ears visibly widened
when I told him
He said that is a very flattering statement
"Tennessee Williams said the same thing"
I wish I were hip enough
to have stolen the line
from a playwright
responsible for
Streetcar Named Desire
and
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
but that is not the case
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About Someone From Stand-Up Comedy's Mount Rushmore
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This is the cover letter
to my first paycheck
as a California
resident
(quite immaturely)
but there are
documental moments
in everyone's life
when you gotta see
where you came from
and think about
What Might Have Been
Click here
to find out
what might have been
if I had evolved into
Will Smith's
speechwriter
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Monday, April 11, 2022
A Very Simple Message For Mrs. CarPeo
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There Are 1,000,001 Quality Photographs Of This Athlete
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Undeniably,
this is not one of them
However,
Mrs. CarPeo's translation
of
"Shohei Otani"
is
"Cutie Pie"
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| Happy Birthday, Mrs. CarPeo |
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Sunday, April 10, 2022
From A Fictional Character's Letter To Her Mother
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I do love you, Mother,
I truly do.
But hardly ever
when we are in
the same room.
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JAMES LEO HERLIHY
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Saturday, April 9, 2022
A Poem That Ends With The Word Sucker
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I could not see
the numbers on the wall
nor the numbers
encircling the ball
Without the numbers
there would be no Math
which most people hate
anyway
Thus, they would cheer
its non-existence
Bosses would also love
the death of Math
It would enable them
to write paychecks
without numbers
—only words—
And it would say
Thanks for working, Sucker
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An Academy Award Winning Actor Actually Did THIS
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The Slap Heard Round Round The World
involved
Will Smith and Chris Rock
a/k/a
the Slapper
and
the Slappee
Luckily
the Slappee
was not white
or the Slapper
woulda been
in a jail cell
before
the next commercial
But more important than
this being a
black-on-black
moment:
It involved
TWO SUPER-HEROES
from the Culturati:
the ROCK
and
the SMITH
a/k/a
the VICTIM
and
the VILLAIN
But now Mr. Smith
has egg smeared
all over his heroic status
when the Slap
could have
—in an earth-shattering way—
advanced his Heroic Status
beyond measure:
Will Smith
should have explained
the slap this way:
This night was all about
being happy in harmony
with the stars.
Hollywood hallucinations
got the best of me
and what I saw
on that stage
was NOT Chris Rock:
It was Vladimir Putin
and
somebody had to slap him
The honor was mine
and the scene of me
slapping Putin
will be used
in my next film
featuring Chris Rock
as the super-villain
who controls
the dark side
of the earth
:::
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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Friday, April 8, 2022
An Academy Award Winning Director Can Afford This Typo:
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His name is actually
and the film
is entitled
Based on the novel
of the same name
written by the inimitable
It tells the story
of a damaged war veteran
returning to Tennessee
and dedicating his life
to creating a
Church Without Christ
is the dubious, defiant
and dizzy character,
Hazel Motes
It is worth having
an HBO Plus
subscription
just to see
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Photoverio #695: Empty Chairs, Approaching Musicians
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December 9, 2017
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| © Oliverio |
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For One Hour, I Did Scour
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For one hour
I did scour
the succulent
sibilant fields
of Syllabia
seeking
verb/noun/object
to project
a poem
onto this page
All I found
was this note
about
what I did
for one hour
***
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Forty-Five Aprils Ago ... W/ Eternal Gratitude For TOM GORMAN
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If it hadn't been for
what appeared
the previous month
in the
there might never have been
"The Godfather of Math"
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The articles
are basically identical
except for
the titles
"Godfather of Arithmetic"
was changed to
"Godfather of Math"
because it is easier
on the keystrokes
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