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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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Psychedelic Larry At Pixilato Disco ... Photoverio #726

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Larry G. CarPeo 
© Oliverio

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Feeding Time At The "LONG BEACH AQUARIUM"

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World famously 
known as
© Photoverio #725             2017
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Monday, October 30, 2023

Cat Cage + Truncated Warning Sign

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We knew where not to trespass
© Photoverio 724.5
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Photoverio #724: Sawmill River Parkway Service Road

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© Oliverio                2013
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Sunday, October 29, 2023

The 190th Bullet: Another Name For "Using The Imagination"

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 All Art
is the result of PRETENDING:
 
Case in point:
Every painting of the Crucifixtion 
is an example
of an artist pretending 
he/she was there
and convincing the viewer 
that this is true
via the use 
of colors and contours
used convincingly.
 
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Footnotes
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL
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F ... Is A One-Letter Word (Comic Relief #5438)

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GARY LARSON



Dedicated To
The Leather Girl
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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Chalk Talk (Comic Relief #5437)

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JOHN O'BRIEN
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Friday, October 27, 2023

Assembly Line At The Savior Factory ... Redux

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© Photoverio #723.5                  Rocky Point Statuary
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Photoverio #723: Clouded Sky

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© Paul Oliverio    Missouri 2016
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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Born: 4/1/39 ... Died: 10/11/2023 ... RUDOLPH ISLEY

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was the first hit song by 

It was
written and recorded by 
Rudolph and his brothers
in 1959

Not a decade has passed 
since then
without millions
of dancers worldwide
 whooping and wiggling
to SHOUT
which is actually
a gospel song

In the decade following
this earth-shattering song,
Rudolph and his brothers
wrote and recorded
 
Not only did millions
whoop and wiggle
to this song
but it was also performed 
on the Ed Sullivan Show
by
 
The Isley Brothers' 
was another massive hit 
[from Motown Records]
and when I am in
darkest and most depressed
state of mind,
it is a song I listen to
and the sky within my soul
becomes bright and shiny
 
To measure the importance
of the Isley Brothers
in the history of
popular music,
you would need a yardstick
slightly shorter
than infinity
 
died on my sister's 
77th birthday
 
His arrival
in the Eternal Gardens
may have been
her favorite
birthday gift
 
He made you Shout,
he made you swing
as if your soul
had a wing
onto the dance floor
you did fling
 
It behooves you to
know and love
the Isley Brothers
 
To do so behoovedly
—all I will say is—
***
***
***
 
The video links commence
with a deleteble advert 
 
***
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©   ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Parallels, Perpendiculars, And Other Stuff

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© Photoverio #722.5
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Born: 12/25/46 ... Died: 9/1/2023 ... JIMMY BUFFET

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It was an excellent 
Rocky Point saloon
for this local
ne'er do well:
 
It had a perfectly level 
well-lit pool table,
an excellent juke box,
15-cent beer on tap,
and 
it was within walking distance
of home for those occasions
when I got tapped out
and toppled over
 
I spent as much money
on beer
as I did 
on the jukebox
 
In 1973,
a new song
had an intriguing title:
 
Here are some 
of the lyrics:
 
We got fifteen dollars 
and a can of STP 
A big ole jar of cashew nuts 
and a Japanese TV
 Feelin' we had pulled 
the biggest heist of our career, 
we're wanted men-we'll strike again! 
But first let's have a beer.
__________ 

The song was written 
and recorded by
and the b-side
is known to anyone
who has ever attended
one of his concerts
 
Its title is
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Photoverio #722: Solitary Figure At Long Beach Jetty

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© Oliverio
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

My First iPHONE Photo Essay ... The Blessing Of The Pets, 2023

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Two of the "Blessers"
featured below
are Father Henry
and Pastor Samuel

© Oliverio (7x)






 
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Dr. Rorschach, I See A Dog With Wings, A Cat And ...

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Dr. Rorschach:
Is the third thing you see
part of a man's leg

Patient:
Yes it is

Rorschach:
Very good
but we have fallen
into a trap

Patient:
I don't follow what you mean

Rorschach:
Oliverio is promoting two things
 
Patient:
What two things?
 
Rorschach:
His photo essay on
and
the novel 
he just completed
 
Patient:
What novel is that?
 
Rorschach:
 
Not only is it one 
of Oliverio's favorites,
it is also one of
the most important novels
he's ever read
 
Patient:
That's not a bad trap
to be caught in
 
Rorschach:
I agree
 
© Oliverio
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Someone To Watch Over Me ... With Deleteable Advert

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Two of her sisters
are partially in view
in this cameo

Ditto for the Anastasio
named Joe
 
He is their Dad
though I'm slightly sad
that the other people
in this dinner scene
are unseen
 
The others being
three husbands
and their mother
 
But it is my mother
I most clearly see
because her purpose
is to be
 
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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Hooda Helami Teams Up With Photoverio #721

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The Hazy Snatch-Flower
is thinking
blue thoughts
while hovering over
a reedy green
and well-manicured
bed
 
Hazy Snatch is ready
to put its petals
to the meddle
 
© HOODA HELAMI ©
 
© Photoverio #721
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Mrs. CarPeo And Her Penguin Posse

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🐧🐧🐧
© Oliverio
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Saturday, October 21, 2023

Fowl Business In Virginia ... Three Miles From Montezuma

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At the church
in Montezuma, 
I hope they have
a moment of silence
for all the poultry
"processed"
three miles away
from where their 
brethren gather
© Photoverio #720.5    Rockingham County

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A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS ... Photoverio #720

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Nickels, dimes, dollars ...
are equally acceptable
© Oliverio
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Friday, October 20, 2023

I Have A Bold Confession To Make ... Or Repeat

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A student of mine
at Jefferson High School
never attended class
for the last six weeks of a semester
 
BUT
he ended up 
with a B
as his final grade

It happened because 
I accidentally
discovered the boy
in the print shop
when he was supposed to be
in his Algebra class

The teacher there
was a personal friend
who told me
that "Mario" was obsessed
with creating 
computer graphics

The year was 2004
which proved to be
my retirement year
 
I talked to "Mario"
without chastisement
but offered him 
an alternative
to returning to
his math class
but appealing to 
computer graphics
 
What he created
with approximate dimensions
of 24" x 36"
was  
 
When I moved to Virginia
(where my sister lived)
the poster
was taped to the inside
of my patio door
telling all my neighbors
that a strange fish
became their newest neighbor
 
The mathematical significance
of the Pascal's Triangle
is beyond measure
 
Pascal's Triangle
are beyond measure
and include
 
In one of my Algebra classes
that last year,
students found patterns
which I had not been aware of
***
 
"MARIO"

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A Slightly Imperfect Pink Lily For Mrs. CarPeo

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© Photoverio #719.5
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

They Are Well-Fed, Very Secure, Very Plentiful But NOT In View

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Dedicated to
Larry R. CarPeo
+
Eleanor G. CarPeo
© Photoverio #719.5
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Photoverio #719: Sanitation Vehicle + Barbed Wire

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153rd St,  Jamaica, NY  11433
© Oliverio
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Photoverio #718: Sanitation Art

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Somewhere,
in the flight path 
of JFK Airport,
NYC Sanitation trucks
are stored
 
I photographed this sculpture
on the grill of a garbage truck
 
© Oliverio ©
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Monday, October 16, 2023

Spoken Like A True Gold-Digger

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In response to
a fellow chorus girl 
who said
≈You have family in Utah ≈
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I haven't got any relatives anywhere
all I said was
"I've got a rich Uncle."
______________________________
 
JEAN HARLOW
 
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Let's Pretend Everyone Reading This Page Is Wishing ,,,

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... Me
Birthday Greetings
but all I want today
is for absolutely no one
to comment 
on this page
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NEIL HOOS Tribute To A Guy Named Giuseppe

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© NEIL HOOS
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Sunday, October 15, 2023

3 Oliverio's With the Youngest Being Seventy-Seven Weeks Old

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on the shoulders
of Sam Oliverio

The year was 1948
Photographed by Grace Oliverio
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Doctor Rorschach ... Somebody's Parachute Didn't Open

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Doctor Rorschach,
I love these colors
but I sure hope
nobody lost 
any blood
 
Somebody told me
was a drinking buddy
of Jack Kerouac
 
They would get 
blotto
and sing along
to Billie Holiday's
songs
 
Is that true or false
Doctor Rorschach?
 
I'm sorry
our seventy-seven second
therapy session
is over
 
It's time for you to 
I've got another patient,
Paulie
—therefore—
 
 
said 
the Good Doctor    
STANLEY TWARDOWICZ
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Saturday, October 14, 2023

HCHCTBASS ... Another Acronym Page

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How Can Humans
Claim To Be
A Superior Species?
Photoverio #717.5
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NEIL HOOS Photo Belatedly Beloved By Mr. Thomas Edison

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!!!
© NEIL HOOS
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