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, July 31, 2024

Do I Really Need Another Woman In My Life?

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The answer is
YES
if and only if
the woman has literary talents
defying measurement

Therefore
—once again—
I quote the author of

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Faces change
with life's toll,
but eyes remain a window
to what was
and she could 
see him there
****
 

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SPONACHIO VERTIGINI ... The Chemist Of The Century

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Never mind that 
the 21st Century
is only 
twenty-four years old:
SPINACHIO VERTIGINI
is The Man

The dumbing-down
of brain power
—curtesy of universal legality
of marajuana—
allows the 
75 year prematurity
of awarding a title of
CHEMIST OF THE CENTURY
to the grandmaster
Italian lab rat of 
BaFannGool Industries
[headquartered in Milan]
 
 
Did Spinachio Vertgini cure cancer?
Did he cure Aids?
Did he cure poverty?
Did he cure hunger?

"None of the above"
is the answer

Dr. Vertigini
developed 
------Antiphonifacie------
 
Translated into English,
the good doctor
masterminded
"Sincerity Pills"
with 100% success rate
 
This  medicine is essential
for talking heads
with opinions
and ideas
expressed with
such honesty and profundity
that anyone on the receiving end
of their verbiage
will worship
every spoken syllable
 
Then the recipients
are frothing
from
morality's
bubble bath
 
They will hate everyone 
they are told to hate
and love everyone
they are told to love
and
—most importantly—
they will be buying 
 everything
they are told 
to buy
 *
 
It behooves me
to dedicate this page to
everyone on
not named
Whoopi Goldberg
or Joy Behar
+
and every guest
on her show
+
and every guest
on his show
***
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
 
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DELIA OWENS ... Quoted From Her Earth-Shattering Novel

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holds no sway
on human thought
***
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The Poetry Of MARILYN MONROE

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Life—
I am both your directions
Existing more with the cold frost
Strong as a cobweb in the wind
Hanging downward the most
Somehow remaining
those beaded rays have the colors
I've seen the paintings—ah life
***

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The Collage Of An Armed Villian

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The villain was me
and I was armed with
a Kodak Camera
© Oliverio
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Were You Named For Nina Simone ... This Could Have Been You

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No greater female gymnast
than  SIMONE BILES
has this world ever produced
and (of course)
she won another 
Olympic Gold Medal
***
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Golden Congratulations For USA ... Women's Gymnastic Team

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Hyper-Talent [not trick photography] won the Olympic Gold
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Twenty People Under Thirty Were Seated In A Coffeehouse ...

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ADD YOUR OWN VISUAL

The twenty people
were seated at four 
elongated tables
with no space available
for anyone else
 
YET
not a word was shared
between any two of them
 
EACH PERSON
fixated on the palm
of his or her hand
which held their "iPhone"

THEN
an announcement 
permeated the room:
Please place your device 
on the table

Everyone did
exactly as told
and were given 
further instructions
 
There was something
 in the previous century
called 
"Eye-to-Eye Contact"
Please look into the eyes
of the person
directly opposite you
and have spoken conversation
about anything you choose
to discuss

The eye-to-eye contact
was made as requested
but not one 
of the twenty people
could make any 
spoken conversation
across the table

THEN
almost half the people present
started screaming
incoherently

Most of them
collapsed to the floor
but then the announcement 
proceeded
 
Thank you for your time
 
You may now 
pick up your devices from the table
and continue doing
whatever you did
before this experiment
 
People un-collapsed from the floor
and all whom were gathered
picked up their "iPhones"
and everyone returned
to a state of 
normalcy
***
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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PhotoVerio #756: Hazeburg Thistle Choir

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© Oliverio      2005
 

with deleteable advert
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Monday, July 29, 2024

PhotoVerio #755: Waterfront Staircase

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© Oliverio
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Hooda Helami And The Epidemic Of Loneliness

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makes the heart 
a mess

It keeps saying NO
when it should say
YES

It doesn't know
who to hold
all it can do
is fold

Lay your cards
on the table
give her a wink
and say you
are able

By morning 
there should be
no shame
waiting til then
to know each other's
name

with a heart
that's wishin'
it catches something
while fishin'
***

© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857
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PhotoVerio #754: The Chosen

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I've learned enough
to give a masked
+ blinded eye
to Corona Virus

But I'll give
my full visual 
attention to
the African Iris
© Oliverio
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PhotoVerio #753: The Eye Fence + Foliage

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© Oliverio
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Sunday, July 28, 2024

The Lights Are Shining For NEIL HOOS

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!!!
NEIL HOOS
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Trojan Neccessity ... (Comic Relief #5839)

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GARY LARSON
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Thursday, July 25, 2024

I Was Censored Twice On National Television ... Page One

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Both times
I was censored
involved applause
when no one else applauded

The first time
was approximately 1973
at THE DICK CAVETT SHOW
when the guests were
Muhammed Ali
Norman Mailer


Shortly after the seven minute mark
Mailer mentions the name
of philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
and I applauded
but no one else did
 
Later that night,
I watched the show
on my television
but the applause
got bleeped
 
 
PAGE TWO
is to be determined
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DIALOGUE + DIEALOGUE = Homonym + Antonym

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Dialogue
is necessary
for communication
between two people

Diealogue
happens 
when all words
between two people
fall on dead ears
***
 
© Oliverio ©
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Mr. Sniffles And Brianna

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Mr. Sniffles
coughed and sneezed
because he was feeling
under the weather

So he gave
the TV remote a whirl
and dreamt he was
under the weather girl
***
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An Edible Song By MARTIN MULL ... With Deleteable Advert

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MARTIN MULL
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Monday, July 22, 2024

No Truth To The Rumor ... (Comic Relief #5834)

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Neither of these shops
is owned by
the Trump family
GARY LARSON                New Stuff
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Sunday, July 21, 2024

I'm Just Sittin' + Thinkin' And Hopin" Presidentially

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Possibly, 
the only reason 
the other female candidate
lost the Presidency
to Donald Trump
had to do with 
deplorable lack
of Blackness
 
But there is 
no reason
to nationally embarrass
if the next President
is
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PhotoVerio #752: Lonely Turbine Windmill In Lone Star State

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****    © Oliverio ©    ****
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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Garry Shandling's Top Shelf Stature In American Comedy Is ...

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... Beyond Debate

But this page is not
so much about Shandling
as it is about
a comment he made
during a panel discussion
with the cast of
The Larry Sanders Show

The cast appeared on stage
at the Bing Theater
on the campus of
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
 
The year was ≈ 1996
 
I was in the audience 
when Mr. Shandling said
BOLD "Martin Mull is
the funniest person alive"
 
But 
died last month 
and I have a difficult time
disagreeing with
Shandling's statement

To say
Mr. Mull was multi-faceted
is to say a caterpillar
has more legs
than anyone reading this

The bottom of this page
 is a sample of
Martin's museum-worthy

Additional pages will highlight
his other talents that made people laugh
on too many levels
to mention

On behalf of Mr. Mull,
Mr. Oliverio wishes
Happy Googling
to anyone reading this

MARTIN MULL         b: 8/18/43      d: 6/27/24
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Music By SONIC ESCAPE ... Illustrated By MRS. CARPEO

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A gentle violin mated with the flute  
And both flew off into a wood of harmony  
Two doves of tone
***        ©Mrs. CarPeo        ***

 Text from
 

PhotoVerio #751: I Hope They Got Some

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© Oliverio
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Friday, July 19, 2024

A Poem By JOHN UPDIKE

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The fire is an antelope of flame,
igniting the plain
wherever she hesitates.
She kisses my wrist, waits,
 and watches the flush of pride
absurdly kindle my eyes.
She talks in riddles,
exposes her middle,
as hard and strange in my arms:
I love her. Her charms
are those of a fine old book
with half-cut pages,
bound in warm plush
at her white neck's nape.
***
 
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Unconventionally (Comic Relief #5826)

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PAUL NOTH
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MAD Marginalia Of ... Sergio Arogenes

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SERGIO AROGENES
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Thursday, July 18, 2024

PhotoVerio #750: Pythagorean Pontillism

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© Oliverio
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Always Room For A JIMI HENDRIX Tune + Deleteable Advert

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JIMI HENDRIX
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The First Line Is From Dashiell Hammett

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The relative merits of
"yes" and "no"
 segue to talk about
rain and snow
 
Manny and Mo
are toe-to-toe
in foot wrestling
 
There are 
jeers and cheers
as the bets go down
and the prize
goes up
 
Who would
think or drink
it could happen
that way
 
Then says the man
who could part
the sea
I'm betting all my money
on me
 
Everybody loses or wins
victory and defeat
are fraternal twins
 
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO © 
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Monday, July 15, 2024

Sick As This Assassination Attempt Was ... There Is One Question

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Why couldn't the Secret Service
wrestle Donald Trump
to the ground
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Sunday, July 14, 2024

The Crustacean Union Boss At ... LONG BEACH AQUARIUM

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We are unionized
deep sea dwellers
and they better pay us
more than scale
© Oliverio
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