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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Friday, November 22, 2024

Letter To My Dear Friend, Mr. T, Also Known As The 47th Prez

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Mr T
Do not be alarmed
about your-ill-appointed
Attorney General and his 
for the post
 
Think of it as
one less cabinet member
to turn against you
(or vice versa)

With Gaetz gone,
it is finally time
for you to pardon
of all remaining charges
and monetary 
judgements

Sincerely,
 
Paul Oliverio


PS
Congratulations
on the RFK Jr. appointment
He will soon 
shock the world
with his public service,
following the example
of his guilt-induced
Uncle Teddy,
who became
an unparalleled negotiator
for the public good
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Thursday, November 21, 2024

From A Most Headache-Inducing And Utterly Quotable Novel

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The three primary evils 
are
Poverty,
Prostitution,
and Celibacy
***




This quote appears
in John Fowles' novel
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PhotoVerio #782: Guide-Wire Cloud Dancer

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© Oliverio

***
Dedicated to Dawn Powell
because it was photographed
at Dawn two days ago
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EXCLAMATION MARK ... #142857

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© Oliverio          Ocean Blvd/Redondo        2006
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My Punctuated QUATRAIN About These Eight Thousand Pages

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***
Bloggerhythm is Joggerhythm
neither seen nor heard
Bloggerhythm is Joggerhythm
focused on THE WORD
 
© Paul Oliverio ©
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

PhotoVerio #781: Welcome To Texas

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© Oliverio                   Interstate 10
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SANDY McBEACH Says ... Thank You

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Thank you
for not littering
on my beach
***

A bigger
THANK YOU
if you never litter
on any other beach
[or Sidewalk]
***

Sand sculptor's name
is not available
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If You Were Me ... Without Revealing A Family Surname

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What if your Grandfather
made $200 million
during Prohibition
BUT
—unlike Al Capone—
he wasn't a gangster

He was a visionary
who knew that
one of his sons
would become
President of the United States

It might have been two sons
but I was 
fourteen years old
when my Father was
assassinated,
five years after
Presidential Uncle John 
was assassinated
 
That assassination
on November 22, 1963
has become
the greatest mystery
in the history
of murder
in the United States
***
 
A third son
of my visionary Grandfather
might have become President
had it not been 
for something 
that inspired
this magazine cover
 

 I was 15 years old
when Chappaquiddick
became
a family curse
and 
druggy + delinquent
behavior
defined my life

BUT NOW
the man Oliverio
refers to as
"Mr. T"
who is the 47th President
of the United States
has named me
to be
a cabinet member
in his Administration
and
—shockingly—
I have been endorsed
by none less than
President Trump's
Anti-Christ,
Bill Maher
 
All I will do
to end this page is
APOLOGIZE
FOR AN ABSENCE
OF HYPERLINKS
and
promise you
[as Oliverio promised me]
that there will be
a follow-up page
***

© OLIVERIO ©
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Monday, November 18, 2024

SELF-EXPLANATORY ... Maybe More So Than Necessary

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Jefferson High School     March 5, 2004
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ROBIN GREEN ... I Love You ... I Respect You ... Page 5

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***


From reading this book

I learned enough

about your Mother

to be convinced that

—when you were a young adult—

 she uttered

the fabled quote

about "respect" from 

Franny And Zooey 

BUT

she did so

only because she knew

you were too stoned

at that moment

to remember it

ever happened

 

HOWEVER

something more monumental

than Mother-speak

is happening here:

 

👏👏👏👏👏The fifth and final page👏👏👏👏👏

of my tribute to Robin Green 

is here

BUT

it is to be equally shared with

your husband,

Mitchell Burgess

for fourteen seasons

of the show 

the two of you created:

BLUE BLOODS

 

I sincerely hope

your global celebration

of this creation 

is celebrated exclusively with

Kings and Queens

rather than

rogues and rascals

 

I hope all in attendance

at these celebrations

resoundingly echo this 

final season quote

from Season 14/Episode 4

:::::::::::::::::

WHAT WOULD YOU 

RATHER HAVE,

AN IMPERFECT COP

OR A PERFECT CRIMINAL?

***

 Sincerely,

Paul Edward Oliverio

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Saturday, November 16, 2024

When Knowledge Is In Doubt ... There Is A Way Out

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When you are on 

the short end

of knowledge

and authority,

there is a way out

so that

you fit in:

To avoid frustration,

discreetly rely upon

your imagination

***

© OLIVERIO ©

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Two Of A Kind

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According to legend,
this flower
first sprouted outside 
Las Vegas
and inspired
the Roulette Wheel
            ©PhotoVerio #780.5     The Passion Flower                 
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Randomia Poem By HOODA HELAMI

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In Randomia
thoughts have brothers
some are thin
some fatter than others

In Randomia
thoughts have sisters
some are peaceful
some are twisters
 
In Randomia
thoughts begin with mothers
so say
the brothers
or 
thoughts begin with fathers
so say
the sisters:
"We code them Misters"
 
All other thoughts
display
what brothers/sisters
say
from the heart
or
to sound smart
 
As if they've been
to college:
thoughts verbalized
with knowledge
 
Words
sideswiped with humor
or 
nasty rumor
or
sadly about
somebody's tumor
***
 
©HOODA HELAMI©
Alter Ego #142857
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Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Accursed Son ... ( Non-Comic Relief ) ... Page Two

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After school
—always—
there was the 
milk and cookies

Then 
there was TV, 
homework
solitude
and dinner
 
But
never
gratitude
***
 
© OLIVERIO ©
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The Accursed Mother ... (Comic Relief #6032) ... Page One

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GARY LARSON
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

PhotoVerio #780: Static

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© Mrs. CarPeo
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Campus Residence ... After Requirement Of Presidential Portrait

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A college campus residence 
—for students—
after #47 mandates
his Presidential portrait 
appears in every room
is called a
DOOMITORY
 
© Oliverio ©
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

All I Want To Do ...

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All I want to do
is climb this tree
to escape
the Great American
insanity

I think about it
all day and night:
a simple desire
in 
black + white
© PhotoVerio #779.5
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The Photography of NEIL HOOS ... Page 2

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NEIL HOOS
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The Photography of NEIL HOOS ... Page 1

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NEIL HOOS
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Sunday, November 10, 2024

4-Word Cliche Updated + Dedicated It To ... Mr. T

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LET BYGONES 
BE BYGONES
and
Let eye gone be 
the new blindness
and 
Let I gone crazy
be the new sanity
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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Saturday, November 9, 2024

A Third Posting Of A Song Written By ... JACK McCARTHY

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Since this song
has now been heard
in at least ten
different countries,
[formally introduced in three]
 
Jack's former 
7th grade classmate
will post it for the third time

THE STORM IS COMING
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The Importance Of Being DONALD ... In His Own Words

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I was the 45th President
and am presently
the 47th President
 
NONE 
of my predecessors
would ever be mistaken
for an altar boy
 
NONE 
of my predecessors
had any fewer
tricks up their sleeve
than I have
 
Sooner or later,
one of us
had to be caught
with his hands in 
too many cookie jars
 
One of us
had to become
a convicted felon
while the rest of us
were nothing but lucky
 
Let it be me
a/k/a
"Mr. Unlucky"
***
 
American politicians
 without felonious behavior
in their past or present
are guaranteed 
to be failures
as
public servants
because they will not know
which laws to avoid  
***
 
Mr. T
[of the 21st Century]
 
 
 
© OLIVERIO ©  
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Slightly Corrupted Sonnet Written By ... Mrs. CarPeo

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Coddle the criminal
and give a free pass
 guarantee-ing  no shoplifter
falls on his/her ass

If jailbirds want 
a sex change,
it's on our dime
making soft tissue
of hard time

The last thing
we ought to do
is give everyone in jail
a free
Kamala tattoo
***
 
© Mrs. CarPeo ©
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Friday, November 8, 2024

ROBIN GREEN ... I Love You ... Page 4

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This page 
is an open letter 
 to Robin Green

It was inspired by HER
witnessing the most famous
magazine cover photo
of Rolling Stone
ever taken:
 
were photographed
in full-frontal nudity
AND
the singular word
most associated 
with that couple is
 
IMAGINE
*
*
*
 

Dear Robin
Imagine 
you and your husband,
Mitchell Burgess,
received this
Oliverio-copyrighted 
material
desperately in need
of expansion:
 
The Premier Geezer 
Folk Music Festival
at Magic Mountain
is highlighted by
an updated version of
Puff The Magic Dragon
by a trio entitled
Eric, Lyle, and Merry
 
The triple-width
wheel-chaired act
consisted of two 
and a woman
with a six-octave range
 
Merry's claim to fame is
her soaring voice
was featured on 
The Rolling Stones'
in 1969
 
Some of the lyrics 
are reprinted below:

Puff, the magic dragon
is a blunt thing
we know all about.

Justice for killing parents
has finally burnt out.
  
© OLIVERIO ©
  ***
 
But I will waive 
all copyright considerations
if Robin Green 
+
Mitch Burgess
make the whole damn thing
into a workable script
 

Sincerely,

Paul Oliverio
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Mr. T ... Has Only One Major Flaw

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has determined
that an unwritten clause
in the 
United States Constitution
mandates 
that every President
lies exactly 37 percent
of the time

The remaining 63 percent 
of the time,
they are obligated to do
all of the following:
 
1
 Disappear from public view
 
 2
 
3
as often as possible
 
4
for world leaders
but always sit within reach
of three barf bags
 _______________
 
In his first Presidential term,
Mr. T
did all of these things
 but
the his only major flaw
is having DRS
[Digital Reversal Syndrome]

Instead of lying 37%
of the time,
he is lying 73%
of the time
___
___
 
27% of the time,
he speaks the Pure Truth
either by explicitly stating 
how much he loves himself
OR
implicitly stating
how much he loves
your credit cards
____
____
 
If ever there was
a US President
or 
a World Leader
without a major flaw,
he or she
bypassed our solar system
 
***
 
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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I Salute You Mr. T ... You Will Make America Grate Again

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I begin with an apology
for the creatively-spelt word
in the title

BUT
I sincerely wish
unlimited success to 
the 47th Person 
to live in 
the White House

AND
thank him
for granting me 
the Executive Privilege
 to address him as
Mr. T
 
That privilege
entitles me to
provide the only 
hyperlink 
on this page
to a 4-time
Superbowl Champion

 
The only negative thing
about this 
Pittsburgh Steeler icon
is his attempt to teach
Terry Bradshaw
English grammar
 
 
The name of this
1989 inductee to
the NFL Hall of Fame
is
MEL BLOUNT
🏈 🏈  🏈 🏈 
 
He wore #47
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

ROBIN GREEN ... I Love You ... Page 3.5

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In no way
have I forgotten you
—Robin Dearest—

The 4th page 
of this tribute
to you
has encountered some delays
 
It's about
two very handsome
young men
who were jailed
—without parole—
35 years ago
 
They were convicted
of killing both parents
 
HOWEVER,
it has since been discovered
that their father 
spanked both of them
when the brothers
refused to eat their 
and demanded cheeseburgers
from McDonalds
 
The only person
to witness the spanking
was their mother
who put them to bed 
immediately
denying
her 7 and 10 year-old
offspring
any ice cream
 
This spanking occurred 
exactly once
and no other
evidence
of child abuse
of Erik and Lyle
has ever
been documented
  
***

Sincerely,

💜 Paul Oliverio 💜
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