PhotoVerio #967: Muscoot Dam

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© Oliverio                  2013

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Wright Or Wrong: It Is Wide And Long

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Alexa, Truth Or Dare 

CONNER WRIGHT

 

And

—in my opinion—

mesmerizing

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Brought to you

by the good folks at

ArtDaily.com

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Jabber Talky

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Motor Mouth

went south

in search of

Fama Lee

 

Seeking 

bowls of joy

in sibling company

 

 

He looked

hither and yon

up and gone

 til he found 

 the oak tree

 

THE OAK TREE 

came alive 

talking jive

 

This is what it

had to say:

  

Get outta that rain

and dry your brain

you aint Mark Twain

 

So zip that lip

get hip

make sense

then

...

...

[extended drum roll]

...

... 

 

Taste The Silence

 

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© Oliverio ©

 

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The author means to be

neither rude nor lewd

but this jabber talky

is 

to be continued 

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A Young Parent Spoke To A Laughing Toddler

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"If your Mother 

changed her underwear

as often as she 

changes her mind,

she'd never 

leave the laundromat"

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© HOODA HELAMI ©

Alter Ego #142857

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Bullet #222.5

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Solutions are easy to find

except for those

that create

no new problems

***

 

© Paul Oliverio ©

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Loud +Angry Man In A Church Parking Lot

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"There is no way

you are getting past

THE PEARLY GATES

unless you have 

a cheat sheet

or a sleepy guard 

is on duty."

***

 

© Oliverio © 

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PhotoVerio #966: Neither First Nor Last

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I will be 

neither the first

nor the last person 

—in 2025—

 to wish you

xHAPPY HOLIDAYS

 

© Oliverio ©

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At the very least,

celebrate Something

this year   

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Flags Of Two Nations

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Nation Number One = AVERY 

Nation Number Two = LABELLE

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"Neighbors" Wins Our First Staring Contest

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But I survived

(at least) 

thirty-seven seconds

 

PhotoVerio #965.5

  

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New Definition ... Regarding The Future Of Your Estate

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Identifying a person

named in your will

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Goebbels + Goebbels Updated

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Propoganda works best when those

being manipulated are confidant

they are acting on

their own free will.

 

If they have  no such confidence,

then artificial intelligence

will help them

to think otherwise.

 

Goebbels //  Oliverio 

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PhotoVerio #965: On Center Stage

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Foxglove

© Oliverio ©

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Do Not Dare To Listen To LUCINDA WILLIAMS

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LUCINDA 

 

Her talents as a musician

singer/songwriter

are the opposite

of artificial intelligence:

it is genuine and real

 

Stick with Taylor Swift

who  

—by necessity— 

measures talent

with the mastery

of shaking her booty

and wetting your fantasies 

!!!

Ignore this music

 

© Oliverio © 

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Aerial Intersection Of Eric + Animals

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According to the

Institute

of Inane Results,

this image

inspired

  that song 

Eric Burdon + Animals

appeared on the

Ed Sullivan Show

twice as many times

as the Beatles

but never performed

SKY PILOT

on that show

 

Fortunately

—like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr—

Mr. Burdon

is still performing

before

gazillions

of lucky people

 

You can bet your house

on the rising sun

that this is true

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At The Intersection Of Oak And Maple

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Tree Stump

Street Map

© PhotoVerio #964.5

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PhotoVerio #964: For My Grandfather

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This insanely thin slice

of my music folder

features greatest hits

of the Everly Brothers

—exclusively—

but the entire last column

names the custom tailor

who was the primary source

of the suits

worn by 

 Phil and Don Everly,

the musical source

of incredible harmonies 

 

  

I know this to be true

because Joe Anastasio

was is my maternal Grandfather

 

Unfortunately,

the cousin who met 

Phil and Don Everly 

and 

probably has 

documented proof

of this statement 
has spent two-thirds

of her life

as the Supreme Commander

of the 

WE HATE PAUL OLIVERIO

SOCIETY

 

© Oliverio ©

 

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PhotoVerio #963: Fangles, Angles + Triangles

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© Oliverio ©

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Regarding The Driving Habits Of The J-Man

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If there's a God in heaven,

He drives a silver Thunderbird

***

 

Marc Cohn 

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Why I Am Not Afraid To Make Fun Of ... HIM

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If Jesus can't take a joke

then this world

is on its last leg

***

 

Monsignor Francis Oliverio  

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According To Scholars At A Most Distinguished School

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***

 

BISHOP REILLY

  closed its doors

rather than compromise

its extraordinarily high

academic standards

or beg donors for money 

 

BUT

it was the Bishop Reilly

—Class of '67—

that discovered

two nicknames

for HE 

who has a birthday

in twenty-five days

 

The class survivors

[me included]

hope you celebrate 

His birthday 

OR

celebrate someone 

else's birthday

OR

celebrate something

to avoid the toxins

of loneliness 

 

   

A distinguished survivor

of 

Bishop Reilly Class of 67 

is

Robert Giolito,

whose clients were

Scorsese, Spielberg, Coppola, 

et al 

 

Another distinguished survivor is

Jack McCarthy

 

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Regarding

the last meal of

mature "Fuzzy Wuzzy,"

McCarthy wrote a song

related to the dude 

who received 

30 pieces of silver

—under the table— 

but the lyrics

contain a comment

about the former Schnozz's

midlife:

JUST BECAUSE

HE WALKED ON WATER

DOESN'T MEAN

THAT HE CAN SWIM 

 

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At Saint Finbar's In Burbank, The Pastor Referenced The Delta ...

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Father Sebastian 

acknowledged

special guests

attending the mass.

 

The wife

—Christie Brinkley— 

  was a communicant

 

The pastor acknowledged

the song was written by

Leonard Cohen  

 

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It doesn't matter

how you worship

as long as

you're down

on your knees 

***

 

BILLY JOEL 

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The marriage ended

two years after

this church experience.

Father Sebastian died

the same day

divorce papers were served

to Mr. Joel 

 

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The Shock Of ... The New Numbers

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My boyhood home

has an estimated price tag

of more than 

One Million Dollars

 

Two orphaned siblings

—at sixes and sevens—

sold it in 1978  

for 50G

 

BUT

the bigger shock to me

is the doubling in size

of the house 

next door

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The 222nd Bullet: Pick Of The Litter

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Never label 

a product

"Imitation"

when it is

so much sexier

to call it

"Mirage"

 

 *** 

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Footnote

THE 222nd BULLET

is 

the copyrighted property

of LCSoL

 

We are one third of the way

to posting

the Bullet of the Beast 

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My Proudest Accomplishment on Black Friday, 2025

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The number represents 

Oliverio dollars

spent 

+

Oliverio dollars

saved

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PhotoVerio #962: Red Light Ahead

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© Oliverio           11/26/25 8AM

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The Shadow And The Substance ... And The Answer

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The shadow

said to the substance

Without you,

I do not exist

 

The shadow 

left the room

 

Then substance

threw a question

against the wall

 

Not who 

but when

did the first person 

laugh

on planet Earth? 

 

The shadow 

returned 

with a red light

shining overhead:

 

The first laugh 

followed immediately 

after the first tear was shed

on planet Earth.

 

It was a necessary 

counter-measure

and the woman

felt whole

again

***

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       © Paul Oliverio ©       

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Two Of a Kind

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PhotoVerio #961.5 

11/26/25       8AM

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PhotoVerio #961: Escapist

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© Oliverio ©           11/26/25  8AM

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Piano Lesson ... (Comic Relief #6667)

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*** 

GARY LARSON

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PhotoVerio #960: Dotty Attire

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© Oliverio ©

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MAYO MADNESS ... Season With Your Own Images

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It has always been easier

for me to say what 

I am going to do

than to

do what it is

I say

 

For instance,

the other night

when I said

"Tomorrow, I will smear

my face with mayonnaise" 

I sincerely meant it

 

At the precise moment

I made that statement,

I could feel

the slithery sensation

of a smooth

creamy substance

against my 

skin

 

I envisioned the reaction

of people at work,

confirming their suspicions

about me

—mumbling to each other—

and shaking their heads

 

"It's part of an experiment

for the CIA,"

I told them 

"It's happening undercover

all across America!"

 

I could hear 

my boss say

"Kramer is ill,

we'll have to send him

home again."

 

I was 

really and truly

excited that night,

just thinking about 

tomorrow

 

BUT 

when tomorrow became today,

the idea of 

coating my face

with mayonnaise

seemed totally

preposterous

so I just ate

a quick breakfast

and packed 

a sandwich

in a brown paper bag

 

It was tuna fish 

 

At lunch

in the cafeteria, 

someone remarked

"Hey Kramer,

you got some mayonnaise

on your cheek."

 

I just laughed and said

"Thanks for telling me"

***

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© PAUL OLIVERIO ©

≈ 1978 ≈

Happaugue, New York 

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PhotoVerio #959: Palmistry Entrance

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© Oliverio ©  

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