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, December 31, 2025

Two Academy-Award Winners In Exile

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Woody Allen 
must wear a disguise
to attend 
 
Will Smith
—the actor, not the Dodger— 
must wear disguises
to be admitted to 5-Star Restaurants
 
And Woody easily passes for
a fat Jewish bald man
with a limp 
 
They met
at a Pickle Ball court
in Central Park
—undisguised—
because anyone
on the courts 
resembling a celebrity
is considered nothing more 
than an attention-getting 
cheap trick
 
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According to the
Mr. Allen and Mr. Smith
are working on a sequel to
 
The title is
The Purple Grape of Jericho Turnpike 
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It is the reverse 
of Purple Cairo:
an audience member
—named Cortez— 
walks into the movie screen
and all hell breaks loose
in the film
 
In reality, 
Cortez
 is 
on Long Island 
who will shoot anyone
capable of criminal behavior
  
Virtually every character
in the movie
fits that description  



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The 
Woody Allen/Will Smith 
collaboration
is a "Work-In-Progress"
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Hopefully,
the Institute of Inane Research
will keep us updated 
on its progress
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© Paul Oliverio ©  
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PhotoVerio #977: Chairs + Shadows

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© Oliverio ©
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Add Your Own Caption ... #285714

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© PhotoVerio #976.5
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PhotoVerio #976: Cubism

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 © Oliverio ©                         2012
 
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Monday, December 29, 2025

The Most-Photographed Waterfront Statue In Long Beach

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© PhotoVerio #975.5
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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Mayo Madness

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It has always been easier
to say what 
I am going to do
than to do
what I say
 
For example,
the other night
when I said
"Tomorrow, I will 
smear my face
with mayonaisse,"
I sincerely meant it
 
At the precise moment
I made that statement,
I could feel
the slithery sensation
of 
a smooth creamy substance
caressing my skin
 
I envisioned the reaction
of people at work,
confirming their suspicions
about me
 
"It's part of an experimnt
for the CIA, I swear"
 
My boss would say
"Kramer is ill.
We'll have to send him home"
 
I was really excited that night,
just thinking
about tomorrow
 
BUT
when "tomorrow"
became "today,"
the idea of coating my face 
with mayonaisse
seemed totally preposterous.
 
So I just ate a quick breakfast
and packed a sandwich
in a brown paper bag.
 
Someone remarked at lunch
—after I finished my tuna sandwich—
"Kramer,
you got some mayonaisse
on your cheek"
 
I just laughed and said 
"Thanks for telling me"
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© Paul Oliverio ©
1978  
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PhotoVerio #975: Wheatfield, Virginia

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© Oliverio
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Friday, December 26, 2025

The Day After Christmas

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Long Beach residents
will remember this date:
it is much too wet
 to think straight
***
© Oliverio © 

 
 
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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Bumper Sticker Philosophy

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!!!
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A Request On His Birthday

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 On His birthday,
Please Celebrate Something
 
As for the rest of us
 
Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad
 :::
 :::
 
 
As for the upcoming year,
I hope to celebrate
the flattening
of that belly 
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

PhotoVerio #974: Contemplation

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© Oliverio ©
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PhotoVerio #973: Sweet Kiss Of Paradise

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© Oliverio ©
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The True Purpose Of Television News

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The true purpose 
of television news
is not to inform
but
to terrify
 
—to freeze with shock—
until the only solution
for the viewer
is to 
pledge allegiance
to the sponsors
***
 
© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857  
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

As Long As We Smell With Our Noses ...

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There will never be
too many red foses
 
© Oliverio ©                 Katonah 2012

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Bald, Yellow-Eyed + Hendrixed

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PhotoVerio #972,5

—With deleteable advert—
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PhotoVerio #972: Windmill

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© Oliverio ©                                      2004

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

Coma Comedy

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The good thing about
coming out of a coma
is
you meet new people
every day
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Gladly, The Cross-Eyed Bear 
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Saturday, December 20, 2025

PhotoVerio #971: Shake Your Berries

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Dedicated to
© Oliverio ©             12/19/25

 
The Chuck Berry hyperlink 
has a deleteable advert  
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Commenting On Consequential Song Lyrics

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I'm not afraid of dying,
I'm afraid of getting  old
 
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—There is a deleteable advert— 
:::
:::
  
I agree with the first line
but I prefer to delude myself
into believing
"getting old" 
is a concept worth ignoring
—with caution—
+
I genuinely hate the word
"Geezer"  
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19 Years Before Dylan Wrote Just Like A Woman

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LOUIS JORDAN     1946

 
—With deleteable adverts—
—above and below— 
:::
:::
 
This does NOT mean
I like
any less,
it just means
he learned from 
 Grandmasters of Music  
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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Greatest Story Ever Told By ... Velvet Underground

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Slightly Tilted 
 
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A Most Winning Combination

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The Mother
+
Nina Simone
 
I'll settle for three of a kind

 
!!!


They are 
much too deep
in my heart + soul
to be accompanied
by anything 
so mundane
as a hyperlink 
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Sweet Bird Of Sidewalk Security

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© PhotoVerio #970.5
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PhotoVerio #970: Pretend Invisibility ...

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*****
*******
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7 days before Christmas 
 
 
Just pretend
it's a decorated
Christmas tree
strung with
invisible gifts
for you 
 and
all our friends
 
© Oliverio ©
 
With Invisible Greeting  [see below]
 
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

PhotoVerio #969: The Sad Face On This Flower ...

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The sad face
is a facade
 
In truth,
the flower 
is enamored
with 
the rainbow of colors
in its garden
© Oliverio
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A Tribute To ... ALGO RITHM

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Algo Rithm
Algo Rithm
I'll stick 
with him
 
Follow 
his every trick
on the road to
 
Keep my brain
the opposite 
of sick
 
And that's how
we get
 music
 
—Without feeling numb— 
that's how we get
Rhythm
 ***
 
© Oliverio © 
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Belmont Shore Street Art

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My Shadow + Two
Unknown Street Artist
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Poster Girl For F.O.S.

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Fake Orgasm Society 
!!!
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Santa's Helper Has Two Words For You

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MERRY CHRISTMAS
PhotoVerio #968.5
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Rob Reiner + Brown University + Sydney Synagogue = UPDATE

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In 2025,
 are defined as
anyone
who seriously reads  
 the news
***
 
© Oliverio ©
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Sunday, December 14, 2025

PhotoVerio #968: Remote Possibility

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© Oliverio ©
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Saturday, December 13, 2025

We've Only Just Begun

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to prepare 
Long Beach for 
 
© PhotoVerio #967.5
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DUSTY MILLER Haiku

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© Oliverio ©
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Friday, December 12, 2025

PhotoVerio #967: Muscoot Dam

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© Oliverio                  2013
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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Wright Or Wrong: It Is Wide And Long

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Alexa, Truth Or Dare 
And
—in my opinion—
mesmerizing
:::
:::
:::
 
Brought to you
by the good folks at
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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 ©
 
:::
:::
:::
The author means to be
neither rude nor lewd
but this jabber talky
is 
to be continued 
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