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, September 30, 2025

On The Road To The 2025 WORLD SERIES

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 The engines are revving, 
that is:
begins today
and I can't recall
ever cheering so loudly
for the New York Yankees
against the dreaded
Boston Red Sox
 
I am rooting for 
the Detroit Tigers
who represent a city
I am fascinated with
but never visited
 
The same thing
—however—
could be said 
about Cleveland
 
San Diego
is a city
deeply imbedded
in my DNA
and I almost always root
for the Padres
 
Finally,
on behalf of 
all idiotic Angels fans,
I hope the Cincinnati Reds
defeat the Dodgers
but I am not stupid enough
to bet a penny
on the Reds
***  
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Quoting A Book First Read Nineteen Years Ago

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All writers need to belong.
Only for real writers,
unfortunately,
their club is a club
with just one member
***
*** 
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Monday, September 29, 2025

According To The Institute Of Inane Research ... HE Said

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If the Olympic event were
WALKING ON WATER,
He'd be
a sure winner
 !!! 
 !!! 
 
 
The author of this
copyrighted page
seriously prays
he will not be
reduced to salt
for this post  
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Friday, September 26, 2025

Pure Text Confession Of An Idiotic Baseball Fan

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⚾⚾⚾
 
In the County of Los Angeles,
IDIOTIC BASEBALL FAN
is defined as someone
who roots for 
the Los Angeles Angels
instead of
the Los Angeles Dodgers
⚾⚾⚾
 
The Dodgers have been 
for twelve of the past
thirteen years
 
The Angels have had
for ten consecutive seasons
⚾⚾⚾
 
This idiot 
confesses to be
a die-hard Angels fan
⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾ 
 
But sometimes idiots
can make 
interesting observations
and mine is below 
 
The secret common
to every player
on the Angels' roster
is this:
 
They pray nightly
that next season,
they are playing
for a different team
 ***
 
 © Paul Oliverio ©
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What Creators Of "Artificial Intelligence" Are Most Grateful For

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We thank the Heavens
the greatest sage
of America
is long dead
 
Were he still alive,
there is no way
we could have served
this bull donkey concept
to the starving 
population
***
 
© Paul Oliverio © 
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Hooda Helami Says ... Absolutely No One Is Telling A Lie

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The good news
in this title
makes perfect sense:
 
Instead of lying,
we use
"Artificial Intelligence"
 
That quoted term
should be defined as
If it sounds like
it's true,
you might as well
believe it
 ***
 
HOODA HELAMI
Alter Ego #142857 
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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Slightly Tilted With Heavenly But Pre-Caffeinated Haze

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:::
:::
 
The title of
this hilarious folk tale
is
WHY APES LOOK 
LIKE PEOPLE 
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ROBERT REDFORD, Rest In Peace

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There you are:
with a Fonda
 
You once
halved the screen
with a Hoffman
in search of
 
You were 
with a Newman
 
And you 
through a film career
that is impossible
to duplicate 
  
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The Italicized DREAM Inspired By That Saint

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In this dream,
addressed me as 
"Yo, Blog-O-verio"
 
Randomly,
my name had been drawn from 
the dubious + delicious dregs
of the USA
 
I get to choose someone
for sainthood
but obviously 
it aint me
because I qualify 
for sainthood
like a cockroach
qualifies to play centerfield
for the Yankees
 
But my choice
fits into the category
of a "no-brainer"
thanks to 
 
***
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Unlike God, The PREZ Is A Gerund

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 "Trumping" is 
a verb + ing
AND
the Prez
is a Spelling Genius
because
—like this game's creator—
he has mastered the 
grade school
dictionary
AND
I am willing to bet
The Prez
plays better saxophone
than Bill Clinton
😎😎😎 

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Dream Inspired By Statue Of A Saint

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Last week,
I photographed
this statue of a Saint
at the Church
named in his Honor:
 
Two nights
after taking this picture,
St. Anthony
spoke to me 
in a dream
 
That dream is  here

 
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PhotoVerio #940: The Sky Is On Fire

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 Or Is It A Cave?
© Oliverio ©
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Monday, September 22, 2025

Farming Thresher Family Portrait

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© PhotoVerio #939.5
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GOD Is Not A Gerund ... ©©©

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::: 
!!!
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Saturday, September 20, 2025

PhotoVerio #939: Midnight Long Beach Bleached

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© Oliverio
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Community News #4: Not Born In A Litter

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This cat
was not born
in a litter:
 
It was born
in a portrait studio
and somewhere
on its feline body
is a tattoo:
 Born to pose

 The neatest thing
about this cat's home
is the owner
has a remote control
for the window shades
BUT
I doubt if can close them
without 
some kind of signal
from his cat
Due to condominium
rules and regulations,
none of the 
"Community News" 
pages are linked
together  
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Once Upon A Time In BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA

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Eighty or ninety 
years ago,
101 Belle Vernon belles
received their 
first kiss 
on
this wooden bridge 
from an Oliverio
 
It was either 
Sam, Tony, or Paul
being
my father,
my Uncle Tony
or
my namesake
!!!
 
Uncle Tony's widow
is my 98-year-old Aunt
and I telephone her
weekly
BUT
will not say anything
to her 
about 
this page
because
no woman 
wants to know
about her husband
kissing someone else  
!!!
***
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

In The Beginning ... (Comic Relief #6548)

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😸😸😸😸😸 ... UNTITLED ... 😸😸😸😸😸

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 She looks like 
a wind-up toy
and the master
Toy Maker
is fixating on
her 
boob-less chest
 
😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸

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What I Like Best About #47

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[Add your own visual]
 
Donald Trump
would not be 
our first President
to fart while delivering
The State Of The Union Address
 
But,
he would be the first
to do so audibly
and demand
a staff member
hold a microphone
to his anus
***
 
© Paul Oliverio ©  
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Out Of 8000+ Blog Pages, This Is The Safest I've Created

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Hooda Helami's Haiku

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Opposites attract
 when we're all the same.
Just play at the game,
"You  Win!" 
 
:::
© HOODA HELAMI ©
Alter Ego #142857 
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Monday, September 15, 2025

Professor Jabberwocky's Fear Of JOHN CHEEVER

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"The thousands of nights
   I have spent on sofas."
 

This quote
gives me the eerie feeling
that the ghost of John Cheever
is looking through
my bedroom window

To refer to the 
is to be redundant
 

Anyone who wants
to be a writer
should read 
 from cover-to-cover
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Community News #3 ... The Smart Orientation

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In my backyard,
Johnny Mantis
has staring contests
with Mr. CarPeo
 
Mrs. CarPeo has determined
Johnny is a male
praying mantis
 
Science has determined
female members
of Johnny's species
bite off the heads
of their male lovers
 
© Oliverio    3x
 
 
This blog has determined
Johnny has an appreciation
for Johnny Mathis
music
 
If that makes
Johnny Mantis gay,
it also makes him smart:
 
He can make love
to his male sweetheart
and both will live
to do it again
!!!
 
😍😍😍
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Community News #2 ... Her Adopted Home

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At least 4 residents
of our condo complex
feed this cat
and her lover[s]

Nobody seems to mind
the midnight music
of fornicating felines
 
She may have as many as
three other names
but we are the only ones
who have fed her
sirloin steak
 
The only "acceptable" litter
in our complex
is empty cat food cans
 
© Oliverio ©
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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Community News #1 ... MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE

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One of my neighbors
is selling her
motorcycle

I've looked at it
up close
five times
and had
five different fantasies
as to what
I could do with it

BUT
if you have
a serious interest
and want further info
about her bike,
contact this website

She has no idea
I created this page
 

Asking Price ≈ $2000
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Friday, September 12, 2025

The Young Ladies Journal + IRONY =

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At the same time  these young ladies
look youthful,
they look like they could be
150 years old



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The Only Day In History To Be Remembered As A Fraction

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That fraction is
9/11

Yesterday 
was the 24th Anniversary
of the shocking events
that occurred on
 
Before anyone 
shouts out
"What about January 6th?"
please remind them 
that 
"January"
is a word
and not a number
 
However,
the 4th anniversary
of the shocking events 
of 
is near at hand
BUT
Blog-O-Verio
will be in 
an incredibly safe place
on that day:
 
Getting fitted 
for his permanent dentures
in the office of 
in Long Beach
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Professor Jabberwocky Talks To His College Students

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I applaud any student
who signs up for
SURVEY OF
20th CENTURY
AMERICAN 
LITERATURE
 
[canned applause fills the auditorium]
 
However, if the author 
[also known as Evan Hunter]
is not included 
in the curriculum,
you would benefit more
by taking a class
on 
Air-Conditioning Repair
 
 ≈ Always tell the truth until it is necessary to lie ≈  

 
The quote is from page 46
of this edition
 
Oliverio apologizes to 
ALL 
air-conditioning repairmen
+
any person intelligent enough
to repair
anything that breaks
or breaks down
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