Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Page Three

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Father forgive me

but 

I 

PROUDLY

confess

that my 

shoplifting talents

are still

very much 

alive and well

 

BUT

none of anyone's 

possessions

are threatened

if 

the owners treat me

with

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

 

At an early age,

my Shoplifting skills

were developed at the

Special House In Tuckahoe

(commonly known as the Shithouse)

 

Unless Reese's Pieces

quadruples in price,

my shoplifting dollar value

will not exceed

$10

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Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Page Two

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She 

Could 

Have 

 Danced 

All Night 

Plastic Fantastic Lover

 

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Number Nine ... Number Nine ... Number Nine ...

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*** 

Some kind of innocence

is measured out 

in years

 

You don't know 

what it's like

to listen to 

 your fears

 

Some kind of solitude

is measured out

in you

 

You think you

know me

but you haven't

got a clue

 

The Beatles

  Hey Bulldog 

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Hyperlink has deleteable advert    

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I've Never Been So Blue ...

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I've never been 

so blue

since 

I last saw you

in 

that real estate

office 

 

Your open mouth

sucked me into

that open house

but now

it has sold

 

I never felt

 this old 

 

© PhotoVerio #1020.5

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This Is Very Hard To Believe

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The Grand Hotel in Milan

is very exclusive

 

I combed through

hundreds of its images

and not one

features

the roaring lion

in the courtyard

 

But I think I know why:

 

I photographed it 

in 2008

and immediately

received a text

from the hotel

asking if

I'd let them post it

but 

I said NO

because they would not

pay me for doing so

 

You lucky readers

get to see it for free

!!!

 

© Oliverio ©           3x

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PhotoVerio #1020: Nature's Roulette Wheel

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© Oliverio

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Once Upon A Time ...

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Abstract Art

was 

a 

natural thing

 

© PhotoVerio #1019.5

 

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PhotoVerio #1019: Humpbacked Sand

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© Oliverio

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Amanda Will Get A Free Ride ... In Her Wagon Of Choice

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© PhotoVerio #1018.5

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Don't Know What It Is ... But I Like It

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Artist Unknown

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Regarding My Elephantine Ego

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I have 

 83 percent GENIUS

status 

on the

NYTimes Spelling Bee

+

99th percentile status

on

WORDLE

 

+

200 percent pride status

for doing so

 

Despite appearances,

both 

"NYTimes Spelling Bee"

+

"WORDLE"

are 

hyperlinked 

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PhotoVerio #1018: Stop Lights

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© Oliverio ©

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HOODA HELAMI Poem: Stained Glass Widows

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Stained glass widows

with tear-stained eyes

pass the test

as their beloved

is put to rest 

 

Memories float

in their head

mourning the 

recent dead 

 

But when alive

they did arrive

across the land

hand-in-hand

full of glee 

 

Head-held high

they filled the sky

with family

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HOODA HELAMI

Alter Ego #142857

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Quoting A Patient Of Dr. Rorschach

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"I didn't know

ink blots 

could be

such great

dancers" 

 

© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1017: Bicycle Parking Lot

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Lock-Up

© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1016: On The Wall

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© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1015: Sky Box

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© Oliverio ©

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Powell To The People

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Anyone foolish enough

to make the world

his oyster

was courting

ptomaine 

 

*** 

Extra-sensory perception

was nothing more 

than a poor man's version

of the match game  

 ***

 

He found himself 

wavering between

All men are scoundrels

and

All men are saints

finally arriving at

All men are men

***

 

DAWN POWELL 

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The Verdict ...

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The Supreme Court

of

The Elephantine Ego

finds

Paul Oliverio

 

Innocent

 

of all crimes

he may have/

may not have

commit

 

He 

may now resume 

his Blogginess

with

comments

 

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The Supreme Court Now Permits ...

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The Supreme Court

of

The Elephantine Ego

presently permits

Paul Oliverio

to 

defend himself

 

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Thank you, Your Honor

 

The Suprbowl

 is annually

the most celebrated game

on American soil

 

By far,

the five most 

satisfying results

out of the sixty

games

in its history 

were the victories

for the New York Jets

or 

the New York Giants

who won four of them

 

And

—despite the masks—

I have identified

players

from the winning teams

as

EMERSON BOOZER,

LAWRENCE TAYLOR,

and

ELI MANNING

 

To be in the same room

with these heroes of mine

is beyond privilege

and 

I thank you for 

this privilege 

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Obviously,

the reason 

the McDonald's ad 

did not air

had to do 

with the commercial being 

"too gay"

 

How do you feel

about that? 

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To qualify to play

in the Superbowl

requires talents 

possessed by

—approximately—

one in ten million

Americans

BUT

given those talents

entitles the players

to celebrate

in any way

they goddam choose

!!!

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Thank you,

Mr. Oliverio

We will have our verdict

tomorrow 

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TOMORROW: Resurrection OR Condemnation OR ...

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TOMORROW: 

Resurrection OR Condemnation OR  

will you become

an Easter Bunny?

 

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This message

from 

The Supreme Court

of the Elephantine Ego

has some 

long-awaited

finality to it

 

 

I have been

one thousand traumas

dancing on the edge

of a pin

awaiting word

on my Fate 

BUT

the message contained 

a double postscript:

 

Adding more 

 Dawn Powell quotes

will not hurt your cause 

+

Prepare to defend

your behavior 

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Confession Of A Formerly Good Catholic Boy

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 I do not need

a Confessional

when I have

Heaven-Sent 

Starbucks' Baristas

 

As I 

go through life

hanging on

to the coattails

of a distinguished

Monsignor  

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April 3, 2026 ... Around The World

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*** 

© PhotoVerio #1014.5

  

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PhotoVerio #1014: 917 Atlantic Avenue 8:42 AM Yesterday

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 Birds of Paradise

Splitting the Sky

 

© Oliverio ©

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Quoting An Author Virtually Nobody Knows

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There was no permanent way

of keeping your man

outside of nailing him

to the floor

***

 

"People like you

always have good luck

because you're not afraid

to hurt anybody"

*** 

   

DAWN POWELL 

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How To Avoid Admission Problems At Pearly Gates

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Play Your Music

for a priest

!!! 

 

JACK McCARTHY

 

Video 

may have

deleteable

advert  

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This Is NOT A Paid Advertisement

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Without Starbucks' Coffee

in the morning,

I get cross-eyed 

 

This is not an advertisement

as much as

a confession:

 

I am addicted

to a chemical substance

but it's too delicious

to avoid

 

PhotoVerio #1013.5 

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PhotoVerio #1013: Prop Plane PLANE TREE

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© Oliverio ©

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PhotoVerio #1012: Call Me BUDDY

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© Oliverio ©

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The Supreme Court Of The Elephantine Ego Demands ...

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The Supreme Court 

Of 

The Elephantine Ego

is ready

to determine 

your fate

—conditionally—

but first

you must post

five 

PhotoVerio pages

+

one McCarthy page

+

Dawn Powell

quotes   

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I Was A Mere Toddler When This Talk Show First Aired

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This episode of

THE DICK CAVETT SHOW

first aired on

December 15, 1971

 

 The air date was less than two months

after my parents' death:

qualifying me

as a freshly minted

Adult Orphan

 

Mailer 

expressed great admiration for

Muhammed Ali

and quoted the philosopher

Soren Kierkegaard

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Suffice it to say

this was a brilliant

—and controversial —

example of Late Night TV

 

It was talked about

(and quoted)

for many years

 

BUT NO ONE 

mentioned the censorship

that happened 

before air-time

 

Someone seated 

in the nosebleed section

applauded 

when Kierkegaard's name 

was mentioned

 

That someone was me

who stayed up

 past midnight 

to hear himself 

clapping hands

 

BUT

my applause 

got bleeped

 

!!!  

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PhotoVerio #1011: "Humor" On Demand

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Blocked Out

©PhotoVerio #1011 +  Twisted Vanity 

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My Car Is Going To An Art Gallery ... Thanks To Dr. Rorschach

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 ***

© PhotoVerio #1010.5

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PhotoVerio #1010: Corkscrew Exercise

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Hot Pepper Pilates 

©     Oliverio    ©

 

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PhotoVerio #1019: Church Of The Vertical Sidewalk

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© Oliverio

 Presently known as 

Pilgrim State,

this is 

the seventh denomination

in its seventy-seventh 

year of existence

 

Originally,

the church 

was known as

St. Francis

   

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