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, April 21, 2026

The Beatles Could Have Sung This Jingle

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PhotoVerio #1023.5 
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PhotoVerio #1023: Jackson Pollack + Club Soda

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the club soda
was spiked with
+
leafy comma 
 
© Oliverio ©
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IF And Only IF

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IF
all missile launchers
looked like this
THEN
think 
 
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_____
 

The Sam Cooke link
has 
a deleteable advert
and this page is entitled
This page is entitled
©PhotoVerio #1022.5
   
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Monday, April 20, 2026

PhotoVerio #1022: Don't Look Here

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© Oliverio ©
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We Interrupt This Beatles' Broadcast To Bring You ...

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Midnight
on 
Orange Avenue
 

a/k/a
 
© PhotoVerio #1021 ©
 
©The Barry Kenny Garden©
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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Number 9 ... Number 9 ... Number 9 ... PAGE FIVE

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Everything 
made of wood
was once
a tree
 
 
If this song
doesn't make you
think extra thoughts,
see a doctor
immediately 
_________
_________
 
And 
Beware of 
deleteable advert
introducing
Cousin Joe 
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Number 9 ... Number 9 ... Number 9 ... PAGE FOUR

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Whenever George taught us
a new chord,
we wrote another song
 
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___________
 
HUNTER DAVIES
Quoting Lennon or McCartney
 in
 
 
There are 
one million and one
books about the Beatles
but only one was written
with their 
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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Number 9 ... Number 9 ... Number 9 ... PAGE THREE

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Father forgive me
but 
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
 
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 9 ... Number 9 ... Number 9 ... PAGE TWO

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She 
Could 
Have 
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_______
 _______ 
 
 
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Number 9 ... Number 9 ... Number 9 ...

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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
 
  Hey Bulldog 
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Hyperlink has deleteable advert    
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Thursday, April 16, 2026

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
 
I made you laugh
so loud
you ignored
Mr. Fatwad
and 
gave your soul 
to me 
 
Your open mouth
sucked me into
that open house
but you recovered
from that 
dose of me 
and
disappeared 
 
That open house
 has now been 
sold
  
I never felt
 this old 
 
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

This Is Very Hard To Believe

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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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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Once Upon A Time ...

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Abstract Art
was 
natural thing
 

© PhotoVerio #1019.5
 
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PhotoVerio #1019: Humpbacked Sand

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© Oliverio

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Monday, April 13, 2026

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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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Regarding My Elephantine Ego

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I have 
 83 percent GENIUS
status 
on the
+
99th percentile status
on
 
+
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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Friday, April 10, 2026

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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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Quoting A Patient Of Dr. Rorschach

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"I didn't know
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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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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
***
 
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Monday, April 6, 2026

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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Sunday, April 5, 2026

The Supreme Court Now Permits ...

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The Supreme Court
of
The Elephantine Ego
presently permits
Paul Oliverio
to 
defend himself
 
________________
_____________
 
Thank you, Your Honor
 
The Suprbowl
 is annually
the most celebrated game
on American soil
 
By far,
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 
_____________
________________
 
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? 
________________ 
_____________
 

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
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Saturday, April 4, 2026

TOMORROW: Resurrection OR Condemnation OR ...

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TOMORROW: 
Resurrection OR Condemnation OR  
will you become
an Easter Bunny?
 
________________
_____________
 
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 
will not hurt your cause 
+
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Friday, April 3, 2026

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
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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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Splitting the Sky
 
© Oliverio ©
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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"
*** 
   
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How To Avoid Admission Problems At Pearly Gates

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!!! 
 
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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