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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Thursday, March 8, 2018

The Ruse Behind Russian Meddling Of The Presidential Election

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The real reason
we believe Russia
interfered with
our 2016 Presidential Election
has nothing to do with
the overwhelming facts.

It has to do with
the diversionary tactic
of our collective
American guilt:

WE are afraid to admit
the stupendous stupidity
—unique to the USA—
that enabled us to choose
Donald Trump as the 45th 
—and potentially last—
President of the United States

The Tweetest thing
that ever was
believes Freedom can be cut
with a chainsaw buzz 

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are the copyrighted property of LCSoL

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here
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Photoverio #290: Slightly Pixilacious Stanchion Splitting Sky ...

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© Oliverio

Slightly pixilacious stanchion
splitting sky and palm trees
with two green lights,
one red hand,
a vague street sign,
plus bleached
Port of Long Beach
towers  
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

ROYKO Is Not A Toy Gun Manufacturer

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Goodbye, Frances Scott Key
Hello, Gun Valley

Mike Royko
How About Gun As Our Symbol
(1968)

See p.31
of
This Edition 
⬇︎

Another Royko quote
—from the same book—
is  here 
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

An Actual Obituary Written By The Daughter Of The Deceased

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escaped this mortal realm on Tuesday,
January 23rd, 2018,
leaving behind 32 jars of Miracle Whip,
17 boxes of Hamburger Helper
and multitudes of other random items
that would prove helpful in the event
of a zombie apocalypse.

Terry Ward and his daughter, Jean Lahm.
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Monday, March 5, 2018

I Hope You Were Sent Here From The Previous Page

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Today is Monday,
March 5, 2018

The two quotes from
President Trump,
featured on the previous page
were spoken Saturday at

Donald Trump roasted
none other than
himself
!!!

Everything he said
at the white-tie dinner
was much more memorable
than anything said
at Sunday night's
Oscar weiner
Academy Award
presentation


The next
GoFather/Trump
page is
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Sunday, March 4, 2018

These Are President Trump's Exact Words From Yesterday

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 I won't rule out direct talks
with Kim Jong Un,
I just won't.

As far as the risk
of dealing with a madman
is concerned,
that’s his problem
not mine.

***

March 3, 2018


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Footnote
Please see
 next page 
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The Danger Of Over-Learning [HKu #53]

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A man who studies himself
will never learn enough
about women

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of LCSoL

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here
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Photoverio #289: Fronds Of The Flag

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© Oliverio
Long May It Wave
(2006) 
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Baby's First Lesson ... [ pST #36]

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A Souvenir from Rebecca 
(1996)
***

The next 
Superimposed Text page
is
here


The p in the title
stands for
photoverio

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Saturday, March 3, 2018

I Googled It ... Therefore It MUST Be True

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Marriage must be imbued
with a great sense of freedom
because exactly one and only one
website in the entire Googlesphere
refers to the institution as a 
Dictatorship With Benefits


In no way does it
surprise this Bronx-born
Italian boy that the one
website involves
Spaghetti Sauce 

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Very Popular Activity For Those Of Us With A Higher Education

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Half the people at college
were lying about their parents,
not just me.
Put on old clothes,
put on new parents.

It was all part of constructing
the image you wanted.
***

Souvenirs

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Photoverio #288: The Little Yellow Lightshade On A Blue Day

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© Oliverio
With Sleeping Rose Bush
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

To Be There Rather Than Here

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To be there
rather than here

In the Everlasting
rather than
the Trump-o-Sphere

They traveled
infinitely far
without knowing
how lucky they are

Or did they know?

Did they split in '17
to access the heaven scene

Fats Domino had his thrill
on Blueberry hill
but he will
not be here
for the nuclear thrill

Chuck Berry ruled
the Rock and Roll nation
but he will not witness
the end of Earth's
botheration

And all things beautiful
as we knew them

Reverend Billy Graham
made it to 2018
before the Wisdom Bell
chauffered him
 to the eternal green

They traveled
infinitely far
without knowing
how lucky they are

Woe to us
to still be here
smothered with
gargantuan fear

But the big blast 
will eliminate our past

The planet's glowing suture
will eliminate our future

Earth's nuclear dent
will make dust
of all that is present

Thanks to a small-handed
flag-choking President

 
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Footnotes
Written by Paul Oliverio,
TO BE HERE RATHER THAN THERE
is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

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page is
here
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If I Could Be A F*#kin' Fisherman Was Almost A Beatles' Song

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If I could be a f*#kin’ fisherman I would.

If I had the capabilities of being
something other than I am, I would.
It’s no fun being an artist.
You know what it’s like,
writing, it’s torture.
I read about Van Gogh, Beethoven,
any of the f*#kers. 

If they had psychiatrists,
we wouldn’t have had
Gauguin’s great pictures.
***

Rolling Stone Magazine

(February 4, 1971)



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Footnote
The connected Beatles' pages
of the GodFather of Math Trilogy
begin
here

The next Beatles page
is
there 
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February Having Ended ... This Is A Los Angeles Royalty Page

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As first occupant
of the Mayor's offical resident,
She  hosted Nelson Mandela
and the King of Spain.

ETHEL ARNOLD BRADLEY
 conferred with
Pope John Paul II 
and the queen of England
entertained her three times. 


At the ballpark,
she was known as "Mrs. B."

But I refer to her
by including her maiden name
because Ethel Mae Arnold

The Bradleys were
the First Family of Los Angeles
for twenty years.
 
Tom was the Mayor
and Ethel was 
Los Angeles' answer
to Dolly Madison

An ice cream
was named for Dolly
and a train station
was named for Ethel 
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