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, June 8, 2022

I Might Get Free Cat Food For Posting This Image

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© Oliverio
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Speaking Of Concessionaires At The Shooting Site

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who operated this concession
across the street from
was selling
Cappucino, Slappucino
and Yo Mama's-Cino
 
His tip cup
was overflowing
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BIG MONEY SHOOTING ... One Block From Home

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But fret not:
It is a commercial
for CitiBank

AT LEAST
150 people are involved

I use present tense because
today is the "shoot"

was the "set-up"

Tomorrow
they "strike"
[close down the set]

As for the "principals,"
[actors and director]
they are nowhere 
to be seen
 
The image below
—shot exactly 1 block from home—
shows some "grunts"
and a concession selling
god knows what
 
There was zero editing
for this photograph
because the photographer
was paid zero dollars
for his efforts when
the "Hollywoody photographers"
are being paid
AT LEAST
$100 dollars per hour
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© Oliverio
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Monday, June 6, 2022

Photoverio #711: Rosie, Her Sister + Mother Of All Flowers

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© Oliverio
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A Dark Maybe-ism From Harry Angstrom

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JOHN UPDIKE  ---  Rabbit Is Rich
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Sunday, June 5, 2022

The Problem With The Film KING RICHARD

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There should have been
another Academy Award
for BEST ACTRESS
(in a supporting role)
AUNJANUE ELLIS

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Saturday, June 4, 2022

A Sad Day For American Sports Fans Unless, The Names ...

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Coco and Iga
mean nothing to you

Michelle Obama
not only knows
who Coco is
but sent
the teenager
a congratulatory text
for graduating high school
the day after winning
the 2022 French Open
Semi-finals

But today,
18 year-old Coco Gauff
was defeated
in the Finals
by Iga Piatek

21-year-old godsend 
Iga Piatek
is the reason
Poland is in 
hyper-celebration mode
today

I will close this
hyperlink-free
image-free page
by quoting
my therapist
[Dr. Raft]

"We should all have
pierogies for lunch
today"
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Friday, June 3, 2022

Texas Governor Impersonates Pat Paulsen Who Once Said

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"Guns don't kill people, bullets do"

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ANDY BOROWITZ
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Photoverio #710: Trees Can Dance

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© Oliverio
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British Slang With A Sporty Name

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translation

Kissing passionately with tongues
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Sea-Side Salad Bar With Beach Ball (Comic Relief #4482)

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GARY LARSON
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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Antiquated Emotions ... Lyrically Worth A Second Time Around

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Trying to get me
to show compassion
...
That is so
old-fashioned
***

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Photoverio #709: Rosie And Her Sister

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All families should be this beautiful
© Oliverio
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The Atheist's Geography

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God did not go west
He died on the trail
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

June Gloom In Orange County ... Without Hyperlink

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Pretend for a moment
that you are
a professional baseball team
 
But you have two players
whose names rhyme with
SHOW HAY
+
MIKE DOUBT
 
That guarantees you
would always appear
in highlight reels,
wherever videos exist
 
But if there is one thing
you are not supposed to do
it is this:
 
Peak in the month of May
 
Now
:::
 let Mr. Oliverio say
he hopes to be
proven wrong
cuz the baseball season
is very long
😖
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