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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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Mr. H + G Strikes Again (Comic Relief #6228)

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GARY LARSON
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PhotoVerio #821: Loneliness

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© Oliverio
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PhotoVerio #820: Cloud Duster

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© Oliverio
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Friday, March 7, 2025

A '28 Demi May Be Moore ... Sic Sic Sic

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We own the world
and that includes
two new members of
the Mickey Mouse Club:
 
1.
The ELONgated MUSKeteer
who stretches
further than

2.
The TRUMPeteer
who blows his horn
24/7
_________

They entertain in ways
inconceivable to Walt
but not to our
very deep pockets
 ***
Sleepy 
once said
to the other Dwarfs
"Fear is over-rated"
 
 Sneezy 
responded with 
"There's a DEMi
in a moving truck
with a 28 on it"
 
All the dwarfs
looked at the truck
 but 
 Dopey 
(Of course)
got the last word
 
"Sleeping Beauty 
has returned
once more
and her name
 is
© OLIVERIO         © All of the Above ©
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Thursday, March 6, 2025

I Got A Dentist, He's Over 7-Feet Tall ... Performed By B. Midler

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Bette Midler
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

In Addition To Impersonating ... MY FAVORITE PAINTING ...

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I present mediocre
photographic proof
that I also
impersonated
a good Catholic
and received ashes on 
***
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

It Is NOT ... A Bottomless Pit

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Some people believe
"The more you know,
the smarter you are"
and regard knowledge
as a bottomless pit
 
ALSO
these people
 regard their nose
as always sniffing:
insisting on knowing
details of every news story
beyond what is reported
 
However,
this endless acquisition
DOES NOT
make one smarter:
 
All it does is create
a data dump in your brain
 
Knowledge is not 
just the acquisition
of information
 
TRUE KNOWLEDGE
mandates the discrimination
between 
what is necessary to know
and what is 
superfluous jabberwocky
 
TRUE KNOWLEDGE
requires the wisdom
to know the difference
 
Otherwise,
the gargantuan acquisition
morphs a person into
a yawn-inducing
almanac
***
 
© OLIVERIO ©
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PhotoVerio #819: Together Again

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© Oliverio
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It's ROKU DAY ... According To The Talents Of The Spectrum ...

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Because 
I am brain-dead
when attempting
to follow
a cable TV company's
simple instructions
to improve services,
a Spectrum technician
will be here 
at noon
to install a 
very special device
 
It will significantly improve
our television options
from what we 
presently have
:::

Since I best understand 
things in code:
this improvement
will be parallel to
converting from
picking your nose
to 
dancing with 
Beyonce

:::
We  were told
that this conversion
would involve
a $45 installation fee
BUT
—face-to-face—
with a representative
at the downtown
Long Beach
Spectrum Studio
changed things:
 
One quick wink
from Oliverio
(and a flashing
of his new dentures)
inspired a high-five
from their rep
and a waiver
of the fee
:::
 
My understanding
of "streaming"
is that
all I will have to do
is wiggle my nose
and the ghost of
will personally appear
in our living room,
serving Hors d'oeuvres
 
Simultaneously
 our TV
will alternate scenes
of 
with scenes 
of
or 
clips of 
Sidney Portier
from
+
 or
whateva 
 
The only problem I foresee
is when the actress 
portraying Samantha
(Elizabeth Montgomery)
(in ghost form)
is in the same room
with Mrs. CarPeo:

Only one 
of those two women
wrote a Bewitched script with
students
and I love 
this woman 
madly
 
However,
it is not
my smarter half
who might very well
be reading this page
while holding a switchblade
that has my name on it
 
🔪🔪🔪
 
 
 ðŸ’”💔💔 © OLIVERIO © 💔💔💔
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Monday, March 3, 2025

Dedicated To The Queen Of The Blues [A/K/A Dinah Washington]

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The "diagonal" line
—in a very wet way—
created some linear lap dancing
***
© PhotoVerio #818.5
***
 
The text above
the image
adds a double entendre
 
The song was written
for her in 1949
 
 At the beginning
of the 21st Century,
 sang a stunning rendition of
"Long John"
for the students
at Jefferson High School
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PhotoVerio #818: Patio Companion With Super Powers

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Such as catering to
my super-soft
Super-Ego
© Oliverio
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Sunday, March 2, 2025

Humbling Moments For Mr. Oliverio

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When we say
"Christ have mercy on us,"
we don't ask 
for a literal blessing.
We express how merciless
we are to ourselves.
***


His Journal contains
AT LEAST
other quotes
that reduce this
bush-league
blogger
+
bush-league
Catholic
to a leafless entity
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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Cheaper Than A Dozen Eggs With Some CREATIVE Spelling

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Hey Babe
Hey Booby
Hey Bobby
Hey Babe-alicious
***
Hey There
Hey is for Horses
***
Hey Henry  ________________________________________________________________________________________________

NOT Intended For Anyone Younger Than Eighteen

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©PhotoVerio #817. X
 

Forget Rhymin' Simon
and ignore
her hymen
 
There's more
 of her kind
and if you want 
to see 'em
 
Go to a 
Pasadena museum
NORTON SIMON Sculpture Garden
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I Dedicate This Month To CARDELLA Di MILO + Dr. Rezkalla

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Make of this page what you will

but my doctor and "my friend"

are NOT unrelated in the

GoFather of Math universe

 

The link between the two is

a Dinah Washington song

about her dentist

 

But my friend Cardella

also wrote and performed

the title song for the film

BLACKENSTEIN

 


 

The only question I will NOT answer 

but beget your imagination to do so is

Who the hell is HERKIE STYLES?

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