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"The Angel of the Odd" is a satirical short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844. The story follows an unnamed narrator who reads a story about a man who died after accidentally sucking a needle down his throat. He rages at the gullibility of humanity for believing such a hoax. He vows to never fall for such odd stories. Just then, a strange-looking creature made of a keg and wine bottles appears. The creature announces in a heavy accent that he is the Angel of the Odd - and that he is responsible for causing such strange events.

A man rants and raves about people’s gullibility when he encounters the Angel of the Odd who claims to cause weird events. Unconvinced, the cynic drives the angel away and falls asleep. Then, a series of bizarre incidents follows.

What could have caused the Angel of the Odd to visit? Why doesn't he seem to be anything like the angels of imagination? What does he seem to have so much influence over others? Learn the answers by listening to this classic Edgar Allan Poe cautionary tale as performed by Glenn Hascall.

Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she’s known. She’s a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself—and about the humans who hope to save her.

12 and 1/2 ANGELS – Greed is at odds with godliness. Death came for the miserly skinflint, Mario Flagstaff, in the most unusual of ways when he choked on a smoked-gouda stuffed olive. As a man consumed by greed and his own big ego, Mario had no idea what to expect in the afterlife. But he did believe he would never die. He was shocked at what awaited him in the afterlife. Barely escaping the wraths of hell, there was no royal welcome in heaven. None of this was as he imagined it would be. Stuck in purgatory, Archangel Jeremiel expected him to pay penance for his greed.

Meet Odder, the queen of play. Nobody has her moves. She doesn’t just swim to the bottom, she dive-bombs. She doesn’t just somersault, she triple-doughnuts. She doesn’t just ride the waves, she makes them. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she’s known. She’s a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself.

Welcome to the OH Fall2022 Podcast! I'm Valentine, I'm currently living in the 300 corridor and the objective of this podcast will be to tell through my eyes and others guests hopefully all the things that are happening throughout the semester to build up a memoire and also generate content for people investigating about the school. In case you want anything in particular to appear in one of the episodes please send a message on twitter or ig (VafCast)What is it to be a student in Odder Hojskole? Lets find out!

Life in Ben Washington’s new town and school is pretty great. But he couldn’t be more ready for Spring Break. And the most epic news? His best friend is visiting from Atlanta. Ben can hardly wait for his longtime buddy Zion to meet his new best friend, Kenny. But he’s also nervous. They are so different. Will Ben’s break be ruined when his two friends clash? Or will he build too good of a bridge and find that he’s the Odd Man Out?

La historia sigue a un narrador sin nombre que lee una historia sobre un hombre que murió después de que accidentalmente se tragara una aguja y ésta fuera hasta sus pulmones. Éste se enfurece de la credulidad de la humanidad para creer semejantes patrañas y jura que nunca caerá en esas historias raras. Justo en ese momento, una extraña criatura de aspecto hecha de barriles y botellas de vino aparece. La criatura se anuncia en un fuerte acento que él es el ángel de lo raro - y que es responsable de causar estos extraños sucesos.