As it happened, my wife and I were present at the performance, and not that far from the odd couple.
Gradually we would learn more — from our parents and teachers, from televised incidents of violent racial confrontations far away, and from odd cultural phenomena like the 1961 best seller "Black Like Me".
In the White House, he regularly skied, golfed, swam and played tennis.Yanek Mieczkowski Professor of history Dowling College Oakdale, New YorkBanning the burqaSIR – Far from being the odd man out, France's attitude to religion is spot-on ("The war on French dressing", January 16th).
The idea of British troops fighting so far from home seemed odder at the time than it might in today's age of wars.
In isolation, the inclusion of the 58-year-old Olympic gold medal‑winning showjumper Nick Skelton is far from extraordinary, but seems odd considering the absence from the shortlist of Charlotte Dujardin.
There are a half dozen other little things that are off too: the typography seems a bit off, the "iPad" name is far from certain, it's an odd song choice, etc. Oh, and then there's the fact that on the front of the device, the left hand side of the screen has a black border, while there is no border on the right.
Jo Fuertes Knight of NME commented that while the record "probably won't set the world alight", he called it an "accomplished project, resonating with crackly stoner soul and genuinely thoughtful lyrics – and a reminder that far from the teenage Tumblr caricature, Odd Future are still making some of the most exciting, accomplished music of our time".
Odd hair colours and styles are more and more acceptable, while style role models include the far-from-bland Chloe Sevigny and Alexa Chung.
This is an odd argument, because far from honouring the "sacrifices" of Delhi's displaced poor, attending the games would have the effect of legitimising their dispossession.
Again, that's all contingent on an assumption that Twitter is incrementing the numbers in this odd rotation — which is far from a sure thing.
