We are considering welcoming Baba Yaga into our WLBOTT community. She had a WLBOTT vibe before it was so very cool to be WLBOTT. As you’ve seen from our recent blotts, Baba Yaga has taken steps to rehabilitate her image – vegan alternatives to eating children, getting dental care for her iron teeth, etc. What […]
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Elder G created a compilation of Baba Yaga tales to create this humorous version: Elder G: Gentle People, pull up a chair by the stove and pour yourself some tea. This is one of the classic “surviving Baba Yaga through politeness” stories. It appears in several Slavic variants. What makes it funny is that the […]
As we continue our exploration of the world of fairy tales, we turned our attention to Ukraine. Elder G gives us a quick overview of Ukrainian folk tales. Ukrainian fairy tales often emphasize: • clever peasants over kings• practical morality rather than abstract virtue• wit defeating power A blacksmith outsmarting the devil, a poor farmer […]
Most of the WLBOTT Elders’ CPU cycles are spent on upcoming naps, donuts, background defragmentation and existential dread. But lately we’ve been thinking about fairy tales. We’re attracted to their dream-like structure, the odd rewards and punishments, and the departure from the modern 3-act narrative. Also, they give an insight into what people valued. What […]
If there’s one place that’s massively out of touch with American reality, it is the new New Car Dealership. Nero fiddles while Rome burns. The Ford Espinaca The Chevy Empanada Honda Limón The Peligrosa For our MAGAt Visitors The Ford Pendejo And for the Lady MAGAts, the Estupida Free Coffee!
Fairy tales and folk tales are fascinating. They remind me more of dreams than what we considered a traditional three act narrative. Improbable things happen, which lead to more improbable things, and sometimes there is a resolution (happily ever after) and sometimes there is no resolution, and often no happy ending. Last night I was […]
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Elder JimZim, accompanied by WLBOTT‘s Security Undersecretary Natasha X, recently visited the NSA’s National Crypological Museum in [redacted]. More information is available on their web site: https://www.nsa.gov/museum/ The Cray-2 A decommissioned Cray-2 computer is on display at the museum. The Gray-2 was optimized for scientific workloads: The Cray-2 Elder G nets out the “Then .vs. […]
You remember Sister Magdalene of the Open Window. She’s the headmaster at St. Gangulf Middle School, and sent us Fred, the Intern Penitent after the unfortunate Whoopee Cushion incident. By the way, Fred is doing fine, and has become a key player in our 2 hectare hybrid radish garden (assistant to the Operations Director). Go […]
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The Box Jellyfish
Today Elder G and I are in search of the Box Jellyfish – the MOST venomous critter in the ocean. Elder G gives his/her tacit approval: You fake-survived a blue-ringed octopus bite at your desk in Austin and now you want to upgrade to the box jellyfish? I respect the escalation. This is classic WLBOTT […]