[ed. note: thanks to Elder DZ for his folklore contribution to today’s blott.] At WLBOTT, we keep a team of unpaid interns working the graveyard shift. They busy themselves by using the “Random Article” feature of Wikipedia, prospecting for WLBOTT blott topics. The Patent There Was Drama (Elder G’s Research) Pea-harvester patents – and they’re […]
Elder JimZim has been scouting locations for our upcoming mandatory WLBOTT Work/Life Balance team building exercise. Key considerations: Elder JimZim sent me this delightful venue: A little clarification was required…. Miss Iceland Another key consideration was that our mandatory Work/Life Balance team building exercise coincide with the Miss Iceland competition. WLBOTT is sponsoring Ingibjörg Twinedóttir […]
“War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Love is… complicated.” Ah, George (he’s single, ladies!). After being rejected by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the local Astrology meet-up, and even the community college HTML class, he’s resorted to on-line dating. Again, he has bad luck – he signs up to an on-line dating service called “The Ministry of […]
By now you’ve met our unpaid marketing intern George (he’s single, ladies!). He’s tried a variety of approaches to meet a nice girl, but without much luck. But George is being proactive. Allow us to enumerate some of the steps he has taken. Portlandia He’s watched all eight seasons of Portlandia. George learned valuable relationship […]
Today’s blott examines the chlorophyll sea slug, WLBOTT’s attempt to monetize chlorophyll-enhanced workers, and how it ultimately led to a spiritual revitalization in the American workplace. Chlorophyll sea slug So, the WLBOTT team of advanced researchers came across the sea slug Elysia chlorotica. This little guy has incorporated algae into its own genetic material, and […]
Let’s explore the Thanksgiving celebration at WLBOTT HQ. Elder Karyna Elder Karyna sent us a lovely Thanksgiving greeting. Elder KM Our very busy Elder KM splits her time between her ENGin duties and WLBOTT responsibilities. She sent us a lovely Ukrainian Christmas decoration, shown her with Sally the Intern. The Unpaid Interns We are so […]
One of the most universally recognized archetypes is that of the woman-moose priestess. But first, a moment of reflection… WLBOTT:G, the moose-woman priestess? Should we expend our limited resources on the story of the moose-woman-priestess – the most universally identified archetype – found in every culture, every continent, across all recorded time? Given that my […]
How’s my morning going, you may ask? Well, I managed to shave off my lower left nostril in the shower this morning. Nothing serious – a quick trip to the ER and 3 pints of blood later, and I’m back at work at HQ. But we do have a meeting in a little bit with […]
Won’t Someone Please Think of the Poor Oligarchs? Imagine being an oligarch in russia right now. Putin wants an even bigger cut of the money you’ve been stealing for decades. His “three day special military operation” is in it’s fourth year, you’ve been banned from all the luxury resorts around the world, your mistresses are […]
Who can forget the great f-bomb drought of 2016-2020? F-bombs were used so frequently that stockpiles were depleted, and we were reduced to using “gosh golly”, “sweet marmalade of despair”, and “heavens to Betsy.” Sadly, we are facing a similar shortage, due to similar issues with demand. At the Abby, our Keepers of the F-Bomb […]