Today we visit with the Elders of WLBOTT. UC#1 UC#1 is considering a bicycle trip to Beaverlodge, AB. UC#1 is also inventorying very large farm and construction equipment. May require moving a few things around in the garage. But I digress. Back to the farm tractors. Many years ago I spent some of my summer […]
Category: Curated Absurdity
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Potpourri
[thanks to UC#1 and Spousal Unit, along with UC#3, the Thursday Morning Poetry Appreciation Circle, and Mother Nature for today’s BLOTT] ¡Que lluvia! First, thanks to Mother Nature: First rains in two and a half months, with 100°+ (F), (310.98°+ (K) during most of July and August. UC#1’s Spousal Unit may have had enough! The […]
Thanks to WLBOTT Chief Ethics Advisor UC#2 for today’s topic. Holy Wars have started over less…. [ed. note: Faith on the Fringe has some pretty good outside-the-box ideas] Super technically, I think we need to hold our horses for a while…. Anywho…. let’s get back to the comma….
In the year 2525, if academic scholars are still alive, WLBOTT predicts that the movie Office Space will be required viewing for all students studying the collapse of western civilization. Today we will limit our exploration of this movie to the sound track of the closing credits, “Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee”: Note that in this YouTube […]
[ed. note: “Vortex of Immorality” is a quote from Mark Dixon, referring to Unilever’s corporate behavior.] Today WLBOTT presents the first DPOMLATMIR[1] award. [1] DPOMLATMIR – Don’t Pee On My Leg And Tell Me Its Raining This is in response to an opinion piece by Catherine Bennett in yesterday’s Guardian. Ms. Bennett…. So…. Unilever, maker […]
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Food (in quotes)
[Thanks to UC#3 for today’s topic] UC#3: I’m light on tour stop posts, so I’ll have to get to work on that. This is State Fair time in the US, so need to scout interesting exhibits to add to our list. State Fair food is a target rich environment, but a bit like shooting fish […]
Keepin’ things lite today…. Life is fulla pressure / life is fulla pain – Fr. Stan Let’s just take 5 and have some fun. Some more randomly cool stuff (mostly liberated from Bored Panda)
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Crab Apples!
[Thanks to UC#1 for today’s post] After the fascinating expose on bovine transportation, and my natural curiosity on whether bovines twine, I decided to ‘think outside the box’ and look for other twine related areas. The most obvious immediately popped into my head: crab apples! Here are a few photos of my latest crab apple […]
We have had many, many inquires[1] as to how we select topics for our BLOTTs. One technique is to use the Special:Random feature of Wikipedia. [1] Well, one person acted kinda curious, but they may have just wanted us to go away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random Methodology Selection Criteria Would this Wiki page, in and of itself, make […]
[thanks to UC#3 for his contribution] …. and the corollary is probably true, also. Former machinistModifies his vehicleTo haul his pet steer? Their once was a farmer from Nebraska Is he as looney as he seems, I ask ya?Driving a steer around in a Crown VicHope the steer doesn’t kick or get sick What’s next, driving around his […]