Today we explore the State of British Orthodontia, as seen through the teeth of Paula Vennells.[Thanks to Sally T. Intern for today’s topic!] But first…. A Little Background Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd during the final three years of the British Post Office scandal, which occurred between 1999 and 2015 and involved […]
UC#4 has expressed an interest in building a backyard suburban pyramid. He is unable or unwilling to articulate why he wants to do this. Pyramids – The Basics A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) ‘pyramid’) is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular and converge to a point at the top, making the shape […]
WLBOTT is lucky to have a theologian on staff (UC#2). Although 98% of his moral and ethical recommendations are dismissed outright due to impacts on shareholder value, he has provided us with an interesting insight with regard to obtaining our eternal reward. According to UC#2, getting into heaven is based on a system of bonus […]
[dedicated with love to co-conspirators H. and Va.]All the signs point to a bad day looming ahead…. A normal day at WLBOTT HQ has it’s ups and downs, but they are mostly routine and mundane. What ChatGPT, our our pro-bongo legal consultant, considers “you’re in a lotta trouble” is just another day in paradise for […]
The Elders have been exploring the concept of “Collective Amnesia”, especially as it relates to recent global pandemic. UC#2 passed along a Guardian article on this very subject: Covid was so bad for so many – why aren’t we talking about it more? My friend, who suffers badly from long Covid, struggles to understand the […]
Many years ago, I found myself alone, driving cross country on an obligatory (and ultimately pointless) journey, when I passed through a city on the interstate. A sign appeared: “This Lane Does Not Exist”. Wow – that was weird – do I merge left? Am I on the shoulder? A short time later, again the […]
WLBOTT corporate headquarters / US-South experienced between 80% to 90% of the full fury of the 2023 annular solar eclipse. A little eclipsology…. We experienced a weird dimming of the midday light, unusual shadow patterns, and a deep blue sky. But the real weirdness came when we started photographing the shadow patterns on the WLBOTT […]
Footnotes [1] Dal Makhani [2] Blue cheese is triggering for UC#3, due to a traumatic adolescent employment situation. [3] Burdoch Root Let’s leave them for the Ghost Moth. [4] Blubber [5] Cheezies [6] Menudo “Stomach Sauce” [7] Vista (0:12 seconds) [8] Stairway to Heaven [9] Tiny Bubbles [10] Since WLBOTT is a standard bearer (and […]
This conundrum[1] has been rattling around in my brain for a while…. I can’t find a good explanation why this line of reasoning is faulty. [1] Or is it? The Hangman’s Paradox and Free Will Is there something we can learn about free will from The Hangman’s Paradox? First we’ll need two volunteers. ChatGPT to […]