Anyone remember the Holland Tulip Bubble? You may have been very young then – it occurred in February of 1637. It was a cold, dreary day, as I recall. Sadly…. The original Semper Augustus tulip bulb is extinct and cannot be purchased. Famous as the most expensive tulip in history, its signature red-and-white flame pattern […]
Category: America
We would encourage our WLBOTT followers to read this Guardian article. For those of you who have read The Ministry of the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson), you will realize that not only is the suffering of the Delhi homeless tragic and unconscionable, but that the future holds unthinkable tragedy. The question is not whether AI […]
Elder G:The proposed Stratos Project is not near Brigham City, Tremonton, or the populated parts of Box Elder County. It is planned for a very remote section of western Box Elder County in the Hansel Valley, west of the Great Salt Lake and north of the Newfoundland Mountains. Multiple reports describe the site as being […]
At our early morning WLBOTT staff meeting, Sister Magdalena was quite excited this morning. She’s all about connecting people, sharing joyful connections, and trying to manage in her late night Wikipedia random article obsession. Today’s topic was the intersectionality of Niue and Old Dime Box, Texas. We’re not sure about the sunglasses. A Little Bit […]
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Deltoid Dawn
Deep in the Louisiana Swamps, we learn of the legend of Deltoid Dawn. Legend has it that during the flowering of their love, her beau was eaten by an alligator. She pines to this day. Sightings from the 1930s In Modern and Ancient Folklore “Delta Dawn” by Larry Collins and Alex HarveyDelta Dawn, what’s that […]
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 […]
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!
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. […]
WLBOTT is proud to sponsor the 2026 Grand Central Station Squash Tournament. Elder JimZim y familia are currently in New York City to sample the bagels and attend the Grand Central Station Squash Championship as our official representative. Times Past Una plétora de problemas No one informed us that the squash court walls were supposed […]
Recently six of our Supreme Court Justices toured the Alligator Alcatraz facility in central Florida. What most impressed them was the gift shop! They were also taken with the attention to detail given the “time-out” rooms for the guests. Upon returning to D.C., these six esteemed members of this august body granted access to the […]