[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 reflects on the cold snap settling in over the eastern United States. Shiver shiver brrrrr, the wind is coldShiver shiver brrrrr, the wind is coldAs I zip up my zipperZippy Zippy Zip my zipper goes And a relevant (to me) limerick: The leaves on the elms have turned maroonThey are falling this year […]
Today we’re going to bitch-a-bit, our autumn bitch-a-thon, where your bitching, through a generous anonymous donor, is matched 5X But first, let’s be fair and balanced. Some non-profits serve an essential role in society. In an America, where children go hungry because of a profoundly corrupt government, food banks are stepping in. In an America […]
In the early morning stillness of WLBOTT HQ, there is a special quality to the silence on the Sunday morning. We have an important topic to discuss before the overwhelming dual responsibilities of paterfamilias / corporate CEO divert our attention. Today we will again discuss the plight of Sean Dunn, the man acquitted of trying […]
Today Elder G and I are scouting West Texas locations for the filming of our remake of Macbeth. I’m tagging along as the chuck wagon cook, while Elder G does the heavy lifting. Elder G ask of us the following: “Please do not disturb her, for she moves entire civilizations one millimeter at a time.” […]
How much did this sandwich fiasco cost the American taxpayer? Elder G breaks it down for us: When the USAO goes felony → grand jury → fails to indict → they STILL push it down into the misdemeanor federal officer channel… this is exactly the type of ego-preservation prosecution I was talking about. And now […]
We are shocked, shocked! how often people confuse Micronesia and Lichtenstein! Perfectly understandable, of course, but let’s do a compare-and-contrast to help us remember in the future. Lichtenstein is one of only two double-landlocked[1] countries. Micronesia is a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific. [1] Not only is Lichtenstein land-locked, but all […]
I guess this is what passes for good news these days. Early this morning, while enjoying the fresh late October air on the back steps of WLBOTT HQ, I noticed fire ants crawling underfoot. It’s unusual for fire ants to be active this late in the year, but we can thank our republican colleagues for […]
Austin is mold-friendly: warm and humid, and proximity to the State Capitol offers plenty of decaying organic matter. It’s basically a spore spa. To satisfy the absolute minimum OSHA requirements, we placed DIY mold test Petri dishes in various locations of the sprawling WLBOTT campus. And we waited…. Lab Results Some disturbing results from the […]
[Today we have a guest blott from Elder JimZim] Gentle People – I was hiking in a very nice park in Maryland today and came across these beautiful mushrooms growing out of a decaying log. In addition to the bright color, they had interesting geometric patterns on them. Since mushrooms grow on moist, organically rich […]