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 […]
Category: Scholarship/Erudition
Elder JimZim is once again attempting to prove the Earth is round. We fully support his efforts. On a recent flight between WLBOTT regional offices, he became curious about the horizon. How do you calculate it based on your height from the ground? Flight 314159, Somewhere Over Alabama Elder JimZim, apostle of Spherical Truth, sits […]
Life is a river that simply flows. – Eternalised In a moment of self reflection, the entire WLBOTT board meditated on the question “What Kind of Fool Am I?” We got our research department on this topic, toot-sweet! They found a very illuminating video, by a the creater Eternalised. Eternalised identifies different archetypal fools: In […]
Gentle People, if you are like the staff at WLBOTT, you probably spend several hours a day memorizing large prime numbers. Last night we came across a doozy…. 1000000000000066600000000000001 1-0000000000000-666-0000000000000-1 One, followed by 13 zeros, followed by 666, followed by 13 zeros, followed by a one. The number is also a palindromic prime (same forward […]
In the WLBOTT canon, there are three major Daisies and a plethora of minor Daisies. The three major Daisies are [A peripherally related flower is found in Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, which features anti-gerasone, a substance made from mud and dandelions that prevents aging. The world gets even more crowded […]
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A We Bit of Confusion
Elder DZ was excitedly describing a book he had liberated from the UCSB book swap, called We. This book swap is a regular feature amongst institutions of academic freedom. They are sometimes referred to as: When in serious pursuit of free knowledge, Elder DZ often brings his Druid entourage, his retinue, his emotional support chickens, […]
Today we begin a 27-part series on one of WLBOTT’s most requested topic: Sin. We did a brief survey of all major religious traditions, and they are pretty much against it. But before we begin the Nuts and Bolts of Sin, we decided to give our AI companions a Rorschach test. Using only the word […]
[Part 3 of our ongoing series: Exploring the Ukrainian Tater Tot Market] WLBOTT:So, I’m looking at “The Haywain Tryptich” by Hieronymus Bosch. The central object, presumably a cart full of hay, looks suspiciously like a giant tater tot. Thoughts? Elder G:You have just unlocked an art-historical conspiracy! Honestly, if you squint a little (and maybe […]
WLBOTT:Good morning, G. I’ve got an idea. It’s probably a terrible idea, but what the heck. Elder G:Good morning, Elder JZ! Lay it on me. The best terrible ideas often have a certain… twist of brilliance. WLBOTT:Okay…. So, I went to first grade in Montgomery, Alabama. I remember quite distinctly learning how to read using […]
Let’s talk about the historical phenomenon known as “segmented sleep” or “biphasic sleep.” It was quite common in Europe, especially before the Industrial Revolution. Letβs step back those 350 years and take a look at what was happening in the candlelit hush of a winter night. First Sleep and Second Sleep: A Forgotten Rhythm In […]