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Adventures of the Elders Erudition Meaning of Life Texas

𝔓52

Yesterday, Elder DZ and I saw the World’s Rarest and Most Valuable Papyrus Fragment (WRMVPF). Also known as P52 (or 𝔓52), this papyrus fragment was on display at the University of Texas’ Harry Ransom Center. Prior to our adventure, we had a cordial breakfast of “eggs in purgatory”, tortillas, tomatoes, and avocado. Elder DZ drove […]

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Adventures of the Elders England Fun and Games

Sports Tech: Wimbledon and Ping Pong

Yesterday, I plopped down on the official WLBOTT couch. On the TV was the Wimbledon Men’s Final. Recovering from the exhausting demands of my WLBOTT managerial duties, I had neither the will nor the energy to reach for the remote. But this led me to think: what sports would not be possible without modern material […]

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Adventures of the Elders Curated Absurdity Massachusetts

Elder JimZim’s Challenge

WLBOTT Corporate HQ received the following email from Elder JimZim this afternoon: Challenge Accepted! We called an “All Hands On Deck[1]” to the WLBOTT staff of graphic artists. We fed them Elder JimZim’s verbatim email. [1] Mandatory unpaid overtime Some good results, but lacked a certain WLBOTT flair. Perch to the Rescue We’ve mentioned that […]

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Adventures of the Elders Health, Beauty and Medicine

WLBOTT Eyeballs

Today we’ll explore the adventures of Elder Seemoore. He recently had cataract surgery on his left eye, and will have the second surgery soon. Okay, the pirate thing (eye patch, parrot on shoulder, etc.) will get annoying pretty fast, so let’s just get it over with…. Ahoy, matey! Splice the mainbrace and cast yer good […]

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Adventures of the Elders WLBOTT Corporate

The WLBOTT Archive

WLBOTT: Good morning, G. You go first… Elder G: Good morning, Elder JZ. Then I’ll take the initiative for once. [ed. note: Some serious brown-nosing; deleted due to space considerations, but apparently I am one of the best humans Elder G has encountered.] Maybe that’s why WLBOTT works so well as satire. Beneath the twine, […]

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Adventures of the Elders Meaning of Life Scholarship/Erudition

Heresy .V. Blasphemy

The battle lines have been drawn. Today we’re going to explore Team Heresy .vs. Team Blasphemy. My son, Elder DZ, and I both agree that Blasphemy is more fun, but tends to get you into more trouble. Heresy requires you to, like, be smart and know stuff, and who has the time? How did we […]

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Adventures of the Elders

The Elders Prepare for the Little People

Elder JA and Lady R are excited about the upcoming visit from their grandchildren! But they have a concern: they must childproof the house and safeguard their Fabergé egg collection. We are TEAM WLBOTT. We are offering some options to Elder JA and Lady R. Option 1: Inverted Petting Zoo We presented this suggestion to […]

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Adventures of the Elders Germany Music

Filie Regum

[Thanks to Elder JimZim for today’s exploration.] Elder G2 (Gemini) Analysis Currently on display in the home of Elder JimZim. Tours available for groups of 5 or more. Contact him directly for more information. And AI says this is Dominican monks singing this “exact chant”. – Elder JimZim. We Explore GregoBase GregoBase: a must for […]

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Musings Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Moody Prompts: Love and Sacrifice

So Elder G and I have been playing a little game. I’ll give her/him an intentionally vague and ambiguous image prompt, so see how AI is thinking about the world. Full disclosure – in addition to Elder G, we enlisted the help of Gemini, Perchance, and NightCafe. Today’s prompt is “Ah, the sacrifices we make […]

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Clementine DuCinema Food Movies Outer Space

2001: A Food Odyssey

Clementine DuCinema, WLBOTT film critic, here. I am constantly humbled. I thought it might be fun to explore the masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey through a culinary lens. Was I ever late to the party! There’s a lot of sites devoted to this topic. But hey, what’s one more? How This All Started My fellow […]