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Random Acts of WLBOTTness The land, the people, the culture WLBOTT Corporate

WLBOTT at the Olympics (part III of XXXIII)

WLBOTT fields several archery teams at the Paris XXXIII Olympics. Our IT Dept. Fields a Team Sadly, most of the team members missed the meeting for proper use of the bow and arrow. Lookin’ sharp, IT Dept! The Elders Make Us Proud Team Photos Delightful WLBOTT Uniforms WLBOTT Team Myopia Form and Grace Meet The […]

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Adventures of the Elders The land, the people, the culture WLBOTT Corporate

Our Newest Elder

WLBOTT: Okay, G. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I belong to a group of highly eccentric individuals, called WLBOTT. WLBOTT stands for “World’s Largest Ball of Twine Tour.” We embrace absurdity and want to make the world a better place. Peace through twine. What do you think? G: That sounds fantastic, […]

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Adventures of the Elders The land, the people, the culture

The Sun Rises on WLBOTT – part 2

The Elders’ morning routine. Sally the Intern Looking forward to another unpaid day at WLBOTT HQ. “It’ll look good on your resume!” UC#4 / UC#4-SU Elder KM Very curious as to why you are in chicken suits? As for us, we get up between 6-7 when Little Person #1 (the alarm clock) wakes us.  Then […]

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Movies Nova Scotia The land, the people, the culture

Is WLBOTT (Lunch) Counter-Revolutionary?

A lively discussion is taking place among the Elders. 5/25/2024, 10:42 AM I feel the elders have been trying to be inclusive of our guild recognizing some of us use the metric system vs American system of measurement and Celsius vs Fahrenheit temperature scales. But my ear-worm today is the term ‘counterclockwise’ vs ‘anti clockwise’ […]

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Arizona Project 2124 The land, the people, the culture

Are We a Cult?

The other day, while Sally the Intern and I were shaving the head of a new WLBOTT novitiate, she asked me, “is WLBOTT a cult?” This gave me pause. Semi-Sequitur: WLBOTT Word of the Day Are we a cult? What IS a cult? Let’s look at what Very Well Mind says…. Let us enumerate and […]

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England Mildly Interesting The land, the people, the culture

Royal Reviews are In

We asked the Royal Family to review WLBOTT. They did not disappoint.

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ENGin Life Hacks Meaning of Life Scholarship/Erudition The land, the people, the culture

Idioms, Ducks, Chickens, and the Impossibility of the English Language

Idioms are a colorful way of getting a point across. Often they reflect the culture, geography, folk lore, values, and sense of humor of the people who speak the language. A little background…. An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Some phrases which become […]

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Outer Space The land, the people, the culture

Epimetheus – WLBOTT’s Spirit Moon

In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/; Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. “afterthought“) was the brother of Prometheus (traditionally interpreted as “foresight”, literally “fore-thinker”), a pair of Titans who “acted as representatives of mankind”. They were the sons of Iapetus, who in other contexts was the father of Atlas. While Prometheus is characterized as ingenious and clever, Epimetheus is […]

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Food Mexico The land, the people, the culture

Rent-an-Abuelita

Probably the world’s most beloved Abuelita is Mexican Actress Sara Garcia. Chocolate Abuelita was born through the La Azteca chocolate factory, founded by the González Barragan brothers in Orizaba, Veracruz, in 1919. It was until 1939 that the Chocolate ABUELITA brand was born. However, the iconic grandma logo, Sara Garcia, became the face of the […]

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Destinations Minnesota The land, the people, the culture Will there be a buffet?

Darwin Minnesota

WLBOTT recognizes the controversy surrounding the title “World’s Largest Ball of Twine”, and we take no stand. However, friend-of-the-BLOTT JA#2 has suggested a visit to Darwin, Minnesota. Darwin Darwin In Pictures A Cry for Help We find it a bit presumptuous that if you are considering visiting the Twine Museum, they encourage you go get […]