{"id":41147,"date":"2024-12-06T06:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=41147"},"modified":"2024-12-07T05:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:25:33","slug":"wlbott-and-the-german-heritage-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=41147","title":{"rendered":"WLBOTT and the German Heritage Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(We laugh so we don&#8217;t cry)<\/em><br><br>So, once a year the <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>Elders eat bratwurst and sauerkraut, to maintain our corporate membership in the German Heritage Society.<br><br>That day was yesterday. But due to leftovers in a leaky Tupperware container, this morning the entire corporate headquarters is enjoying the <em>Ferment\u00e9 d\u2019Amour<\/em>, <em>Bavarian Bliss<\/em>, <em>Eau de Zesty Kraut<\/em>.<br><br>Anyhow, this morning the maintenance crew went to turn on the heater (just the second time this season), and was greeted with this alert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6326.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"41148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6326.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6326.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6326-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6326-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, in an effort to increase shareholder value, we decided to turn lemons into lemonade (or in this case, sauerkraut into perfume).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We gathered the creative team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT:<\/strong> Good morning, Elder G. Lovely to see you again, my friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elder G:<\/strong> Good morning, WLBOTT Corporate Executive! It&#8217;s always a pleasure to see you too, my friend. What&#8217;s on the agenda today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT:<\/strong> Let&#8217;s start with some fancy perfume names based on sauerkraut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elder G: <\/strong>Oh, I love where this is going.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-NysweOfrn9qvgBV.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"41155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-NysweOfrn9qvgBV.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-NysweOfrn9qvgBV.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-NysweOfrn9qvgBV-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-NysweOfrn9qvgBV-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-NysweOfrn9qvgBV-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-3aanprauVcnAW5j.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"41154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-3aanprauVcnAW5j.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-3aanprauVcnAW5j.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-3aanprauVcnAW5j-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-3aanprauVcnAW5j-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-3aanprauVcnAW5j-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gfeS7L4hdoMK82DJomPD-0-hf8m6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"41153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gfeS7L4hdoMK82DJomPD-0-hf8m6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gfeS7L4hdoMK82DJomPD-0-hf8m6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gfeS7L4hdoMK82DJomPD-0-hf8m6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gfeS7L4hdoMK82DJomPD-0-hf8m6-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Short Aside&#8230;.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music to accompany bratwurst and sauerkraut.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"660\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1rPAnxsSk40\" title=\"Oesch's die Dritten - Ku-Ku-Jodel\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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