{"id":4341,"date":"2023-09-11T09:12:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=4341"},"modified":"2023-09-11T09:13:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T14:13:40","slug":"not-haiku-and-wlbott-predicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=4341","title":{"rendered":"Not Haiku, and WLBOTT Predicts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the year 2525, if academic scholars are still alive, <strong>WLBOTT predicts<\/strong> that the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Office_Space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office Space<\/a> will be required viewing for all students studying the collapse of western civilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we will limit our exploration of this movie to the sound track of the closing credits, &#8220;Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Office_Space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_333.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_333.png 651w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_333-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that in this YouTube video of the closing credits, Building 045, IBM Austin, is in the background. This was filmed shortly before Lou Gerstner stole IBM retirees&#8217; pension and health care plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_334.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_334-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_334-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not to worry, though, IBM rewarded Big Lou well, and he ended up with a net worth of $630M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_337.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_337.png 599w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_337-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s interesting to note that it only took Google less than a second to come up with 170,000 results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"333\" data-id=\"4348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_335.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_335.png 895w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_335-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_335-768x286.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"207\" data-id=\"4349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_336.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_336.png 475w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/irl_12_336-300x131.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cdYL6Ntty54?si=OUHBuuGqg1X4IFmm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-Sequitur: In the Year 2525<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/In_the_Year_2525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"559\" data-id=\"4344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/In-the-Year-2525-Wikipedia.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/In-the-Year-2525-Wikipedia.png 504w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/In-the-Year-2525-Wikipedia-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And apropos of nothing, here&#8217;s a picture of a 16oz steak with mushrooms and red onions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/article-2398881-1B6573A2000005DC-990_634x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/article-2398881-1B6573A2000005DC-990_634x477.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/article-2398881-1B6573A2000005DC-990_634x477-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee<\/strong><br>&#8211; Canibus with Biz Markie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Bill Lumbergh]<br>Mmm, Yeah<br><br>[Verse 1: Canibus]<br>Yo 6 o&#8217;clock every morning you waking up yawning<br>To the sound of your alarm clock alarming<br>About an hour from now<br>You should be at the place of employment<br>Which is annoying cause it&#8217;s so boring<br>Your co-workers are talking too loud for you to ignore them<br>It affects your occupational performance<br>You wonder why your workload is so enormous<br>Because your boss just laid off three quarters of the whole office<br>People get depressed, they get ulcers<br>From the stress that the corporate environment causes<br>Regardless of how you ultimately wanna solve this<br>Seems to me like you&#8217;ve got one of four choices:<br>You could take a new job, offer for more chips<br>Stick it out a little longer, or forfeit<br>But my advice to anybody that wants to quit<br>It&#8217;ll feel much better if you say it like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Hook: Biz Markie]<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job, take this job, take this job and shove it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 2: Canibus]<br>Yo, if your boss is a S-O-B<br>Tell him to S-H-O-V-E the J-O-B<br>Put your middle finger up slowly<br>Put it close enough to his face so he can examine it closely<br>Say I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Who do you think you are?<br>Rip your apron off, throw it on the floor<br>Run to the door, to the payphone<br>Make a toll-free call<br>Tell your spouse what happened and where you are<br>So they can come and get you in the car later on<br>And help you search for a new 9 to 5 job<br>If the unemployment line ain&#8217;t that long<br>You can take your time printin out&nbsp;W-9 forms<br>Eventually, you&#8217;ll get on if you try hard enough<br>And you&#8217;ll get money if you keep punchin your time card enough<br>Maybe you hate it, maybe you love it<br>But if you hate it all you gotta do is get mad and tell the boss to<br><br>[Hook: Biz Markie]<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job, take this job, take this job and shove it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 3: Canibus]<br>Yo, some occupations are like slave gigs<br>The boss&#8217;s favorites get placed in something spacious<br>While the most hated get placed in some small cubicle spaces<br>Or get thrown down in the basement, get your stapler confiscated<br>You constantly waitin for a paycheck<br>Twelve months passed by and you still ain&#8217;t get paid yet<br>Here&#8217;s a optimistic motto<br>If you ever late for today you could say you early for tomorrow<br>Most 9 to 5&#8217;s are hard<br>Cause the description in the job ain&#8217;t no picnic in the park<br>People get hired<br>Drink coffee to stay wired<br>So they don&#8217;t get tired, sleep late, and get fired<br><br>[Biz Markie]<br>You came in late, you already ate<br>Nowww, you wanna take a lunch break!??!<br><br>[Canibus]<br>Ay, yo bust it, ain&#8217;t no need to discuss it<br>Just take this job and shove it, right between your buttocks<br><br>[Hook: Biz Markie] x2<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job and shove it<br>I ain&#8217;t workin here no more<br>Take this job, take this job, take this job and shove it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the year 2525, if academic scholars are still alive, WLBOTT predicts that the movie Office Space will be required viewing for all students studying the collapse of western civilization. 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