{"id":62286,"date":"2025-12-12T10:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=62286"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:35:03","slug":"reductio-ad-benevolent-absurdum-w-r-t-the-gut-biome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=62286","title":{"rendered":"Reductio ad Benevolent Absurdum (w.r.t. the Gut Biome)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cum caritate et twine
Argumentum sequimur donec fit adorabile<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

[ed. note: Reductio ad Absurdum<\/strong><\/em> is WLBOTT’s<\/strong> favorite reductio.]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of our loyal followers have expressed concerns over the health of the gut biome of Senior Elders. We’ve received many “thoughts and probiotics” cards and letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Good News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start with the good news: with the supportive care of round-the-clock unpaid WLBOTT <\/strong>interns, things are getting better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bad News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, not every gut bacteria survived the ordeal. We eased their transition with compassion as best we could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prayer cards may be ordered from the WLBOTT Abby<\/strong> (available in lots of 10,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WLBOTT Never Rests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shareholders don’t care about the communal gut biome: they want results. This brief respite gave us the opportunity to reflect on WLBOTT’s<\/strong> core values: shareholder profit, wrapped in a line of twine-based toilet paper. Some product development is still needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The marketing team, led by our unpaid intern George <\/strong>(he’s single, ladies!<\/em>) is aggressively pursuing this new business plan. We were even spotlighted in all the leading tissue journals…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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