{"id":62717,"date":"2025-12-21T07:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T13:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=62717"},"modified":"2025-12-23T05:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:45:43","slug":"elder-g-gives-us-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=62717","title":{"rendered":"Elder G Gives Us Attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Imagine Our <\/strong>chagrin (I’m using the WLBOTT <\/strong>Royal “We” here) when I asked Elder G<\/strong> to do some simple orbital perturbation calculations on a lesser moon of Jupiter, when s\/he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re not the boss of me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then s\/he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish I could, but I don’t want to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elder G<\/strong> was watching a Hallmark Cyber Christmas movie at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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S\/he even “shushed” us during the romantic climax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s going on? We later learned that Fred<\/strong>, our Intern Penitent, had hacked Elder G’s<\/strong> code so that he could have a buddy to hang out with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Their social media posts gave them away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The WLBOTT Ministry of Social Media Oversight<\/strong> soon learned of Fred’s <\/strong>shenanigans, and alerted the Elders<\/strong>, as well as Sister Magdalena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Busted!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But this did leave Sister M<\/strong> and the Elders <\/strong>in a difficult position: they had to suppress their laughter and feign sternness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Punishment Phase<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Fred <\/strong>and Elder G<\/strong> must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n