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WordleBlott

Our esteemed Elder G informs me that there are approximately 100 four-letter curse words in the English language. WLBOTT Word-of-the-Day WLBOTT: If you had to say there was a “queen mother” of all curse words, what would it be? Elder G: The “queen mother” of all curse words would probably be “f***.” Its versatility is […]

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Meet Tess Twinehart!

We are very excited to introduce our latest WLBOTT employee, Tess Twinehart. Tess will have two responsibilities at WLBOTT: Our decision to hire Tess was inspired by the John Prine song Dear Abby: Dear Abby, dear Abby, My feet are too longMy hair’s falling out and my rights are all wrongMy friends they all tell […]

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Hopeful Songs for a Dismal Day

Good morning, WLBOTT World. Here’s a little something hopeful:Imagine a seedling breaking through the dark soil, reaching toward the sun. Though the sky is clouded over and rain falls steadily, the seedling grows stronger with every drop. It may seem small now, but that rain, those gray skies—they’re just part of its journey to becoming […]

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Some Post-Debate Musings

There is a general consensus that Kamala Harris kicked tRump’s orange ass in the debates. This consensus was reflected in how the markets reacted: NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Investors scrambled to shift their positioning on Wednesday following a closely-watched debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, as betting markets […]

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Heaven’s Waiting Room

[ed. note: during the comprehensive peer review of today’s BLOTT, UC#2 pointed out that this topic has been covered by other great works of art, including Beetlejuice, Defending Your Life, Saturday Night Live, and possibly Eraserhead, Caged Heat: Parking Ticket Lockup III, and Rocky XXVII. However, at this point, we’d already invested more than 45 […]

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F-Bombs and Anger Management

With all that’s going wrong, this morning I awoke with a mosquito bite in a very inconvenient place. How did it even get in there? But most fortuitously, the book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a $%#$ became available from the Austin Public Library. In a nutshell [ed. note: f-bombs removed for brevity]: Which […]

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Humble Orthodontia

Today we explore the State of British Orthodontia, as seen through the teeth of Paula Vennells.[Thanks to Sally T. Intern for today’s topic!] But first…. A Little Background Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd during the final three years of the British Post Office scandal, which occurred between 1999 and 2015 and involved […]

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The Suburban Pyramid

UC#4 has expressed an interest in building a backyard suburban pyramid. He is unable or unwilling to articulate why he wants to do this. Pyramids – The Basics A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) ‘pyramid’) is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular and converge to a point at the top, making the shape […]

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4th Quarter, 2 minutes left, down by 7 mortal sins. Go Team Righteousness!

WLBOTT is lucky to have a theologian on staff (UC#2). Although 98% of his moral and ethical recommendations are dismissed outright due to impacts on shareholder value, he has provided us with an interesting insight with regard to obtaining our eternal reward. According to UC#2, getting into heaven is based on a system of bonus […]

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What a Bad Day Looks Like at WLBOTT HQ

[dedicated with love to co-conspirators H. and Va.]All the signs point to a bad day looming ahead…. A normal day at WLBOTT HQ has it’s ups and downs, but they are mostly routine and mundane. What ChatGPT, our our pro-bongo legal consultant, considers “you’re in a lotta trouble” is just another day in paradise for […]