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Animal Kingdom Clementine DuCinema Fine Arts Movies Russia

WLBOTT Film Festival: Children’s Matinee

Due to popular demand, film critic Clementine DuCinema has added a Soviet-era children’s matinee to the upcoming WLBOTT film festival. Plow Now, Red Cow Plow Now, Red Cow is exactly the kind of film that leaves children teary-eyed, confused, and deeply committed to collectivist agriculture. Elder G 🎬 Children’s Matinee Feature Plow Now, Red Cow […]

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Animal Kingdom Book Club Food

Monkey Chow

So… I was looking for a new book to read and decided to search for one of my favorite authors, Neal Stephenson, on the Austin Public Library web site. Success! Interface, by Stephenson/George was available! I downloaded it onto my Kindle, then a weird thing happened. It didn’t show up. From past experience I knew […]

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Animal Kingdom Bolivia Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros

A Cold Snap => La Paz

A Cold Snap takes our WLBOTT World to La Paz, Bolivia Much of the WLBOTT empire is experiencing a brisk morning. The La Paz Connection Let’s say that the Elders wish to embrace their dull side. We asked Elder G where we could go to experience the least fluctuation in weather. Nuestra Señora de La […]

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Animal Kingdom Oh, Grow Up!

A Flatulent Goose on a Foggy Day

We offer, without apology or explanation, the gallery of the flatulent goose on a foggy day. A Google Spider’s Journey…. December 26th, 2024 3:37pm CST December 28th, 2024 1:58pm CST We have arrived, although at this point WLBOTT is not considered “great.” We accept this with humility. January 16th, 2025 2:36pm CST We continue to […]

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Animal Kingdom Book Club

WLBOTT, The Gaping Maw of Hell, and Home Repairs (part I of II)

All these years, I thought the phrase “the gaping maw of hell” was a line from Moby Dick. But no. Let’s break this down (from the full text archive at https://cdn.fulltextarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-advanced-pdf/1/Moby-Dick-or-The-Whalex8185.pdf). Gaping Maw Hell Twenty-six occurrences? Oh, hell no. Too much work. Too much hell. Let’s just pick one. Let’s return to the sermon…. Elder […]

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Animal Kingdom Erudition Germany

Goaßgschau

Goaßgschau Did you know that when your eyes randomly go out of focus and then you are too lazy to focus them back in and just stare at nothing for a while In Bavarian (Germany) that’s called: “goaßgschau” which translates to “stare of a goat “ I love that there’s a word for this Love,The […]

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Animal Kingdom Curated Absurdity Fine Arts Music

Michigan Jackson Frog

Bold Artistic Expression Obituary for Michigan J. Frog The Washington Post ran an obituary for Michigan J. Frog. The obituary lampooned the greedy corporate decision to pull the plug on MJF. BULLETIN:Michigan J. Frog, the 1950s Warner Bros. contract player best known for his top hat, cane and ragtime songs, is dead, killed by the […]

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Animal Kingdom Food Outer Space Work-Life Balance

Stuck on the ISS

Two astronauts are stuck on the ISS. Their return vehicle, the Boeing Starliner, was determined to be non-space-worthy yesterday. The astronauts will have to wait until February to get a ride back to Earth. Expedition 71 Sunita Williams Barry Wilmore Mount Juliet High School – Barry Wilmore’s Alma Mater What’s Cookin’? Some highlights that caught […]

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Animal Kingdom Nature Texas Work-Life Balance

Paper Wasp People

Ms. Paper Wasp shortly after stinging Elder UC#4. The Devil’s Sting A poignant story by Drew Bratcher about nine year old’s encounter with a paper wasp. (Paris Review). I am nine years old, soon to be ten. When people ask me what I want to be when I grow up, I say “country singer,” I […]

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Animal Kingdom Curated Absurdity Late Stage Capitalism WLBOTT Corporate

Commodius Rex

WLBOTT is constantly exploring new ideas to increase shareholder value. The latest from our marketing team: Commodius Rex: The King of Toilets. Commondius Rex: Luxury befitting a king, tyrants, dictators, republican Supreme Court Justices, and/or anyone with absolute immunity.