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The Founders Weigh In

WLBOTT is truly blessed to have founders whose sole focus is avoiding litigation and increasing shareholder value. Today we celebrate their recent contributions. UC#1.c (a.k.a. Sally the Intern) From a recent WLBOTT team building exercise in NYC: UC#1 Our founder UC#1, who is a member of the commonwealth, had to gently correct me – I […]

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Random Acts of WLBOTTness

¡Feliz cumpleaños! Today we celebrate the anniversary of Unindicted Co-conspirator #3’s birth. Public Service Announcement We can’t emphasize this enough, people. Do not confuse these two: Yesterday’s News in 1 Screen Shot Behind the Curtain: WLBOTT IT Song of the Day WLBOTT Team Building: NYC WLBOTT team building in NYC included a trip to The […]

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Food Mildly Interesting Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Eggs Like These

Today, I am the egg man. You are the egg man. We are the egg man.Hoy, soy el hombre huevo. Eres el hombre huevo. Somos el hombre huevo. [ed. note: UC#4 is trying to learn Spanish] Total Consumption Per Capita Back of the envelope Calcs Key take-aways: Fun Facts From the Old Farmer’s Almanac…. It’s […]

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Pass the Puffer

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #2 for today’s topic. It would be impossible for me to provide any value-add to this, other than to say that during the course of this 4:11 video, you will learn of roving gangs of stoned adolescent male bottle-nose dolphins, spy-camera sea turtles, and neurotoxins.

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Mildly Interesting Random Acts of WLBOTTness

The Hungry Goat

Unindicted co-conspirator #2 called from Oslo to ask the following question: Here’s a simple-sounding problem: Imagine a circular fence that encloses one acre of grass. If you tie a goat to the inside of the fence, how long a rope do you need to allow the animal access to exactly half an acre? – Quanta […]

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Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Paterfamilias In junior high, many years ago, before the internet, before the internal combustion engine, even before the introduction of Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Smoky Ghost Pepper Puffs, we had a school newspaper. I remember one article, where the reporter asked students, “What is a paterfamilias?” and this yielded a variety of goofy junior high responses. […]

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Book Club Will there be a buffet?

One Book on a Desert Island

You are Tom Hanks. You are stuck on a desert island. You are trying to remember survival tips from Gilligan’s Island (those poor people!). You are bored out of your mind. One final FedEx package washes up on shore. It contains one book. What would that book be? Will the gods smile upon you? Good […]

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Book Club Scholarship/Erudition

2-Letter Words

At WLBOTT, we have a special place in our hearts for four-letter words. But in an effort to expand our horizons, today we investigate English 2-letter words. Searchable list:  Ew joins another 106 two-letter words, which are aa, ab, ad, ae, ag, ah, ai, al, am, an, ar, as, at, aw, ax, ay, ba, be, bi, […]

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WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

Corporate Motto Contest

No Blotts About It Obliviscatur eius May The Blott Be With You Vinctus per Twine We are not amused. 2024-02-02: “It’s such a fine line between clever and stupid.” – Spinal Tap 2024-01-24: “the abasement of reason” – Wikipedia 2023-12-20: With a little help from our friend ChatGPT: 1. “Where loopholes meet profits – because […]

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-40° Day

Late Breaking: Today WLBOTT Corporate announced a new holiday: -40° Day. Employees are encouraged to celebrate between 11:59am and 12:01 pm in the time zone of their choice. Celebrations outside the designated time must be documented on the time sheet. This is part of WLBOTT’s commitment to employee work-life balance. Key moments in the F°/C° […]