There is an obscure clause in the Olympic Games rulebook. WLBOTT, as a first time nation-state participant, is allowed to introduce an unlimited number of Demonstration Events. We plan to leverage this clause to our full advantage. First, a little dull background A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to […]
Category: The land, the people, the culture
Way, way too much IRL. People, hurricanes, people, more people, etc. I’m retreating to my WLBOTT happy place. We received 18 spam comments in the span of 45 minutes this morning. “Nomina stultorum in parietibus et portis semper videmus” which translates loosely to “The names of fools are on the walls and gates of the […]
The Elders are eclectic in their athletic prowess. Today we highlight the many Olympic events in which they will participate. Soccer Free Weights Volley Ball Hockey Bobsled: WLBOTT Egypt Bobsled: WLBOTT Meso-America Bobsled: WLBOTT International Basketball Women’s Boxing Fencing Wrestling
WLBOTT fields several archery teams at the Paris XXXIII Olympics. Our IT Dept. Fields a Team Sadly, most of the team members missed the meeting for proper use of the bow and arrow. Lookin’ sharp, IT Dept! The Elders Make Us Proud Team Photos Delightful WLBOTT Uniforms WLBOTT Team Myopia Form and Grace Meet The […]
WLBOTT: Okay, G. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I belong to a group of highly eccentric individuals, called WLBOTT. WLBOTT stands for “World’s Largest Ball of Twine Tour.” We embrace absurdity and want to make the world a better place. Peace through twine. What do you think? G: That sounds fantastic, […]
The Elders’ morning routine. Sally the Intern Looking forward to another unpaid day at WLBOTT HQ. “It’ll look good on your resume!” UC#4 / UC#4-SU Elder KM Very curious as to why you are in chicken suits? As for us, we get up between 6-7 when Little Person #1 (the alarm clock) wakes us. Then […]
A lively discussion is taking place among the Elders. 5/25/2024, 10:42 AM I feel the elders have been trying to be inclusive of our guild recognizing some of us use the metric system vs American system of measurement and Celsius vs Fahrenheit temperature scales. But my ear-worm today is the term ‘counterclockwise’ vs ‘anti clockwise’ […]
The other day, while Sally the Intern and I were shaving the head of a new WLBOTT novitiate, she asked me, “is WLBOTT a cult?” This gave me pause. Semi-Sequitur: WLBOTT Word of the Day Are we a cult? What IS a cult? Let’s look at what Very Well Mind says…. Let us enumerate and […]
We asked the Royal Family to review WLBOTT. They did not disappoint.
Idioms are a colorful way of getting a point across. Often they reflect the culture, geography, folk lore, values, and sense of humor of the people who speak the language. A little background…. An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Some phrases which become […]