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Book Club Canada Food Meaning of Life

Crab Apples!

[Thanks to UC#1 for today’s post] After the fascinating expose on bovine transportation, and my natural curiosity on whether bovines twine, I decided to ‘think outside the box’ and look for other twine related areas.  The most obvious immediately popped into my head: crab apples! Here are a few photos of my latest crab apple […]

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Curated Absurdity Mildly Interesting Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Special:Random

We have had many, many inquires[1] as to how we select topics for our BLOTTs. One technique is to use the Special:Random feature of Wikipedia. [1] Well, one person acted kinda curious, but they may have just wanted us to go away. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random Methodology Selection Criteria Would this Wiki page, in and of itself, make […]

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Fine Arts The land, the people, the culture

Haiku: Great Art Inspires Great Art….

[thanks to UC#3 for his contribution] …. and the corollary is probably true, also. Former machinistModifies his vehicleTo haul his pet steer? Their once was a farmer from Nebraska Is he as looney as he seems, I ask ya?Driving a steer around in a Crown VicHope the steer doesn’t kick or get sick What’s next, driving around his […]

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Animal Kingdom Curated Absurdity Sticking It To The Man

Howdy Doody of the Bovine Variety

Thanks to UC#1.b for today’s topic. Mr. Lee Meyer was recently pulled over in Norfolk, Nebraska. No tickets were issued, but I would assume an interesting discussion ensued with the local police. Beef Biproducts Oh, dear. The beef biproducts. A Cautionary Tail / Tale? This is what happens when you don’t have your very own […]

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Heros Heros - NOT South America

Fed Up and the Rains of Bolivia

So… Jose Avila was running a little short of cash after moving into a new apartment, and decided to make his own furniture. Out of old FedEx boxes. Very cool, right? Very WLBOTT-worthy, so he uploaded pix of his furniture to his web site. The good folks at FedEx were having none of that. They […]

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Scandinavia Those Crazy Kids! Work-Life Balance

Smushing Stuff

Our very own Sally the Intern has found a YouTube channel dedicated to smushing stuff in an industrial hydraulic press. These videos get MILLIONS of views. You can see videos of bowling balls getting crushed, human molars stress tested, or even a solid hour smushing…. WLBOTT Wonders? WLBOTT Wonders? Can you justify the cost of […]

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Europe North America TechnoBLOTT The land, the people, the culture

Qaanaaq

Qaanaaq, Greenland, is one of the northernmost towns in the world. It has a population of about 646 people. It is one of the few place-names that is a palindrome. According to ChatGPT… How to get there…. The Airport El Supermercado Qaanaaq The supermarket is restocked twice a year. This photo is from a Mirror […]