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CHET: First time I’ve seen you at the soup kitchen.
LEONARD: First time I’ve come.
I like this place. Humble. Not a lot wasted on decor.
Very NEW FRUGALITY.

CHET: That’s that MOVEMENT I’ve been hearing about.
LEONARD: Oh, yeah. Everyone’s doing it, ONE-UPPING each other to see WHO can live the CHEAPEST.
You know — saving energy, eating HERE FOR FREE, things like that. Trying to cut out DISPOSABLES.

CHET: Sounds great.
LEONARD: We use HANDKERCHIEFS now, instead of Kleenex. And washable COTTON RAGS instead of paper towels.
CHET: Ooh, that’s a HEALTH HAZARD. Wet cloth will mildew pretty quick.
LEONARD: We wash everything DAILY. We HAVE to, ever since we decided to go ALL THE WAY.

CHET: ALL THE WAY?
LEONARD: Reusable toilet paper.
I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s a LOT of work for our housemaid Gabriella.
But MAN are we the ENVY of the community garden!

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{{Alt-text: then you’ll LOVE the soup–it’s recycled too! (by my kidneys)}}

#460; In which Free Soup is scored transcribed by in

CHET: First time I've seen you at the soup kitchen.
LEONARD: First time I've come.
I like this place. Humble. Not a lot wasted on decor.
Very NEW FRUGALITY.

CHET: That's that MOVEMENT I've been hearing about.
LEONARD: Oh, yeah. Everyone's doing it, ONE-UPPING each other to see WHO can live the CHEAPEST.
You know -- saving energy, eating HERE FOR FREE, things like that. Trying to cut out DISPOSABLES.

CHET: Sounds great.
LEONARD: We use HANDKERCHIEFS now, instead of Kleenex. And washable COTTON RAGS instead of paper towels.
CHET: Ooh, that's a HEALTH HAZARD. Wet cloth will mildew pretty quick.
LEONARD: We wash everything DAILY. We HAVE to, ever since we decided to go ALL THE WAY.

CHET: ALL THE WAY?
LEONARD: Reusable toilet paper.
I mean, don't get me wrong, it's a LOT of work for our housemaid Gabriella.
But MAN are we the ENVY of the community garden!

{{Header: conserve WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: then you'll LOVE the soup--it's recycled too! (by my kidneys)}}

then you'll LOVE the soup--it's recycled too! (by my kidneys)

#460; In which Free Soup is scored

  — November 11th, 2008

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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