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Man in top hat: Why so glum?
Woman reading in bed: Ruddagubbuk.

Man: None of those syllables were words.
Woman: I- said- I -read- a good BOOK

Woman: It was amazing
Woman: It had -pathos- and -humor- and surprising -depth- and it was even about -all- the topics that I -love-

Man: And that’s glummifying because…
Woman: I DIDN’T WRITE IT

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{{alt-text: And now I can’t use my idea about time-traveling cavemen who team up with a race of bird-humans to set up a sham wizard school in the American West in a plot to groom orphan boys to impersonate various missing and presumed dead heirs to massive fortunes around the world because SOMEBODY ALREADY DID IT BETTER}}

#781; The Tyranny of Quality transcribed by in

Man in top hat: Why so glum?
Woman reading in bed: Ruddagubbuk.

Man: None of those syllables were words.
Woman: I- said- I -read- a good BOOK

Woman: It was amazing
Woman: It had -pathos- and -humor- and surprising -depth- and it was even about -all- the topics that I -love-

Man: And that’s glummifying because…
Woman: I DIDN’T WRITE IT

{{header: read along with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: And now I can’t use my idea about time-traveling cavemen who team up with a race of bird-humans to set up a sham wizard school in the American West in a plot to groom orphan boys to impersonate various missing and presumed dead heirs to massive fortunes around the world because SOMEBODY ALREADY DID IT BETTER}}

#781; The Tyranny of Quality transcribed by in

Man in top hat: Why so glum?
Woman reading in bed: Ruddagubbuk.

Man: None of those syllables were words.
Woman: I- said- I -read- a good BOOK

Woman: It was amazing
Woman: It had -pathos- and -humor- and surprising -depth- and it was even about -all- the topics that I -love-

Man: And that's glummifying because...
Woman: I DIDN'T WRITE IT

{{header: read along with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: And now I can't use my idea about time-traveling cavemen who team up with a race of bird-humans to set up a sham wizard school in the American West in a plot to groom orphan boys to impersonate various missing and presumed dead heirs to massive fortunes around the world because SOMEBODY ALREADY DID IT BETTER}}

And now I can't use my idea about time-traveling cavemen who team up with a race of bird-humans to set up a sham wizard school in the American West in a plot to groom orphan boys to impersonate various missing and presumed dead heirs to massive fortunes around the world because SOMEBODY ALREADY DID IT BETTER

#781; The Tyranny of Quality

  — December 16th, 2011

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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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