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[[The chair of the College Board, wearing a top hat, begins a meeting. A member wearing a bonnet gives a suggestion.]]

Chair: This meeting of the College Board will come to order. First business: suggestions about how to improve the S.A.T.
Member: Thank you. I believe there should be an interpretive dance section on the test.
Member: Kids these days have a LOT to offer in DANCE.

Chair: How could such a section be GRADED?
Member: Film it.
Chair: Grading must be anonymous.
Member: You could shoot the kids in silhouette. Backlit against a white curtain.

Member: And in case you think silhouettes could still be identifiable, it would be possible to supply each student with an inexpensive, standard bonnet to disguise the contour of their face.

[[The member sweats.]]
Chair: DANGIT, Martha, if this is another PLOY to get a contract for your BONNET COMPANY…!
Member: PLEASE! It’s been a very tough year for Smörgasbönnet!

{{header: dress up for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The dance component will be worth just 10 points. The only way to get less than 10 is to fall down. The only way to get less than 8 is to not get up again. The only way to get less than 5 is to cling to the floor with both arms splayed, hissing at the proctors}}

#1012; Scholastic Aptitude Dance transcribed by in

[[The chair of the College Board, wearing a top hat, begins a meeting. A member wearing a bonnet gives a suggestion.]]

Chair: This meeting of the College Board will come to order. First business: suggestions about how to improve the S.A.T.
Member: Thank you. I believe there should be an interpretive dance section on the test.
Member: Kids these days have a LOT to offer in DANCE.

Chair: How could such a section be GRADED?
Member: Film it.
Chair: Grading must be anonymous.
Member: You could shoot the kids in silhouette. Backlit against a white curtain.

Member: And in case you think silhouettes could still be identifiable, it would be possible to supply each student with an inexpensive, standard bonnet to disguise the contour of their face.

[[The member sweats.]]
Chair: DANGIT, Martha, if this is another PLOY to get a contract for your BONNET COMPANY…!
Member: PLEASE! It’s been a very tough year for Smörgasbönnet!

{{header: dress up for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The dance component will be worth just 10 points. The only way to get less than 10 is to fall down. The only way to get less than 8 is to not get up again. The only way to get less than 5 is to cling to the floor with both arms splayed, hissing at the proctors}}

The dance component will be worth just 10 points. The only way to get less than 10 is to fall down. The only way to get less than 8 is to not get up again. The only way to get less than 5 is to cling to the floor with both arms splayed, hissing at the proctors

#1012; Scholastic Aptitude Dance

  — March 27th, 2014

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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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