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[[Two workers talk to each other. The foreman is well-dressed; the other is dressed more casually, sitting on the hood of a vehicle of some kind and carrying a wrench.]]
Foreman: I can’t BELIEVE we made such a ROOKIE MISTAKE!
Worker: It’s okay. Could happen to anyone.

Foreman: No. I’M the foreman! It’s MY job to anticipate and PREVENT problems like this.
Worker: We were all taken by surprise. There’s no precedent for this sort of thing! Don’t be too hard on yourself!

[[An extremely-upset-looking, balding manager enters.]]
Manager: NOW WHAT IN TARNATION HAPPENED HERE
Foreman: It’s my fault, sir. Management failure. I take full responsibility.
Worker: All the toilets we installed were full of spiders

[[The manager gestures at the back of the van, on which is painted: “NO SPIDERS” Toilet Installery]]
Manager: You REALIZE that this is VERY EMBARRASSING for us, TAYLOR?!

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#1030; In which a Mistake is made transcribed by in

[[Two workers talk to each other. The foreman is well-dressed; the other is dressed more casually, sitting on the hood of a vehicle of some kind and carrying a wrench.]]
Foreman: I can't BELIEVE we made such a ROOKIE MISTAKE!
Worker: It's okay. Could happen to anyone.

Foreman: No. I'M the foreman! It's MY job to anticipate and PREVENT problems like this.
Worker: We were all taken by surprise. There's no precedent for this sort of thing! Don't be too hard on yourself!

[[An extremely-upset-looking, balding manager enters.]]
Manager: NOW WHAT IN TARNATION HAPPENED HERE
Foreman: It's my fault, sir. Management failure. I take full responsibility.
Worker: All the toilets we installed were full of spiders

[[The manager gestures at the back of the van, on which is painted: "NO SPIDERS" Toilet Installery]]
Manager: You REALIZE that this is VERY EMBARRASSING for us, TAYLOR?!

{{header: set up the WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: "We Get Right To Draining, So You Can Get Right To Straining! Without Spiders"}}

''We Get Right To Draining, So You Can Get Right To Straining! Without Spiders''

#1030; In which a Mistake is made

  — May 16th, 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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