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[[A woman, SNAMANTHICA, gestures urgently at a large mechanical device with a baby inside while speaking to a man, SIMON.]]

SNAMANTHICA: Oh! Simon! Those people left their baby in some sort of HYDRAULIC DEATH-SCREW! It winds itself closer to the small, soft body by the second!

SNAMANTHICA: I should SAY something!
SIMON: Leave it alone! It’s none of your business!

SIMON: You don’t KNOW that it’s a DEATH-SCREW! Do you want to be one of those meddling people who lectures others on how to parent?

SIMON: They’re raising THEIR kid THEIR WAY! Do you want someone second-guessing all YOUR parenting decisions?
SNAMANTHICA: I HAVE to say something. Each turn of the screw more certainly augurs a grisly end for the babe

[[Snamanthica departs, presumably to confront the parents in charge of the device. After a moment, she returns.]]

SIMON: Well?
SNAMANTHICA: They wearily explained that the baby has a medical condition requiring his skull to be lanced hourly
SNAMANTHICA: And furthermore, their insurance would only pay for the most terrifying possible device, as a way to obliquely punish them for being of humble means.
SNAMANTHICA: But still. I’m glad I said something

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[[A woman, SNAMANTHICA, gestures urgently at a large mechanical device with a baby inside while speaking to a man, SIMON.]]

SNAMANTHICA: Oh! Simon! Those people left their baby in some sort of HYDRAULIC DEATH-SCREW! It winds itself closer to the small, soft body by the second!

SNAMANTHICA: I should SAY something!
SIMON: Leave it alone! It’s none of your business!

SIMON: You don’t KNOW that it’s a DEATH-SCREW! Do you want to be one of those meddling people who lectures others on how to parent?

SIMON: They’re raising THEIR kid THEIR WAY! Do you want someone second-guessing all YOUR parenting decisions?
SNAMANTHICA: I HAVE to say something. Each turn of the screw more certainly augurs a grisly end for the babe

[[Snamanthica departs, presumably to confront the parents in charge of the device. After a moment, she returns.]]

SIMON: Well?
SNAMANTHICA: They wearily explained that the baby has a medical condition requiring his skull to be lanced hourly
SNAMANTHICA: And furthermore, their insurance would only pay for the most terrifying possible device, as a way to obliquely punish them for being of humble means.
SNAMANTHICA: But still. I’m glad I said something

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#1152; In which a Baby is imperiled transcribed by in

[[A woman, SNAMANTHICA, gestures urgently at a large mechanical device with a baby inside while speaking to a man, SIMON.]]

SNAMANTHICA: Oh! Simon! Those people left their baby in some sort of HYDRAULIC DEATH-SCREW! It winds itself closer to the small, soft body by the second!

SNAMANTHICA: I should SAY something!
SIMON: Leave it alone! It's none of your business!

SIMON: You don't KNOW that it's a DEATH-SCREW! Do you want to be one of those meddling people who lectures others on how to parent?

SIMON: They're raising THEIR kid THEIR WAY! Do you want someone second-guessing all YOUR parenting decisions?
SNAMANTHICA: I HAVE to say something. Each turn of the screw more certainly augurs a grisly end for the babe

[[Snamanthica departs, presumably to confront the parents in charge of the device. After a moment, she returns.]]

SIMON: Well?
SNAMANTHICA: They wearily explained that the baby has a medical condition requiring his skull to be lanced hourly
SNAMANTHICA: And furthermore, their insurance would only pay for the most terrifying possible device, as a way to obliquely punish them for being of humble means.
SNAMANTHICA: But still. I'm glad I said something

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the fact that the death-screw in use prompts strangers to comment on it daily is actually part of the punishment

#1152; In which a Baby is imperiled

  — August 21st, 2015

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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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