[[Apronni speaks further with the little bird, who is perched on his sill.]]

APRONNI: You’re really THE bird! The little bird who tells people things! WOW! I hear about you all the time! This is incredible!

BIRD (setting a straw hat jauntily upon his little bird head): Yeah, well, I got fifty thousand more tidbits to tell people before 9PM, so…
APRONNI: Is it — JUST you? ALWAYS? There isn’t a little bird corps? You’re THE little bird?

BIRD: I used to have a lizard and a raccoon helping me out too, but it muddled the brand.

[CUT AWAY TO: A new man, Cuthbert, addresses his coworker]

CUTHBERT: ’Morning, Jerbert! A weird raccoon told me your daughter’s about to graduate from kindergarten!
JERBERT: You are never to talk TO or OF my family EVER AGAIN

[BACK TO SCENE]

APRONNI: Sure, I can see that.

APRONNI: But WHY do you go around telling people things? What’s your angle?
BIRD: Right now I’m just building up a dedicated user base. I’ll probably pivot to a freemium model later

{{come to roost at WONDERMARK.COM}}

#1371; The Avian Informant, Part 2 transcribed by in

[[Apronni speaks further with the little bird, who is perched on his sill.]]

APRONNI: You’re really THE bird! The little bird who tells people things! WOW! I hear about you all the time! This is incredible!

BIRD (setting a straw hat jauntily upon his little bird head): Yeah, well, I got fifty thousand more tidbits to tell people before 9PM, so…
APRONNI: Is it -- JUST you? ALWAYS? There isn’t a little bird corps? You’re THE little bird?

BIRD: I used to have a lizard and a raccoon helping me out too, but it muddled the brand.

[CUT AWAY TO: A new man, Cuthbert, addresses his coworker]

CUTHBERT: ’Morning, Jerbert! A weird raccoon told me your daughter’s about to graduate from kindergarten!
JERBERT: You are never to talk TO or OF my family EVER AGAIN

[BACK TO SCENE]

APRONNI: Sure, I can see that.

APRONNI: But WHY do you go around telling people things? What’s your angle?
BIRD: Right now I’m just building up a dedicated user base. I’ll probably pivot to a freemium model later

{{come to roost at WONDERMARK.COM}}

The lizard asked for too much equity too early. You gotta check your ego at the door in this business, man.

#1371; The Avian Informant, Part 2

— January 16th, 2018

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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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