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Borgus, still wearing his charred hat, is now on a street corner, holding a series of crudely hand-lettered signs. He has one sign in each hand, he wears a sandwich board, and another sign is propped up next to him. On the signs, he has drawn his impression of the lightning duds. The signs are also full of slogans such as “BE AWARE!” and “AFRAID OF LIGHTNING?” and “THERE ARE CREATURES IN YOUR HOUSE!!”

AEMICE: …Are you sure THIS is how you want to spend all your time?

BORGUS: It’s SHAMEFUL the information that’s being HIDDEN from people! Normal people, DECENT people, going through life IGNORANT of the TRUTH!

AEMICE (looking around): Shouldn’t we be working on finding a place to LIVE?

BORGUS: And where do the GOBLINS live, HUH? Where do THEY go during the day? WHAT EVEN ARE THEY? Animals? DEMONS?

Aemice, sensibly, consults her phone.

AEMICE: Wikipedia says they’re “a subspecies of aardvark.”

BORGUS: And what’s the connection with them and LIGHTNING?

AEMICE: Wikipedia says “If Zeus doesn’t get to watch them cavort around in people’s underwear, it makes him furious.”

BORGUS (spittle flying, furious): GREAT! Like my SIGNS aren’t full enough ALREADY!!

#1559; In which a Home is Haunted (Part 8 of 8) transcribed by in

Borgus, still wearing his charred hat, is now on a street corner, holding a series of crudely hand-lettered signs. He has one sign in each hand, he wears a sandwich board, and another sign is propped up next to him. On the signs, he has drawn his impression of the lightning duds. The signs are also full of slogans such as "BE AWARE!" and "AFRAID OF LIGHTNING?" and "THERE ARE CREATURES IN YOUR HOUSE!!"

AEMICE: ...Are you sure THIS is how you want to spend all your time?

BORGUS: It's SHAMEFUL the information that's being HIDDEN from people! Normal people, DECENT people, going through life IGNORANT of the TRUTH!

AEMICE (looking around): Shouldn't we be working on finding a place to LIVE?

BORGUS: And where do the GOBLINS live, HUH? Where do THEY go during the day? WHAT EVEN ARE THEY? Animals? DEMONS?

Aemice, sensibly, consults her phone.

AEMICE: Wikipedia says they're "a subspecies of aardvark."

BORGUS: And what's the connection with them and LIGHTNING?

AEMICE: Wikipedia says "If Zeus doesn't get to watch them cavort around in people's underwear, it makes him furious."

BORGUS (spittle flying, furious): GREAT! Like my SIGNS aren't full enough ALREADY!!

It was on Wikipedia the whole time, dude. You could have looked.

#1559; In which a Home is Haunted (Part 8 of 8)

  — February 1st, 2025

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This storyline began with Part 1.

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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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