[[A Viking faces off against a soldier guarding a castle with a Gatling gun]]

Olaf: This is a raid You shall all perish by the hand of Olaf the – oh, wait, what’s that – That’s new
Smitty: Whaa? Huh?

Olaf: Oh, nothing! Just passing through! Looks like you guys made some, um, improvements since I was here scouting the area for conquest- I mean – um – dropping off that muffin basket.
Smitty: What, this? This is nothing! It’s our new taffy machine!

Olaf: T-taffy machine?
Smitty: Go on, take a close look! Unless you don’t want some delicious taffy!
Olaf: I do like a good taffy

<> [[Olaf is cut clear in half by the “taffy machine”]]

Smitty: Delicious taffy.
General: SMITTY ARE YOU RUNNING THE TAFFY MACHINE AGAIN AND NOT SHARING

#234; In which a Norseman succumbs transcribed by in

[[A Viking faces off against a soldier guarding a castle with a Gatling gun]]

Olaf: This is a raid You shall all perish by the hand of Olaf the – oh, wait, what’s that – That’s new
Smitty: Whaa? Huh?

Olaf: T-taffy machine?
Smitty: Go on, take a close look! Unless you don’t want some delicious taffy!
Olaf: I do like a good taffy

<> [[Olaf is cut clear in half by the “taffy machine”]]

Smitty: Delicious taffy.
General: SMITTY ARE YOU RUNNING THE TAFFY MACHINE AGAIN AND NOT SHARING

#234; In which a Norseman succumbs transcribed by in

[[A Viking faces off against a soldier guarding a castle with a Gatling gun]]

Olaf: This is a raid You shall all perish by the hand of Olaf the - oh, wait, what's that - That's new
Smitty: Whaa? Huh?

Olaf: Oh, nothing! Just passing through! Looks like you guys made some, um, improvements since I was here scouting the area for conquest- I mean - um - dropping off that muffin basket.
Smitty: What, this? This is nothing! It's our new taffy machine!

Olaf: T-taffy machine?
Smitty: Go on, take a close look! Unless you don't want some delicious taffy!
Olaf: I do like a good taffy

<> [[Olaf is cut clear in half by the "taffy machine"]]

Smitty: Delicious taffy.
General: SMITTY ARE YOU RUNNING THE TAFFY MACHINE AGAIN AND NOT SHARING

hey where did this muffin basket come from

#234; In which a Norseman succumbs

— September 29th, 2006

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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.

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It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

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#234; In which a Norseman succumbs

— September 29th, 2006

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