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– Went by Hot Topic the other day. They had a pretty rad Ninja Turtles t-shirt. – Hot Topic? Geez, man!
– I know! I know!

– I really do not want to give in to their crass and obvious pandering to my demographic. / But yet I really want a Ninja Turtles t-shirt. I have been agonizing over this.

– Well, I guess you could somehow convince yourself that shopping for t-shirts at Hot Topic is ironic in itself.
– I will inhabit any fantasy world that will put Shredder on my body.

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{{alt-text: note for international readers: hot topic is a store found in suburban shopping malls. they sell a bizarre combination of naughty novelties, goth gear like corsets and boots, and trendy logo shirts with ‘clever’ sayings and nintendo characters and the emblems of punk rock bands that were big a decade before the average customer was born. it is the dictionary definition of over-the-counter counterculture.}}

#268; A Moral Dilemma transcribed by in

– Went by Hot Topic the other day. They had a pretty rad Ninja Turtles t-shirt. – Hot Topic? Geez, man!
– I know! I know!

– I really do not want to give in to their crass and obvious pandering to my demographic. / But yet I really want a Ninja Turtles t-shirt. I have been agonizing over this.

– Well, I guess you could somehow convince yourself that shopping for t-shirts at Hot Topic is ironic in itself.
– I will inhabit any fantasy world that will put Shredder on my body.

{{header: suck it up at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: note for international readers: hot topic is a store found in suburban shopping malls. they sell a bizarre combination of naughty novelties, goth gear like corsets and boots, and trendy logo shirts with ‘clever’ sayings and nintendo characters and the emblems of punk rock bands that were big a decade before the average customer was born. it is the dictionary definition of over-the-counter counterculture.}}

#268; A Moral Dilemma transcribed by in

- Went by Hot Topic the other day. They had a pretty rad Ninja Turtles t-shirt. - Hot Topic? Geez, man!
- I know! I know!

- I really do not want to give in to their crass and obvious pandering to my demographic. / But yet I really want a Ninja Turtles t-shirt. I have been agonizing over this.

- Well, I guess you could somehow convince yourself that shopping for t-shirts at Hot Topic is ironic in itself.
- I will inhabit any fantasy world that will put Shredder on my body.

{{header: suck it up at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: note for international readers: hot topic is a store found in suburban shopping malls. they sell a bizarre combination of naughty novelties, goth gear like corsets and boots, and trendy logo shirts with 'clever' sayings and nintendo characters and the emblems of punk rock bands that were big a decade before the average customer was born. it is the dictionary definition of over-the-counter counterculture.}}

note for international readers: hot topic is a store found in suburban shopping malls. they sell a bizarre combination of naughty novelties, goth gear like corsets and boots, and trendy logo shirts with 'clever' sayings or nintendo characters or the emblems of punk rock bands that were big a decade before the average customer was born. it is the dictionary definition of over-the-counter counterculture.

#268; A Moral Dilemma

  — January 23rd, 2007

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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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