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[[MAN and WOMAN are driving about the town in one of those newfangled “horseless carriages”.]]

WOMAN: Did you know that when you smell something, you’re actually inhaling particulates of that object?
MAN: WHAT? No you’re not.

MAN: Recognizable smells are specific combinations of airborne molecules called odorants. Odorants are chemical vapors which must permeate a mucous membrane to bond with olfactory receptors.
MAN: “Particulates” would neither permeate the membrane nor bond chemically with the receptors.

[[MAN sniffs]]

MAN: You just farted, didn’t you?
WOMAN: It’s pretty much my go-to rhetorical technique.

{{header: refute at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: really, spoilsport, it’s much funnier if you think you are breathing poop. and normally ‘particulates’ seals the deal.}}

#297; In which an Argument is formulated transcribed by in

[[MAN and WOMAN are driving about the town in one of those newfangled “horseless carriages”.]]

WOMAN: Did you know that when you smell something, you’re actually inhaling particulates of that object?
MAN: WHAT? No you’re not.

MAN: Recognizable smells are specific combinations of airborne molecules called odorants. Odorants are chemical vapors which must permeate a mucous membrane to bond with olfactory receptors.
MAN: “Particulates” would neither permeate the membrane nor bond chemically with the receptors.

[[MAN sniffs]]

MAN: You just farted, didn’t you?
WOMAN: It’s pretty much my go-to rhetorical technique.

{{header: refute at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: really, spoilsport, it’s much funnier if you think you are breathing poop. and normally ‘particulates’ seals the deal.}}

#297; In which an Argument is formulated transcribed by in

[[MAN and WOMAN are driving about the town in one of those newfangled "horseless carriages".]]

WOMAN: Did you know that when you smell something, you're actually inhaling particulates of that object?
MAN: WHAT? No you're not.

MAN: Recognizable smells are specific combinations of airborne molecules called odorants. Odorants are chemical vapors which must permeate a mucous membrane to bond with olfactory receptors.
MAN: "Particulates" would neither permeate the membrane nor bond chemically with the receptors.

[[MAN sniffs]]

MAN: You just farted, didn't you?
WOMAN: It's pretty much my go-to rhetorical technique.

{{header: refute at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: really, spoilsport, it's much funnier if you think you are breathing poop. and normally 'particulates' seals the deal.}}

really, spoilsport, it is much funnier if you think you are breathing poop. and normally 'particulates' seals the deal.

#297; In which an Argument is formulated

  — May 4th, 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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