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[[PAUL stands up to his waist in water, holding an EEL.]]
PAUL: I don’t believe it! Finally, after years of searching!
PAUL: The Belmont Answer-Eel, writhing in these very hands!
EEL: ARRGHH! My fondness for biting at glittery things has horribly backfired! But I am nothing if not a fish of honor. What’s your question?

PAUL: Every so often the news comes out – oh, now this food is good for you, that food is bad for you…
PAUL: I’m tired of network news scare tactics. I don’t want spin or rumors or corporate B. S. Can you just tell me in plain terms? WHAT. SHOULD. I. EAT.
EEL: Fresh fruits and vegetables.

PAUL: That’s it? That’s the secret?
EEL: That’s the secret.
PAUL: Huh. Now tell me what I can stuff my face with that probably won’t kill me.

{{header: reel ’em in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: basically i am looking for someone who thinks it is perfectly acceptable to eat an entire 5 lb bag of marshmallows in 13 minutes}}

#310; In which Paul asks a Question of an Eel transcribed by in

[[PAUL stands up to his waist in water, holding an EEL.]]
PAUL: I don’t believe it! Finally, after years of searching!
PAUL: The Belmont Answer-Eel, writhing in these very hands!
EEL: ARRGHH! My fondness for biting at glittery things has horribly backfired! But I am nothing if not a fish of honor. What’s your question?

PAUL: Every so often the news comes out – oh, now this food is good for you, that food is bad for you…
PAUL: I’m tired of network news scare tactics. I don’t want spin or rumors or corporate B. S. Can you just tell me in plain terms? WHAT. SHOULD. I. EAT.
EEL: Fresh fruits and vegetables.

PAUL: That’s it? That’s the secret?
EEL: That’s the secret.
PAUL: Huh. Now tell me what I can stuff my face with that probably won’t kill me.

{{header: reel ’em in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: basically i am looking for someone who thinks it is perfectly acceptable to eat an entire 5 lb bag of marshmallows in 13 minutes}}

#310; In which Paul asks a Question of an Eel transcribed by in

[[PAUL stands up to his waist in water, holding an EEL.]]
PAUL: I don't believe it! Finally, after years of searching!
PAUL: The Belmont Answer-Eel, writhing in these very hands!
EEL: ARRGHH! My fondness for biting at glittery things has horribly backfired! But I am nothing if not a fish of honor. What's your question?

PAUL: Every so often the news comes out - oh, now this food is good for you, that food is bad for you...
PAUL: I'm tired of network news scare tactics. I don't want spin or rumors or corporate B. S. Can you just tell me in plain terms? WHAT. SHOULD. I. EAT.
EEL: Fresh fruits and vegetables.

PAUL: That's it? That's the secret?
EEL: That's the secret.
PAUL: Huh. Now tell me what I can stuff my face with that probably won't kill me.

{{header: reel 'em in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: basically i am looking for someone who thinks it is perfectly acceptable to eat an entire 5 lb bag of marshmallows in 13 minutes}}

basically i am looking for someone who thinks it is perfectly acceptable to eat an entire 5 lb bag of marshmallows in 13 minutes

#310; In which Paul asks a Question of an Eel

  — June 19th, 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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