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[[A constable stops a bundled-up woman in a rainy alley.]]

Policeman: All right, hold it right there.
What’s under the coat?
Contraband? Stolen goods? Illegal ferrets? Drugs? Placebos? Placentas?
Platonic friends? Pluralistic ignorance? Planar geometrics? Planck’s Constant? Plastic bags that could suffocate children?
ALL HIGHLY ILLEGAL

Woman: Actually, I’m just trying to cover a huge rip in my bodice –
I can show you if you don’t believe me
Policeman: Ma’am, are you trying to seduce me?
Woman: No, I would never –
Policeman: Be-cause it’s wo-o-orking!

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#312; In which an Officer exercises Vigilance transcribed by in

[[A constable stops a bundled-up woman in a rainy alley.]]

Policeman: All right, hold it right there.
What’s under the coat?
Contraband? Stolen goods? Illegal ferrets? Drugs? Placebos? Placentas?
Platonic friends? Pluralistic ignorance? Planar geometrics? Planck’s Constant? Plastic bags that could suffocate children?
ALL HIGHLY ILLEGAL

Woman: Actually, I’m just trying to cover a huge rip in my bodice –
I can show you if you don’t believe me
Policeman: Ma’am, are you trying to seduce me?
Woman: No, I would never –
Policeman: Be-cause it’s wo-o-orking!

{{header: hurry home at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: but seriously let’s have a look then}}

#312; In which an Officer exercises Vigilance transcribed by in

[[A constable stops a bundled-up woman in a rainy alley.]]

Policeman: All right, hold it right there.
What's under the coat?
Contraband? Stolen goods? Illegal ferrets? Drugs? Placebos? Placentas?
Platonic friends? Pluralistic ignorance? Planar geometrics? Planck's Constant? Plastic bags that could suffocate children?
ALL HIGHLY ILLEGAL

Woman: Actually, I'm just trying to cover a huge rip in my bodice -
I can show you if you don't believe me
Policeman: Ma'am, are you trying to seduce me?
Woman: No, I would never -
Policeman: Be-cause it's wo-o-orking!

{{header: hurry home at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: but seriously let's have a look then}}

but seriously let's have a look then

#312; In which an Officer exercises Vigilance

  — June 25th, 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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