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[[JIM is on the phone]]
JIM: …all right, thanks for the call. What time do you want to meet on Tuesday? Ted? Hello? Ah, crap. I lost him.
VITUS (showing off his new telehat): So call him back.

JIM: What if he’s calling ME back? We’ll get each other’s voicemail. Why isn’t there a rule for this situation yet? Such as: “In the event of a dropped call, regardless of the cause, it is the responsibility of the person who initiated the call to call the other party back.” THERE. How hard was THAT? NOT VERY

VITUS: But Ted doesn’t know about that rule. You just made it up. What if he’s just formulated the same rule, but opposite? And he’s waiting for you to call?

[[ACTUALLY THAT IS NOT THE CASE]]
TED: Hey, Jim, sorry ’bout that, don’t know what happened. Where were we?

{{header: all is solved at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: this is a real rule now okay}}

#390; A Reasonable Solution transcribed by in

[[JIM is on the phone]]
JIM: ...all right, thanks for the call. What time do you want to meet on Tuesday? Ted? Hello? Ah, crap. I lost him.
VITUS (showing off his new telehat): So call him back.

JIM: What if he's calling ME back? We'll get each other's voicemail. Why isn't there a rule for this situation yet? Such as: "In the event of a dropped call, regardless of the cause, it is the responsibility of the person who initiated the call to call the other party back." THERE. How hard was THAT? NOT VERY

VITUS: But Ted doesn't know about that rule. You just made it up. What if he's just formulated the same rule, but opposite? And he's waiting for you to call?

[[ACTUALLY THAT IS NOT THE CASE]]
TED: Hey, Jim, sorry 'bout that, don't know what happened. Where were we?

{{header: all is solved at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: this is a real rule now okay}}

this is a real rule now okay

#390; A Reasonable Solution

  — March 14th, 2008

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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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