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[[Two men sit at a small table with drinks. A Waiter approaches.]]
WAITER: ALLO sir.
Pardoning me.
I am sorry to say that we are ALSO out of the salmons.
MAN #1: For the love of–How about just a SALAD? Can you MANAGE a SALAD?
WAITER: I shall see.

MAN #1: Can you BELIEVE it? Seems like they’re out of EVERYTHING!
MAN #2: I’m starting to think this isn’t a RESTAURANT so much as a performance-art installation intended to give you the ORDERING EXPERIENCE.
Some kind of commentary on consumer culture.

MAN #1: I guess that would explain the giant, pulsating strawberry slowly drinking from a steaming mug of gasoline.
MAN #2: Also the Kraftwerk.
[[There is indeed a woman with a giant strawberry for a head, sitting at the next table with a steaming cup before her.]]

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#411; In which Dinner eludes Two transcribed by in

[[Two men sit at a small table with drinks. A Waiter approaches.]]
WAITER: ALLO sir.
Pardoning me.
I am sorry to say that we are ALSO out of the salmons.
MAN #1: For the love of–How about just a SALAD? Can you MANAGE a SALAD?
WAITER: I shall see.

MAN #1: Can you BELIEVE it? Seems like they’re out of EVERYTHING!
MAN #2: I’m starting to think this isn’t a RESTAURANT so much as a performance-art installation intended to give you the ORDERING EXPERIENCE.
Some kind of commentary on consumer culture.

MAN #1: I guess that would explain the giant, pulsating strawberry slowly drinking from a steaming mug of gasoline.
MAN #2: Also the Kraftwerk.
[[There is indeed a woman with a giant strawberry for a head, sitting at the next table with a steaming cup before her.]]

{{header: wait for it at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: the waiter pronounced it ‘sall-mons’}}

#411; In which Dinner eludes Two transcribed by in

[[Two men sit at a small table with drinks. A Waiter approaches.]]
WAITER: ALLO sir.
Pardoning me.
I am sorry to say that we are ALSO out of the salmons.
MAN #1: For the love of--How about just a SALAD? Can you MANAGE a SALAD?
WAITER: I shall see.

MAN #1: Can you BELIEVE it? Seems like they're out of EVERYTHING!
MAN #2: I'm starting to think this isn't a RESTAURANT so much as a performance-art installation intended to give you the ORDERING EXPERIENCE.
Some kind of commentary on consumer culture.

MAN #1: I guess that would explain the giant, pulsating strawberry slowly drinking from a steaming mug of gasoline.
MAN #2: Also the Kraftwerk.
[[There is indeed a woman with a giant strawberry for a head, sitting at the next table with a steaming cup before her.]]

{{header: wait for it at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: the waiter pronounced it 'sall-mons'}}

the waiter pronounced it 'sall-mons'

#411; In which Dinner eludes Two

  — May 27th, 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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