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BARNEY: …so then I says, “No, I want PLAID pants!
“You know what plaid is? You know what PLAID is?
“It’s PLAID!”

BARNEY: The secretary-general just LOOKED at me. You know that guy’s got eyes could MELT a STEAM-SHOVEL.
“Barney,” he say, “Times are tough. You think everyone don’t want plaid pants? But we got to RATION them trousers, Barney.
“Some of us…we got to SACRIFICE.”
Then, in the middle of the crowded hall, I KID you not…
–took off his grandaddy’s very own plaid pants. Handed ’em RIGHT over to me.
“Fer YOU,” he says, “and fer the UNION.”

BARNEY: Class act, that one. CLASS A-PLUS ACT all the way to the bay.
FRED: Barney, I asked where you wanted to have LUNCH.
BARNEY: I’M GETTING TO THAT

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#459; In which Pants have a Pedigree transcribed by in

BARNEY: ...so then I says, "No, I want PLAID pants!
"You know what plaid is? You know what PLAID is?
"It's PLAID!"

BARNEY: The secretary-general just LOOKED at me. You know that guy's got eyes could MELT a STEAM-SHOVEL.
"Barney," he say, "Times are tough. You think everyone don't want plaid pants? But we got to RATION them trousers, Barney.
"Some of us...we got to SACRIFICE."
Then, in the middle of the crowded hall, I KID you not...
--took off his grandaddy's very own plaid pants. Handed 'em RIGHT over to me.
"Fer YOU," he says, "and fer the UNION."

BARNEY: Class act, that one. CLASS A-PLUS ACT all the way to the bay.
FRED: Barney, I asked where you wanted to have LUNCH.
BARNEY: I'M GETTING TO THAT

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you do not have to explain how you were shot out of a cannon over occupied france in order to give me your opinion on sandwiches

#459; In which Pants have a Pedigree

  — November 7th, 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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