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NORVILLE: Do you stock plumbing supplies? I need some 5/8″ brass fittings.
ASHTON: Oh, NO! There’s been a CONTAMINATION SCARE on brass fittings!

ASHTON: EVERYTHING’S been QUARANTINED! You don’t have any in your HOUSE, do you?
NORVILLE: CONTAMINATION– That doesn’t really make–
ASHTON: BRASS has been reclassified a ZONE ALPHA DEADLY POISON! Don’t move, you might be infected!

ASHTON: BRING IN THE DECONTAMINANT SCRUB!
[[SETH enters and sprays NORVILLE with a substance from a tank carried on his back.]]
<>
NORVILLE: This tastes like spray glue.

ASHTON: LOOK OUT!

[[NORVILLE is showered with sprockets.]]

[[NORVILLE is now thoroughly covered with sprockets, thanks to the spray glue.]]
ASHTON: HAHAHAHA!

ASHTON: You’ve

ASHTON: been

ASHTON and TWO OTHER MEN: STEAMPUNK’D!

[[NORVILLE stands there silently, still covered in sprockets.]]

{{Header: it’s raining WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: yo dawg I herd you like sprockets so I put sprockets in your sprockets so you can sprocket while you sprocket}}

#538; In which Pipes continue to leak transcribed by in

NORVILLE: Do you stock plumbing supplies? I need some 5/8″ brass fittings.
ASHTON: Oh, NO! There’s been a CONTAMINATION SCARE on brass fittings!

ASHTON: EVERYTHING’S been QUARANTINED! You don’t have any in your HOUSE, do you?
NORVILLE: CONTAMINATION– That doesn’t really make–
ASHTON: BRASS has been reclassified a ZONE ALPHA DEADLY POISON! Don’t move, you might be infected!

ASHTON: BRING IN THE DECONTAMINANT SCRUB!
[[SETH enters and sprays NORVILLE with a substance from a tank carried on his back.]]
<>
NORVILLE: This tastes like spray glue.

ASHTON: LOOK OUT!

[[NORVILLE is showered with sprockets.]]

[[NORVILLE is now thoroughly covered with sprockets, thanks to the spray glue.]]
ASHTON: HAHAHAHA!

ASHTON: You’ve

ASHTON: been

ASHTON and TWO OTHER MEN: STEAMPUNK’D!

[[NORVILLE stands there silently, still covered in sprockets.]]

{{Header: it’s raining WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: yo dawg I herd you like sprockets so I put sprockets in your sprockets so you can sprocket while you sprocket}}

#538; In which Pipes continue to leak transcribed by in

NORVILLE: Do you stock plumbing supplies? I need some 5/8" brass fittings.
ASHTON: Oh, NO! There's been a CONTAMINATION SCARE on brass fittings!

ASHTON: EVERYTHING'S been QUARANTINED! You don't have any in your HOUSE, do you?
NORVILLE: CONTAMINATION-- That doesn't really make--
ASHTON: BRASS has been reclassified a ZONE ALPHA DEADLY POISON! Don't move, you might be infected!

ASHTON: BRING IN THE DECONTAMINANT SCRUB!
[[SETH enters and sprays NORVILLE with a substance from a tank carried on his back.]]
<>
NORVILLE: This tastes like spray glue.

ASHTON: LOOK OUT!

[[NORVILLE is showered with sprockets.]]

[[NORVILLE is now thoroughly covered with sprockets, thanks to the spray glue.]]
ASHTON: HAHAHAHA!

ASHTON: You've

ASHTON: been

ASHTON and TWO OTHER MEN: STEAMPUNK'D!

[[NORVILLE stands there silently, still covered in sprockets.]]

{{Header: it's raining WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: yo dawg I herd you like sprockets so I put sprockets in your sprockets so you can sprocket while you sprocket}}

yo dawg I herd you like sprockets so I put sprockets in your sprockets so you can sprocket while you sprocket

#538; In which Pipes continue to leak

  — July 28th, 2009

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Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

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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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