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PRUDENCE: Let me get this straight.
I sent you off with MAGIC BEANS that can access the world of the GIANTS.
And you TRADED them? For a COW?!

PRUDENCE: Do you know how LONG it took me to CULTIVATE those magic beans?
They had to be spliced. And selected. And bred. And enchanted.
We had a PLAN, Stanley. We were going to go to the LAND OF THE GIANTS and PLUNDER their kingdom!

STANLEY: B-but I thought with a COW we could maybe–
PRUDENCE: Could WHAT, Stanley?
WHAT could we have done with a MANGY OLD COW that we couldn’t have done a HUNDRED TIMES OVER with a giant’s GIANT COW?

PRUDENCE: I swear! You and your THOUGHTS!
…Where IS that old cow, anyway?
STANLEY: That’s what I’ve been trying to SAY!
I TRADED it. For a MAGIC ANTHILL.
PRUDENCE: …A MAGIC anthill?
STANLEY: The ANTS
NEVER STOP

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#596; Stanley the Trader transcribed by in

PRUDENCE: Let me get this straight.
I sent you off with MAGIC BEANS that can access the world of the GIANTS.
And you TRADED them? For a COW?!

PRUDENCE: Do you know how LONG it took me to CULTIVATE those magic beans?
They had to be spliced. And selected. And bred. And enchanted.
We had a PLAN, Stanley. We were going to go to the LAND OF THE GIANTS and PLUNDER their kingdom!

STANLEY: B-but I thought with a COW we could maybe--
PRUDENCE: Could WHAT, Stanley?
WHAT could we have done with a MANGY OLD COW that we couldn't have done a HUNDRED TIMES OVER with a giant's GIANT COW?

PRUDENCE: I swear! You and your THOUGHTS!
...Where IS that old cow, anyway?
STANLEY: That's what I've been trying to SAY!
I TRADED it. For a MAGIC ANTHILL.
PRUDENCE: ...A MAGIC anthill?
STANLEY: The ANTS
NEVER STOP

{{header: swap for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: They form a long red line anchoring nightmares to the core of the Earth. I thought it would be a good trade}}

They form a long red line anchoring nightmares to the core of the Earth. I thought it would be a good trade

#596; Stanley the Trader

  — February 16th, 2010

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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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