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HAP: I was chopping up some beets and got the best idea for a tattoo!

HAP: It looks like the flesh of my chest is ripped back and inside my body there is a tiny dinosaur working a series of levers to control me Down one arm there’s an army of manatees mounting to stage a coup and take control of the me-throne Down the other arm is the rival army of dinosaurs but they are actually being driven by butterflies in hive-mind mode Climbing up my back there’s like a silhouette of myself but it’s as if I’m climbing the mountain of me to get my soul back from the dinosaur in my ribcage And I’m being chased by this fast-growing fungus that is turning my body to mushrooms as it creeps up from my crack

WINSTEAD: Think about it, man. What’s that gonna look like when you’re eighty?
HAP: I dunno, but for the fifty years between now and then it’s gonna look BOSS

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#641; A Long Day in the Chair transcribed by in

HAP: I was chopping up some beets and got the best idea for a tattoo!

HAP: It looks like the flesh of my chest is ripped back and inside my body there is a tiny dinosaur working a series of levers to control me Down one arm there's an army of manatees mounting to stage a coup and take control of the me-throne Down the other arm is the rival army of dinosaurs but they are actually being driven by butterflies in hive-mind mode Climbing up my back there's like a silhouette of myself but it's as if I'm climbing the mountain of me to get my soul back from the dinosaur in my ribcage And I'm being chased by this fast-growing fungus that is turning my body to mushrooms as it creeps up from my crack

WINSTEAD: Think about it, man. What's that gonna look like when you're eighty?
HAP: I dunno, but for the fifty years between now and then it's gonna look BOSS

{{header: ink up at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: and if I have to wear a SHIRT I'll get a tattoo of a SHIRT}}

and if I have to wear a SHIRT I'll get a tattoo of a SHIRT

#641; A Long Day in the Chair

  — July 23rd, 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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