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[[two men in tall hats looking at some very large birds]]
Hat man 1: Ha, that’s a weird-looking bird.
Hat man 2: Looks kind of like the bad guy from ‘Steel Agent 3’.
Hat man 1: Oh, I haven’t seen the third one. The villain is a BIRD? Isn’t it a JET LI movie?

Hat man 2: Yeah, Spoiler Alert- the villain’s this giant robot, but at the end it turns out to be a bird in a–
Hat man 1 [[interrupting]]: WHOA whoa whoa! THAT was NOT a spoiler alert!
Hat man 1: You don’t say ‘Allergy alert, this chocolate has nuts in it’ and then SHOVE it down the person’s THROAT!

Hat man 1: The purpose of a spoiler alert is to ALERT someone. To make them AWARE of the danger while there is time to AVOID it.
Hat man 1: What if I’d just gotten STEEL AGENT 3 on Netflix and was about to go home and watch it? Give me a CHANCE, dude! Allow me to STOP you if I need to!

Hat man 2: I’m sorry. I went about that whole conversation in a foolish way. I thought you would GET that there IS NO Steel Agent 3 and that I was making a dumb joke about that bird.
Hat man 1: In the last ten seconds, that bird’s opinion of both of us has dropped dramatically.

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#647; In which a Spoiler is alerted transcribed by in

[[two men in tall hats looking at some very large birds]]
Hat man 1: Ha, that’s a weird-looking bird.
Hat man 2: Looks kind of like the bad guy from ‘Steel Agent 3’.
Hat man 1: Oh, I haven’t seen the third one. The villain is a BIRD? Isn’t it a JET LI movie?

Hat man 2: Yeah, Spoiler Alert- the villain’s this giant robot, but at the end it turns out to be a bird in a–
Hat man 1 [[interrupting]]: WHOA whoa whoa! THAT was NOT a spoiler alert!
Hat man 1: You don’t say ‘Allergy alert, this chocolate has nuts in it’ and then SHOVE it down the person’s THROAT!

Hat man 1: The purpose of a spoiler alert is to ALERT someone. To make them AWARE of the danger while there is time to AVOID it.
Hat man 1: What if I’d just gotten STEEL AGENT 3 on Netflix and was about to go home and watch it? Give me a CHANCE, dude! Allow me to STOP you if I need to!

Hat man 2: I’m sorry. I went about that whole conversation in a foolish way. I thought you would GET that there IS NO Steel Agent 3 and that I was making a dumb joke about that bird.
Hat man 1: In the last ten seconds, that bird’s opinion of both of us has dropped dramatically.

{{header: reveal WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I made it up! Stop Googling}}

#647; In which a Spoiler is alerted transcribed by in

[[two men in tall hats looking at some very large birds]]
Hat man 1: Ha, that's a weird-looking bird.
Hat man 2: Looks kind of like the bad guy from 'Steel Agent 3'.
Hat man 1: Oh, I haven't seen the third one. The villain is a BIRD? Isn't it a JET LI movie?

Hat man 2: Yeah, Spoiler Alert- the villain's this giant robot, but at the end it turns out to be a bird in a--
Hat man 1 [[interrupting]]: WHOA whoa whoa! THAT was NOT a spoiler alert!
Hat man 1: You don't say 'Allergy alert, this chocolate has nuts in it' and then SHOVE it down the person's THROAT!

Hat man 1: The purpose of a spoiler alert is to ALERT someone. To make them AWARE of the danger while there is time to AVOID it.
Hat man 1: What if I'd just gotten STEEL AGENT 3 on Netflix and was about to go home and watch it? Give me a CHANCE, dude! Allow me to STOP you if I need to!

Hat man 2: I'm sorry. I went about that whole conversation in a foolish way. I thought you would GET that there IS NO Steel Agent 3 and that I was making a dumb joke about that bird.
Hat man 1: In the last ten seconds, that bird's opinion of both of us has dropped dramatically.

{{header: reveal WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I made it up! Stop Googling}}

I made it up! Stop Googling

#647; In which a Spoiler is alerted

  — August 11th, 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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