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TERRY: Check out my awesome new marionette! Completely lifelike. Fully articulated. Accurate joint physics.

TERRY: Faithfully-recreated goals. Realistic dreams. Comes with a full set of aspirations, that, as the puppeteer, you can fulfill or crush at your discretion. “I wanted to be an ice-cream flavor tester!” “Not even a superstar! Just a solid 9-to-5 at Dreyer’s that pays the bills.”

TERRY: “I even got so far as taking the test. But it turns out I don’t have any taste buds.” “I am made of injection-molded plastic slapped with acrylic paint and cheap decals to appear alive.”

[[Animated: TERRY’s puppet attacks ZEKE’s leg in frustration.]]

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#648; What the Puppet Wanted transcribed by in

TERRY: Check out my awesome new marionette! Completely lifelike. Fully articulated. Accurate joint physics.

TERRY: Faithfully-recreated goals. Realistic dreams. Comes with a full set of aspirations, that, as the puppeteer, you can fulfill or crush at your discretion. “I wanted to be an ice-cream flavor tester!” “Not even a superstar! Just a solid 9-to-5 at Dreyer’s that pays the bills.”

TERRY: “I even got so far as taking the test. But it turns out I don’t have any taste buds.” “I am made of injection-molded plastic slapped with acrylic paint and cheap decals to appear alive.”

[[Animated: TERRY’s puppet attacks ZEKE’s leg in frustration.]]

{{header: play around with WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: The puppet is trying his best.}}

#648; What the Puppet Wanted transcribed by in

TERRY: Check out my awesome new marionette! Completely lifelike. Fully articulated. Accurate joint physics.

TERRY: Faithfully-recreated goals. Realistic dreams. Comes with a full set of aspirations, that, as the puppeteer, you can fulfill or crush at your discretion. "I wanted to be an ice-cream flavor tester!" "Not even a superstar! Just a solid 9-to-5 at Dreyer's that pays the bills."

TERRY: "I even got so far as taking the test. But it turns out I don't have any taste buds." "I am made of injection-molded plastic slapped with acrylic paint and cheap decals to appear alive."

[[Animated: TERRY's puppet attacks ZEKE's leg in frustration.]]

{{header: play around with WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: The puppet is trying his best.}}

The puppet is trying his best

#648; What the Puppet Wanted

  — August 13th, 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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