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ERIC: You wanted to see me, Professor?
DR. MONROE: Yes. About your essay. “John Grote and the Utilitarian Philosophy”?
ERIC: Of course! The one I wrote very hard!

DR. MONROE: Just out of curiosity, I put a few key phrases into Google. “An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy” by John Grote was published in 1870. It is word-for-word identical to your essay.

ERIC: 1870?? Oh my gosh! Do you realize what this means?! PROFESSOR!

ERIC: At some point in the future

ERIC [[whispering]]: I will go back in time

{{header: look up WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I will begin writing under my future-pseudonym at once! Oh look I’ve already written an entire bookshelf!}}

#685; A Treat to Look Forward to transcribed by in

ERIC: You wanted to see me, Professor?
DR. MONROE: Yes. About your essay. “John Grote and the Utilitarian Philosophy”?
ERIC: Of course! The one I wrote very hard!

DR. MONROE: Just out of curiosity, I put a few key phrases into Google. “An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy” by John Grote was published in 1870. It is word-for-word identical to your essay.

ERIC: 1870?? Oh my gosh! Do you realize what this means?! PROFESSOR!

ERIC: At some point in the future

ERIC [[whispering]]: I will go back in time

{{header: look up WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I will begin writing under my future-pseudonym at once! Oh look I’ve already written an entire bookshelf!}}

#685; A Treat to Look Forward to transcribed by in

ERIC: You wanted to see me, Professor?
DR. MONROE: Yes. About your essay. "John Grote and the Utilitarian Philosophy"?
ERIC: Of course! The one I wrote very hard!

DR. MONROE: Just out of curiosity, I put a few key phrases into Google. "An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy" by John Grote was published in 1870. It is word-for-word identical to your essay.

ERIC: 1870?? Oh my gosh! Do you realize what this means?! PROFESSOR!

ERIC: At some point in the future

ERIC [[whispering]]: I will go back in time

{{header: look up WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I will begin writing under my future-pseudonym at once! Oh look I've already written an entire bookshelf!}}

I will begin writing under my future-pseudonym at once! Oh look I've already written an entire bookshelf!

#685; A Treat to Look Forward to

  — December 14th, 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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