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[[A man in a top hat holding a cane greets a secretary, next to a table stacked with books inside some sort of library.]]
Man: I’m here for a meeting with Dr. Rasmus Endofarb, drinking straw innovator?
Secretary: I’m so sorry. Dr. Rasmus is quite ill and cannot see visitors.

[[Dr. Rasmus speaks off-screen in the next room, from behind a curtain. His speech bubbles are shaky, indicating that he is ill.]]
Dr. Rasmus: No
Dr. Rasmus: Please
Dr. Rasmus: We must have a drink together

[[Four drinking straws, attached together to form a much longer straw, extend out of the curtain.]]

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#752; The Straw Man at Home transcribed by in

[[A man in a top hat holding a cane greets a secretary, next to a table stacked with books inside some sort of library.]]
Man: I’m here for a meeting with Dr. Rasmus Endofarb, drinking straw innovator?
Secretary: I’m so sorry. Dr. Rasmus is quite ill and cannot see visitors.

[[Dr. Rasmus speaks off-screen in the next room, from behind a curtain. His speech bubbles are shaky, indicating that he is ill.]]
Dr. Rasmus: No
Dr. Rasmus: Please
Dr. Rasmus: We must have a drink together

[[Four drinking straws, attached together to form a much longer straw, extend out of the curtain.]]

{{Header: extend courtesy to wondermark.com}}
{{Alt-text: sluurrrrppppp}}

#752; The Straw Man at Home transcribed by in

[[A man in a top hat holding a cane greets a secretary, next to a table stacked with books inside some sort of library.]]
Man: I'm here for a meeting with Dr. Rasmus Endofarb, drinking straw innovator?
Secretary: I'm so sorry. Dr. Rasmus is quite ill and cannot see visitors.

[[Dr. Rasmus speaks off-screen in the next room, from behind a curtain. His speech bubbles are shaky, indicating that he is ill.]]
Dr. Rasmus: No
Dr. Rasmus: Please
Dr. Rasmus: We must have a drink together

[[Four drinking straws, attached together to form a much longer straw, extend out of the curtain.]]

{{Header: extend courtesy to wondermark.com}}
{{Alt-text: sluurrrrppppp}}

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#752; The Straw Man at Home

  — September 2nd, 2011

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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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