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BETH: How’s it going? Still feeling bad?
YURI: Can I have more Sudafed and Benadryl and anything else you got

YURI: I do not understand how human beings functioned before the invention of pharmaceuticals. The Pyramids! The Great Wall of China! Railroads crossing continents!

YURI: NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS built all that stuff without so much as an aspirin. And sometimes BEER instead of WATER! How did they manage? I get a head cold and I can’t stand up for more than five minutes!

BETH: You’d probably be more robust too if you got that much exercise.
YURI: Enslaved by a cruel monarch! Worked to death by thirty! But I bet their sinuses were clear as HELL!

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#785; In which Medicine is necessary transcribed by in

BETH: How’s it going? Still feeling bad?
YURI: Can I have more Sudafed and Benadryl and anything else you got

YURI: I do not understand how human beings functioned before the invention of pharmaceuticals. The Pyramids! The Great Wall of China! Railroads crossing continents!

YURI: NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS built all that stuff without so much as an aspirin. And sometimes BEER instead of WATER! How did they manage? I get a head cold and I can’t stand up for more than five minutes!

BETH: You’d probably be more robust too if you got that much exercise.
YURI: Enslaved by a cruel monarch! Worked to death by thirty! But I bet their sinuses were clear as HELL!

{{header: take two WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Okay, FINE, I’ll try chewing on coca leaves to see if it makes me feel better. BUT ONLY FOR SCIENCE}}

#785; In which Medicine is necessary transcribed by in

BETH: How's it going? Still feeling bad?
YURI: Can I have more Sudafed and Benadryl and anything else you got

YURI: I do not understand how human beings functioned before the invention of pharmaceuticals. The Pyramids! The Great Wall of China! Railroads crossing continents!

YURI: NORMAL HUMAN BEINGS built all that stuff without so much as an aspirin. And sometimes BEER instead of WATER! How did they manage? I get a head cold and I can't stand up for more than five minutes!

BETH: You'd probably be more robust too if you got that much exercise.
YURI: Enslaved by a cruel monarch! Worked to death by thirty! But I bet their sinuses were clear as HELL!

{{header: take two WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Okay, FINE, I'll try chewing on coca leaves to see if it makes me feel better. BUT ONLY FOR SCIENCE}}

Okay, FINE, I'll try chewing on coca leaves to see if it makes me feel better. BUT ONLY FOR SCIENCE

#785; In which Medicine is necessary

  — December 30th, 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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