Comic Transcripts

GLEN: I want a book on how to get rich.
CLARA: I don’t sell books like that. But would you like me to tell you how to get rich, instead?
GLEN: …sure, go for it.

CLARA: It’s very simple. First, create a product that makes absurd promises. Topical cream that makes you lose weight; work-from-home “businesses” that generate their own income……books that deliver “secrets” to wealth.

CLARA: Then, abandon all dignity by hawking your product shamelessly to gullible people. Presto! PROFIT.
GLEN: I don’t know if I should take business advice from a bookseller who doesn’t carry ANY of the best-sellers on wealth-building.

CLARA: I have limited space, so I choose only to stock beautiful things. Those books are not among them.
GLEN: Criminy, aren’t you just PRINCIPLED.
CLARA: It is why I am not rich.

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#383; In which a Fortune is sought transcribed by in

GLEN: I want a book on how to get rich.
CLARA: I don't sell books like that. But would you like me to tell you how to get rich, instead?
GLEN: ...sure, go for it.

CLARA: It's very simple. First, create a product that makes absurd promises. Topical cream that makes you lose weight; work-from-home "businesses" that generate their own income......books that deliver "secrets" to wealth.

CLARA: Then, abandon all dignity by hawking your product shamelessly to gullible people. Presto! PROFIT.
GLEN: I don't know if I should take business advice from a bookseller who doesn't carry ANY of the best-sellers on wealth-building.

CLARA: I have limited space, so I choose only to stock beautiful things. Those books are not among them.
GLEN: Criminy, aren't you just PRINCIPLED.
CLARA: It is why I am not rich.

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{{alt-text: life could be so easy, you know}}

life could be so easy, you know

#383; In which a Fortune is sought

  — February 26th, 2008

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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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