Comic Transcripts

[[A guy is reading the newspaper, with another man with a pipe looking over his shoulder.]]
Guy: It says here that smoking is the number one cause of death for men aged 25-30.
Man: Well, good thing I’m not a man, then!

[[The guy is still reading, with a woman beside him now.]]
Guy: And women are at great risk for breast cancer, osteoporosis, and hysteria.
Woman: Um, well… good thing I’m not a woman!

[[Now the guy, still with the newspaper, is accompanied by a big dinosaur-looking thing.]]
Guy: All humans eventually die of cancer, if nothing else.
Gaxian: Ha ha! Humans are suckers! Good thing I’m an alien from planet Gax!

Guy: Gaxians are at especially high risk for scabies.
Gaxian: Hey, you want to know the number one cause of death for impudent earthlings? ME

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{{alt-text: also not having attended earth kindergarten he would not have developed an immunity to cooties}}

#180; In which Mortality factors transcribed by in

[[A guy is reading the newspaper, with another man with a pipe looking over his shoulder.]]
Guy: It says here that smoking is the number one cause of death for men aged 25-30.
Man: Well, good thing I'm not a man, then!

[[The guy is still reading, with a woman beside him now.]]
Guy: And women are at great risk for breast cancer, osteoporosis, and hysteria.
Woman: Um, well... good thing I'm not a woman!

[[Now the guy, still with the newspaper, is accompanied by a big dinosaur-looking thing.]]
Guy: All humans eventually die of cancer, if nothing else.
Gaxian: Ha ha! Humans are suckers! Good thing I'm an alien from planet Gax!

Guy: Gaxians are at especially high risk for scabies.
Gaxian: Hey, you want to know the number one cause of death for impudent earthlings? ME

{{header: mortals welcome at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: also not having attended earth kindergarten he would not have developed an immunity to cooties}}

also not having attended earth kindergarten he would not have developed an immunity to cooties

#180; In which Mortality factors

  — May 2nd, 2006

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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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