Comic Transcripts

[[A young man and an older man, both dressed in suits, ties, and vests, are riding what appears to be a large-wheeled side-by-side tandem device]]

Older man: Have you ever been, say, eating a piece of chicken, and you feel your tooth SCRAPE against the bone or you hear a tendon SNAPPING a certain way…

[[close-up of younger man and older man]]
Older man: And for an instant, you’re transported back to a different TIME, a more FERAL time, when man HUNTED his food and life was short…
Older man: And you feel a sadness, in a way, because the chicken you eat TODAY is factory-farmed, and your teeth are ARTIFICIALLY STRENGHTENED by fluoridated water, and you wonder if you would even survive back then…
Older man: And you KNOW the answer is no, but you make yourself think that’s OKAY, that even if you don’t know how to be a MAN you still know how to drive a car, or program your Tivo…

[[close-up of just the older man]]
Older man: …but deep down, you still wonder if that’s ENOUGH?

[[same angle as first panel]]
Younger man: I…I felt EXACTLY like that, just yesterday!
Older man: I know. I read your blog.

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{{alt-text: doesn’t really matter whether ‘read’ is past tense or present tense}}

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[[A young man and an older man, both dressed in suits, ties, and vests, are riding what appears to be a large-wheeled side-by-side tandem device]]

Older man: Have you ever been, say, eating a piece of chicken, and you feel your tooth SCRAPE against the bone or you hear a tendon SNAPPING a certain way…

[[close-up of younger man and older man]]
Older man: And for an instant, you’re transported back to a different TIME, a more FERAL time, when man HUNTED his food and life was short…
Older man: And you feel a sadness, in a way, because the chicken you eat TODAY is factory-farmed, and your teeth are ARTIFICIALLY STRENGHTENED by fluoridated water, and you wonder if you would even survive back then…
Older man: And you KNOW the answer is no, but you make yourself think that’s OKAY, that even if you don’t know how to be a MAN you still know how to drive a car, or program your Tivo…

[[close-up of just the older man]]
Older man: …but deep down, you still wonder if that’s ENOUGH?

[[same angle as first panel]]
Younger man: I…I felt EXACTLY like that, just yesterday!
Older man: I know. I read your blog.

{{header: make it convincing at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: doesn’t really matter whether ‘read’ is past tense or present tense}}

#226; In which Blood is in the Air transcribed by in

[[A young man and an older man, both dressed in suits, ties, and vests, are riding what appears to be a large-wheeled side-by-side tandem device]]

Older man: Have you ever been, say, eating a piece of chicken, and you feel your tooth SCRAPE against the bone or you hear a tendon SNAPPING a certain way...

[[close-up of younger man and older man]]
Older man: And for an instant, you're transported back to a different TIME, a more FERAL time, when man HUNTED his food and life was short...
Older man: And you feel a sadness, in a way, because the chicken you eat TODAY is factory-farmed, and your teeth are ARTIFICIALLY STRENGHTENED by fluoridated water, and you wonder if you would even survive back then...
Older man: And you KNOW the answer is no, but you make yourself think that's OKAY, that even if you don't know how to be a MAN you still know how to drive a car, or program your Tivo...

[[close-up of just the older man]]
Older man: ...but deep down, you still wonder if that's ENOUGH?

[[same angle as first panel]]
Younger man: I...I felt EXACTLY like that, just yesterday!
Older man: I know. I read your blog.

{{header: make it convincing at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: doesn't really matter whether 'read' is past tense or present tense}}

doesn't really matter whether 'read' is past tense or present tense

#226; In which Blood is in the Air

  — September 1st, 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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