Comic Transcripts

– I know how to ensure that our son will change the world! His first and middle names should be some other, FAMOUS name, as in “Martin Luther King”. / Or “George Washington Carver, Soybean Hero”.

– How about Genghis Khan Swanson. Idi Amin Swanson. James K. Polk Swanson. Rudolf Diesel Swanson.
– You just want a kid named Diesel.

[[man makes a dawning realization]]

– Vin Diesel Swanson.
– Sigh. I knew that was coming. And that saddens me.

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#271; Mr. Swanson has High Hopes transcribed by in

– I know how to ensure that our son will change the world! His first and middle names should be some other, FAMOUS name, as in “Martin Luther King”. / Or “George Washington Carver, Soybean Hero”.

– How about Genghis Khan Swanson. Idi Amin Swanson. James K. Polk Swanson. Rudolf Diesel Swanson.
– You just want a kid named Diesel.

[[man makes a dawning realization]]

– Vin Diesel Swanson.
– Sigh. I knew that was coming. And that saddens me.

{{header: plan ahead at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: o.j. simpson swanson}}

#271; Mr. Swanson has High Hopes transcribed by in

- I know how to ensure that our son will change the world! His first and middle names should be some other, FAMOUS name, as in "Martin Luther King". / Or "George Washington Carver, Soybean Hero".

- How about Genghis Khan Swanson. Idi Amin Swanson. James K. Polk Swanson. Rudolf Diesel Swanson.
- You just want a kid named Diesel.

[[man makes a dawning realization]]

- Vin Diesel Swanson.
- Sigh. I knew that was coming. And that saddens me.

{{header: plan ahead at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: o.j. simpson swanson}}

o.j. simpson swanson

#271; Mr. Swanson has High Hopes

  — February 2nd, 2007

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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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