Comic Transcripts

[[Two men are talking. They lean in close to talk to one another, very excited.]]
Alex: Great to meet ya!
Bob: Likewise! Likewise!
Alex: I’m sure we’re gonna be the best of friends!
Bob: Looking forward to it! Getting to know one another!

Alex: Getting close! Close like a BROTHER!
Bob: Sure! Telling SECRETS! Secrets are what bond men together!

Alex: MEN or ANYONE! You can whisper a secret into a TEACUP!
Bob: SURE! Do the ol’ Texas teacup shifty-whisper! Wait all day to hear a secret BACK! The TRADING of secrets is the glue that makes the bonding!

Alex: The secret comes back like a zephyr out of Hades! “I’m a GHOST, trapped in a teacup!” Now you gotta make a CHOICE! Did you bond with a TEACUP or with a GHOST!
Alex: Choose carefully! This decision MAY be your LAST! It’s not a THREAT but more a STATISTICAL FACT! When you start hearing GHOST WHISPERS in TEACUPS, you MIGHT have had a stroke!

[[Two women stand nearby, watching the men.]]
Bob: WOW! Teacup ghosts are my SECOND favorite discussion topic! An’ number ONE is the likelihood of my having had a stroke! I guess we really WERE born to be best chums forever!!
Bystander: I don’t know whether to ENVY male friendships or put them in a ZOO

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{{alt-text: when you find your tribe you get excited}}

#1052; In which Secrets are shared transcribed by in

[[Two men are talking. They lean in close to talk to one another, very excited.]]
Alex: Great to meet ya!
Bob: Likewise! Likewise!
Alex: I’m sure we’re gonna be the best of friends!
Bob: Looking forward to it! Getting to know one another!

Alex: Getting close! Close like a BROTHER!
Bob: Sure! Telling SECRETS! Secrets are what bond men together!

Alex: MEN or ANYONE! You can whisper a secret into a TEACUP!
Bob: SURE! Do the ol’ Texas teacup shifty-whisper! Wait all day to hear a secret BACK! The TRADING of secrets is the glue that makes the bonding!

Alex: The secret comes back like a zephyr out of Hades! “I’m a GHOST, trapped in a teacup!” Now you gotta make a CHOICE! Did you bond with a TEACUP or with a GHOST!
Alex: Choose carefully! This decision MAY be your LAST! It’s not a THREAT but more a STATISTICAL FACT! When you start hearing GHOST WHISPERS in TEACUPS, you MIGHT have had a stroke!

[[Two women stand nearby, watching the men.]]
Bob: WOW! Teacup ghosts are my SECOND favorite discussion topic! An’ number ONE is the likelihood of my having had a stroke! I guess we really WERE born to be best chums forever!!
Bystander: I don’t know whether to ENVY male friendships or put them in a ZOO

{{header: pal around with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: when you find your tribe you get excited}}

#1052; In which Secrets are shared transcribed by in

[[Two men are talking. They lean in close to talk to one another, very excited.]]
Alex: Great to meet ya!
Bob: Likewise! Likewise!
Alex: I'm sure we're gonna be the best of friends!
Bob: Looking forward to it! Getting to know one another!

Alex: Getting close! Close like a BROTHER!
Bob: Sure! Telling SECRETS! Secrets are what bond men together!

Alex: MEN or ANYONE! You can whisper a secret into a TEACUP!
Bob: SURE! Do the ol' Texas teacup shifty-whisper! Wait all day to hear a secret BACK! The TRADING of secrets is the glue that makes the bonding!

Alex: The secret comes back like a zephyr out of Hades! "I'm a GHOST, trapped in a teacup!" Now you gotta make a CHOICE! Did you bond with a TEACUP or with a GHOST!
Alex: Choose carefully! This decision MAY be your LAST! It's not a THREAT but more a STATISTICAL FACT! When you start hearing GHOST WHISPERS in TEACUPS, you MIGHT have had a stroke!

[[Two women stand nearby, watching the men.]]
Bob: WOW! Teacup ghosts are my SECOND favorite discussion topic! An' number ONE is the likelihood of my having had a stroke! I guess we really WERE born to be best chums forever!!
Bystander: I don't know whether to ENVY male friendships or put them in a ZOO

{{header: pal around with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: when you find your tribe you get excited}}

when you find your tribe you get excited

#1052; In which Secrets are shared

  — August 8th, 2014

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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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