Comic Transcripts

[[A new challenger is discussing matters with the debater from the previous comic.]]
Storyteller: I GET it. You just want to always have the last word. Be SMARTER than anyone you talk to.
Debater: You’re referring to my advocacy of vigorous debate.
Debater: People should WANT their opinions to be able to withstand challenge!

Storyteller: In ninth grade, my friend and I made a PACT.
Storyteller: We both liked this girl, and we were both going to woo her. But we promised that we’d stay friends, no matter WHICH of us she chose.
Debater: I object to ANY use of the term ‘woo’

Storyteller: She “chose” neither of us. She had NO interest in what we were doing. But WE thought of it as an either/or proposition.
Storyteller: It’s possible for you to poke holes in someone’s arguments and STILL BE WRONG yourself.

Debater: I’m not sure what you were trying to PROVE with your parable of romantic patheticness, but if you’re expecting me to be able to RELATE to it, I have NEWS for you…
Debater: I have NEVER had a FRIEND

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{{alt-text: which terrible poem of ours left anonymously on her desk will she ignore the least???}}

#1137; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 2 (of 4) transcribed by in

[[A new challenger is discussing matters with the debater from the previous comic.]]
Storyteller: I GET it. You just want to always have the last word. Be SMARTER than anyone you talk to.
Debater: You're referring to my advocacy of vigorous debate.
Debater: People should WANT their opinions to be able to withstand challenge!

Storyteller: In ninth grade, my friend and I made a PACT.
Storyteller: We both liked this girl, and we were both going to woo her. But we promised that we'd stay friends, no matter WHICH of us she chose.
Debater: I object to ANY use of the term 'woo'

Storyteller: She "chose" neither of us. She had NO interest in what we were doing. But WE thought of it as an either/or proposition.
Storyteller: It's possible for you to poke holes in someone's arguments and STILL BE WRONG yourself.

Debater: I'm not sure what you were trying to PROVE with your parable of romantic patheticness, but if you're expecting me to be able to RELATE to it, I have NEWS for you...
Debater: I have NEVER had a FRIEND

{{header: just between us at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: which terrible poem of ours left anonymously on her desk will she ignore the least???}}

which terrible poem of ours left anonymously on her desk will she ignore the least???

#1137; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 2 (of 4)

  — June 30th, 2015

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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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