Comic Transcripts

[[An individual muses.]]
Bystander: The part I don’t get is why the devil even NEEDS an advocate!
Bystander: He’s the DEVIL! He’s LITERALLY the personification of evil! He wants to STEAL SOULS and POKE people with pitchforks!

[[The debater appears.]]
Debater: ACTUALLY, that whole imp-in-a-red-suit depiction doesn’t reflect ANYONE’S actual theology. I’d watch out, someone might misunderstand your intimations and get pretty ticked off.
Bystander: Are you serious about this right now
Debater: Honestly, I don’t care. I’m just saying, someone might have a problem with it.
Bystander: SOMEONE.

Debater: Yeah.
Bystander: Someone you KNOW?
Debater: No, not me personally.
Bystander: Some IMAGINARY person might have a HYPOTHETICAL objection.

Debater: Yeah. They could be upset.
Bystander: But not you.
Debater: No, I’m fine with it.

Bystander: I gotta say, there are SOME people who’d call that a huge waste of everybody’s time.
Debater: Oh? Who?
Bystander: ME

{{header: what might be at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: imaginary people don’t need your dang help fighting their battles, they ain’t even real dogg. you don’t want to get in the middle of no ghost war}}

#1138; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 3 (of 4) transcribed by in

[[An individual muses.]]
Bystander: The part I don’t get is why the devil even NEEDS an advocate!
Bystander: He’s the DEVIL! He’s LITERALLY the personification of evil! He wants to STEAL SOULS and POKE people with pitchforks!

[[The debater appears.]]
Debater: ACTUALLY, that whole imp-in-a-red-suit depiction doesn’t reflect ANYONE’S actual theology. I’d watch out, someone might misunderstand your intimations and get pretty ticked off.
Bystander: Are you serious about this right now
Debater: Honestly, I don’t care. I’m just saying, someone might have a problem with it.
Bystander: SOMEONE.

Debater: Yeah.
Bystander: Someone you KNOW?
Debater: No, not me personally.
Bystander: Some IMAGINARY person might have a HYPOTHETICAL objection.

Debater: Yeah. They could be upset.
Bystander: But not you.
Debater: No, I’m fine with it.

Bystander: I gotta say, there are SOME people who’d call that a huge waste of everybody’s time.
Debater: Oh? Who?
Bystander: ME

{{header: what might be at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: imaginary people don’t need your dang help fighting their battles, they ain’t even real dogg. you don’t want to get in the middle of no ghost war}}

#1138; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 3 (of 4) transcribed by in

[[An individual muses.]]
Bystander: The part I don't get is why the devil even NEEDS an advocate!
Bystander: He's the DEVIL! He's LITERALLY the personification of evil! He wants to STEAL SOULS and POKE people with pitchforks!

[[The debater appears.]]
Debater: ACTUALLY, that whole imp-in-a-red-suit depiction doesn't reflect ANYONE'S actual theology. I'd watch out, someone might misunderstand your intimations and get pretty ticked off.
Bystander: Are you serious about this right now
Debater: Honestly, I don't care. I'm just saying, someone might have a problem with it.
Bystander: SOMEONE.

Debater: Yeah.
Bystander: Someone you KNOW?
Debater: No, not me personally.
Bystander: Some IMAGINARY person might have a HYPOTHETICAL objection.

Debater: Yeah. They could be upset.
Bystander: But not you.
Debater: No, I'm fine with it.

Bystander: I gotta say, there are SOME people who'd call that a huge waste of everybody's time.
Debater: Oh? Who?
Bystander: ME

{{header: what might be at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: imaginary people don't need your dang help fighting their battles, they ain't even real dogg. you don't want to get in the middle of no ghost war}}

imaginary people don't need your dang help fighting their battles, they ain't even real dogg. you don't want to get in the middle of no ghost war

#1138; The Earthworm Bucket, Part 3 (of 4)

  — July 2nd, 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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