#1149; The Prodigal Slur

Comic Transcripts

[[A kangaroo, BARBARA, confronts a frog, SPENCER, who is smoking and carrying a wine bottle under his little froggy arm.]]

BARBARA: Spencer…I HEARD what you SAID five years ago on a train! There’s a RECORDING!
BARBARA: It was VERY offensive! Spencer, how COULD you?

SPENCER: Listen, Barbara. I DID say some terrible things. But HERE’S what you have to decide.
SPENCER: Am I a terrible person? Do I have hate in my heart for anyone different from me?
SPENCER: Is that recording devoid of necessary context? Would learning more about the complex situation make things clearer?

SPENCER: Am I a passive participant in an offensive CULTURE, having been raised BLIND to the very real struggles of marginalized groups, and therefore possessing an inherent insensitivity to what others may find offensive?
SPENCER: Am I a CURRENT victim of an offense-seeking machine eager to gleefully fan ANY flame of outrage that will demonize ANYONE?

SPENCER: Or is life complicated and issues never truly black and white, to the eternal chagrin of everyone trying to make sense of how best to live an ethical life?
BARBARA: I don’t know WHAT to think now! You’ve got me all CONFUSED!
SPENCER (dismissively): Pshhh just LIKE a kangaroo

#1149; The Prodigal Slur transcribed by in

[[A kangaroo, BARBARA, confronts a frog, SPENCER, who is smoking and carrying a wine bottle under his little froggy arm.]]

BARBARA: Spencer…I HEARD what you SAID five years ago on a train! There’s a RECORDING!
BARBARA: It was VERY offensive! Spencer, how COULD you?

#1149; The Prodigal Slur transcribed by in

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!