Comic Transcripts

– Hey, when did MacDuff’s Corner Bookshop become a Borders? / I hate it when little mom-n-pop places get bought out by corporate megastores.

– What exactly do you hate about it? Is it the wider selection of books at the bigger stores? Or all the jobs that were created for the community? / How about the fact that you can sit and read for three hours and old man MacDuff can’t chase you out with his cane? (he can only stare wistfully through the window)

– Or, I’ll bet the lower prices really have you in a tizzy.
– Most of my complaints revolve around the security system no longer being of the “old man napping in chair” model.

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#255; In which Larceny must Adapt transcribed by in

– Hey, when did MacDuff’s Corner Bookshop become a Borders? / I hate it when little mom-n-pop places get bought out by corporate megastores.

– What exactly do you hate about it? Is it the wider selection of books at the bigger stores? Or all the jobs that were created for the community? / How about the fact that you can sit and read for three hours and old man MacDuff can’t chase you out with his cane? (he can only stare wistfully through the window)

– Or, I’ll bet the lower prices really have you in a tizzy.
– Most of my complaints revolve around the security system no longer being of the “old man napping in chair” model.

{{header: discounts at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: five finger discount more like huge cardboard box discount}}

#255; In which Larceny must Adapt transcribed by in

- Hey, when did MacDuff's Corner Bookshop become a Borders? / I hate it when little mom-n-pop places get bought out by corporate megastores.

- What exactly do you hate about it? Is it the wider selection of books at the bigger stores? Or all the jobs that were created for the community? / How about the fact that you can sit and read for three hours and old man MacDuff can't chase you out with his cane? (he can only stare wistfully through the window)

- Or, I'll bet the lower prices really have you in a tizzy.
- Most of my complaints revolve around the security system no longer being of the "old man napping in chair" model.

{{header: discounts at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: five finger discount more like huge cardboard box discount}}

five finger discount more like huge cardboard box discount

#255; In which Larceny must Adapt

  — December 8th, 2006

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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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