Comic Transcripts

[[A man and a woman are having a cup of coffee sitting at a dining room table.]]
Woman: Everyone thinks having a baby is SOOO SPECIAL.
Woman: “Ohh! Look at ME! I’m having a BABY!”

Woman: Well it’s NOT.
Woman: Unless doing something that everyone since the dawn of time has done is somehow unique and amazing.

Man: Don’t tell me you’re jealous.
Woman: All I’m saying is that Beverly has a CREATURE living inside of her whereas I am a perfectly healthy human being TOTALLY DEVOID OF PARASITES
Woman: And WHERE are the gifts and flowers for ME

{{header: spawn at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: there are no prizes for being a decent person. there are, however, several for eating cakes of butter, or choking down an imperial quart of milk in 3.2 seconds (1978 record)}}

#258; In which Babies become banal transcribed by in

[[A man and a woman are having a cup of coffee sitting at a dining room table.]]
Woman: Everyone thinks having a baby is SOOO SPECIAL.
Woman: “Ohh! Look at ME! I’m having a BABY!”

Woman: Well it’s NOT.
Woman: Unless doing something that everyone since the dawn of time has done is somehow unique and amazing.

Man: Don’t tell me you’re jealous.
Woman: All I’m saying is that Beverly has a CREATURE living inside of her whereas I am a perfectly healthy human being TOTALLY DEVOID OF PARASITES
Woman: And WHERE are the gifts and flowers for ME

{{header: spawn at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: there are no prizes for being a decent person. there are, however, several for eating cakes of butter, or choking down an imperial quart of milk in 3.2 seconds (1978 record)}}

#258; In which Babies become banal transcribed by in

[[A man and a woman are having a cup of coffee sitting at a dining room table.]]
Woman: Everyone thinks having a baby is SOOO SPECIAL.
Woman: "Ohh! Look at ME! I'm having a BABY!"

Woman: Well it's NOT.
Woman: Unless doing something that everyone since the dawn of time has done is somehow unique and amazing.

Man: Don't tell me you're jealous.
Woman: All I'm saying is that Beverly has a CREATURE living inside of her whereas I am a perfectly healthy human being TOTALLY DEVOID OF PARASITES
Woman: And WHERE are the gifts and flowers for ME

{{header: spawn at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: there are no prizes for being a decent person. there are, however, several for eating cakes of butter, or choking down an imperial quart of milk in 3.2 seconds (1978 record)}}

there are no prizes for being a decent person. there are, however, several for eating cakes of butter, or choking down an imperial quart of milk in 3.2 seconds (1978 record)

#258; In which Babies become banal

  — December 19th, 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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