Comic Transcripts

[[JOHN and MARILU are listening to a base-ball game over the radiogrammephonimat.]]
JOHN: You’re always asking if I want to listen to the game with you, right? So, HERE I AM!
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY [[the game’s broad-caster]]: …a high fly ball, and that will retire the side.

“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: After two innings, the score is four-one, Metroville.
JOHN: Who decided they should announce the score by saying which team’s winning? That seems one-sided. People love underdogs, right? Framing the score in terms of which team has an obstacle to overcome would be more engaging!

JOHN: And doesn’t having fielders convey a lack of confidence in the pitcher? “We really don’t think you can throw a no-hitter, so we put eight other guys out there to clean up your messes.” “Don’t TRY HARD or anything.” Oh and hey, what if the pitcher started using a tennis ball? Just like whipped it out? You think anyone’d notice?

[[MARILU’S response: JOHN is crammed into the waste-basket.]]
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: …aaand we’re back. Hope you fans at home are enjoying this great day of baseball!

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#401; In which John has some Questions transcribed by in

[[JOHN and MARILU are listening to a base-ball game over the radiogrammephonimat.]]
JOHN: You’re always asking if I want to listen to the game with you, right? So, HERE I AM!
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY [[the game’s broad-caster]]: …a high fly ball, and that will retire the side.

“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: After two innings, the score is four-one, Metroville.
JOHN: Who decided they should announce the score by saying which team’s winning? That seems one-sided. People love underdogs, right? Framing the score in terms of which team has an obstacle to overcome would be more engaging!

JOHN: And doesn’t having fielders convey a lack of confidence in the pitcher? “We really don’t think you can throw a no-hitter, so we put eight other guys out there to clean up your messes.” “Don’t TRY HARD or anything.” Oh and hey, what if the pitcher started using a tennis ball? Just like whipped it out? You think anyone’d notice?

[[MARILU’S response: JOHN is crammed into the waste-basket.]]
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: …aaand we’re back. Hope you fans at home are enjoying this great day of baseball!

{{header: commentate at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i think someone would probably notice}}

#401; In which John has some Questions transcribed by in

[[JOHN and MARILU are listening to a base-ball game over the radiogrammephonimat.]]
JOHN: You're always asking if I want to listen to the game with you, right? So, HERE I AM!
"DIRTY LEGS" MACKAY [[the game's broad-caster]]: ...a high fly ball, and that will retire the side.

"DIRTY LEGS" MACKAY: After two innings, the score is four-one, Metroville.
JOHN: Who decided they should announce the score by saying which team's winning? That seems one-sided. People love underdogs, right? Framing the score in terms of which team has an obstacle to overcome would be more engaging!

JOHN: And doesn't having fielders convey a lack of confidence in the pitcher? "We really don't think you can throw a no-hitter, so we put eight other guys out there to clean up your messes." "Don't TRY HARD or anything." Oh and hey, what if the pitcher started using a tennis ball? Just like whipped it out? You think anyone'd notice?

[[MARILU'S response: JOHN is crammed into the waste-basket.]]
"DIRTY LEGS" MACKAY: ...aaand we're back. Hope you fans at home are enjoying this great day of baseball!

{{header: commentate at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i think someone would probably notice}}

i think someone would probably notice

#401; In which John has some Questions

  — April 22nd, 2008

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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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