Comic Transcripts

SUSAN: Hey there! Don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Susan.
JOHN: John Smith.
Yes, it’s my real name.
Yes, I’m aware it’s common.

SUSAN: So, ah, what do you do, John?
JOHN: I look up OTHER John Smiths in the phone book, then steal checks from their mailboxes.
Then deposit them.

JOHN: Oh, did you mean for a LIVING?

{{header: cash in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: because i’m actually pulling down pretty decent scratch just doing this}}

#416; In which John gets by transcribed by in

SUSAN: Hey there! Don't believe we've met. I'm Susan.
JOHN: John Smith.
Yes, it's my real name.
Yes, I'm aware it's common.

SUSAN: So, ah, what do you do, John?
JOHN: I look up OTHER John Smiths in the phone book, then steal checks from their mailboxes.
Then deposit them.

JOHN: Oh, did you mean for a LIVING?

{{header: cash in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: because i'm actually pulling down pretty decent scratch just doing this}}

because i'm actually pulling down pretty decent scratch just doing this

#416; In which John gets by

  — June 13th, 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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