Comic Transcripts

WAITER (hands in pockets, smug smile): Okay, so let’s see if I’ve got this right:
Starting with the crab cake sampler. Then minestrone and broccoli cheese soup, a bowl and a cup respectively.

WAITER: Buffalo burger for you, medium well with no onions, mustard on the side, sub out the fries for salad.
Extra croutons and a lemon wedge.
Then the pulled pork sandwich on ciabatta with baked beans and macaroni.
Iced tea, Diet Coke, and I’ll get you the cocktail menu.

WAITER: Everything sound correct?
BURNSIDE: JUST WRITE IT DOWN

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#514; In which the Waiter shows his Prowess transcribed by in

WAITER (hands in pockets, smug smile): Okay, so let’s see if I’ve got this right:
Starting with the crab cake sampler. Then minestrone and broccoli cheese soup, a bowl and a cup respectively.

WAITER: Buffalo burger for you, medium well with no onions, mustard on the side, sub out the fries for salad.
Extra croutons and a lemon wedge.
Then the pulled pork sandwich on ciabatta with baked beans and macaroni.
Iced tea, Diet Coke, and I’ll get you the cocktail menu.

WAITER: Everything sound correct?
BURNSIDE: JUST WRITE IT DOWN

{{Header: make it easy at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Really we will not think any less of you if you take notes.}}

#514; In which the Waiter shows his Prowess transcribed by in

WAITER (hands in pockets, smug smile): Okay, so let's see if I've got this right:
Starting with the crab cake sampler. Then minestrone and broccoli cheese soup, a bowl and a cup respectively.

WAITER: Buffalo burger for you, medium well with no onions, mustard on the side, sub out the fries for salad.
Extra croutons and a lemon wedge.
Then the pulled pork sandwich on ciabatta with baked beans and macaroni.
Iced tea, Diet Coke, and I'll get you the cocktail menu.

WAITER: Everything sound correct?
BURNSIDE: JUST WRITE IT DOWN

{{Header: make it easy at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Really we will not think any less of you if you take notes.}}

Really we will not think any less of you if you take notes.

#514; In which the Waiter shows his Prowess

  — May 12th, 2009

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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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