Comic Transcripts

[[A bearded man sits on a bench, holding a cellular phone to his ear]]
Bearded Man: …just checking to see if you guys were going out tonight. Call me!
Bearded Man (internal monologue): They won’t call! I *know* they went out without me! They *never* include me in anything they do!

[[The phone is no longer visible]]
Bearded Man (internal monologue): Like when *George* came to visit. They all went to that club that looks like a submarine.
Bearded Man (internal monologue): George is *my* friend, too! And they *knew* I wanted to go check out *The Dive Bar*!
Bearded Man (internal monologue): But *no*! Stuck home *alone* again like a *chump*! Like a walking, talking *chumpanzee*!

[[A man in a turban appears, kneeling at the bearded man’s side]]
Bearded Man (internal monologue): Now I’m gonna be here *all* night waiting for a call which is *never* going to come. Talk about the *height* of inconsiderate?
Man in Turban: *AN EPIDEMIC HAS KILLED THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE LEAVING ONLY YOU AND ME ALIVE*

Man in Turban: C-can I come in?
Bearded Man: Nnnnnah, I think I got a library book I should be working on.

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#618; We are all Social Creatures transcribed by in

[[A bearded man sits on a bench, holding a cellular phone to his ear]]
Bearded Man: …just checking to see if you guys were going out tonight. Call me!
Bearded Man (internal monologue): They won’t call! I *know* they went out without me! They *never* include me in anything they do!

[[The phone is no longer visible]]
Bearded Man (internal monologue): Like when *George* came to visit. They all went to that club that looks like a submarine.
Bearded Man (internal monologue): George is *my* friend, too! And they *knew* I wanted to go check out *The Dive Bar*!
Bearded Man (internal monologue): But *no*! Stuck home *alone* again like a *chump*! Like a walking, talking *chumpanzee*!

[[A man in a turban appears, kneeling at the bearded man’s side]]
Bearded Man (internal monologue): Now I’m gonna be here *all* night waiting for a call which is *never* going to come. Talk about the *height* of inconsiderate?
Man in Turban: *AN EPIDEMIC HAS KILLED THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE LEAVING ONLY YOU AND ME ALIVE*

Man in Turban: C-can I come in?
Bearded Man: Nnnnnah, I think I got a library book I should be working on.

{{header: go under with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Every fifteen minutes it goes AWHOOOOGAA and red lights flash and sprinklers come on}}

#618; We are all Social Creatures transcribed by in

[[A bearded man sits on a bench, holding a cellular phone to his ear]]
Bearded Man: ...just checking to see if you guys were going out tonight. Call me!
Bearded Man (internal monologue): They won't call! I *know* they went out without me! They *never* include me in anything they do!

[[The phone is no longer visible]]
Bearded Man (internal monologue): Like when *George* came to visit. They all went to that club that looks like a submarine.
Bearded Man (internal monologue): George is *my* friend, too! And they *knew* I wanted to go check out *The Dive Bar*!
Bearded Man (internal monologue): But *no*! Stuck home *alone* again like a *chump*! Like a walking, talking *chumpanzee*!

[[A man in a turban appears, kneeling at the bearded man's side]]
Bearded Man (internal monologue): Now I'm gonna be here *all* night waiting for a call which is *never* going to come. Talk about the *height* of inconsiderate?
Man in Turban: *AN EPIDEMIC HAS KILLED THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE LEAVING ONLY YOU AND ME ALIVE*

Man in Turban: C-can I come in?
Bearded Man: Nnnnnah, I think I got a library book I should be working on.

{{header: go under with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Every fifteen minutes it goes AWHOOOOGAA and red lights flash and sprinklers come on}}

Every fifteen minutes it goes AWHOOOOGAA and red lights flash and sprinklers come on

#618; We are all Social Creatures

  — April 30th, 2010

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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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