Comic Transcripts

Woman: Congrats on the new job!
Man: ACK ARGG BLUH I’m so nervous!
What if they think I’m weird? Or start THROWING things or want to “ROUGHHOUSE”?
WHAT IF THEY ASK ME ABOUT FOOTBALL

Woman: You’re a smart guy. You can analyze the situation. Deduce how to act natural.
Social interaction is just a WORD PROBLEM with lots of variables.
Approach cautiously, experiment, gather data, adapt!
Man: That’s all fine but WHAT ABOUT PROJECTILES

Woman: Calm down.
When in doubt, just ask yourself: WHAT WOULD THE MYTHBUSTERS DO?

[[Our man peeks from behind his desk chair at work. A pig has been hung from the ceiling by its hind leg, dangling in the space our man would occupy, were he sitting. A colleague stands in front of the desk, looking on, bemused.]]

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#660; The Short-Lived Job transcribed by in

Woman: Congrats on the new job!
Man: ACK ARGG BLUH I’m so nervous!
What if they think I’m weird? Or start THROWING things or want to “ROUGHHOUSE”?
WHAT IF THEY ASK ME ABOUT FOOTBALL

Woman: You’re a smart guy. You can analyze the situation. Deduce how to act natural.
Social interaction is just a WORD PROBLEM with lots of variables.
Approach cautiously, experiment, gather data, adapt!
Man: That’s all fine but WHAT ABOUT PROJECTILES

Woman: Calm down.
When in doubt, just ask yourself: WHAT WOULD THE MYTHBUSTERS DO?

[[Our man peeks from behind his desk chair at work. A pig has been hung from the ceiling by its hind leg, dangling in the space our man would occupy, were he sitting. A colleague stands in front of the desk, looking on, bemused.]]

{{header: test it out at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-test: I KNEW it they think I’m WEIRD}}

#660; The Short-Lived Job transcribed by in

Woman: Congrats on the new job!
Man: ACK ARGG BLUH I'm so nervous!
What if they think I'm weird? Or start THROWING things or want to "ROUGHHOUSE"?
WHAT IF THEY ASK ME ABOUT FOOTBALL

Woman: You're a smart guy. You can analyze the situation. Deduce how to act natural.
Social interaction is just a WORD PROBLEM with lots of variables.
Approach cautiously, experiment, gather data, adapt!
Man: That's all fine but WHAT ABOUT PROJECTILES

Woman: Calm down.
When in doubt, just ask yourself: WHAT WOULD THE MYTHBUSTERS DO?

[[Our man peeks from behind his desk chair at work. A pig has been hung from the ceiling by its hind leg, dangling in the space our man would occupy, were he sitting. A colleague stands in front of the desk, looking on, bemused.]]

{{header: test it out at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-test: I KNEW it they think I'm WEIRD}}

I KNEW it they think I'm WEIRD

#660; The Short-Lived Job

  — September 24th, 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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