Comic Transcripts

VICTOR [holding a pool cue]: Have you ever been in a situation that was just a little bit unsettling, just barely enough to get the pit of your stomach seizing up like a fist clenching but only weakly like an arthritic fist

VICTOR: But then the fist takes some supplements or something and it starts squeezing harder and harder and you realize that the situation is getting worse not better and at this rate it looks like it really might keep getting worse without ever recovering, I mean it passes that point

VICTOR: And you very seriously start to consider that THIS IS IT. This is how I am going to DIE. It was going to happen eventually, and it’s NOW. My time is just up. Because?I feel that way now.

MAURICE [holding a large eel]: Have you ever felt that way BUT THEN relayed that your good friend knows way more about having fun than you do so you should just trust him for once?
VICTOR: I’ve made lots of bad decisions, yeah

[[header: the machine reads WONDERMARK.COM]]

[[alt-text: He had been to a machine that predicted his death. Receiving ‘SCALE,’ he kept himself trim and avoided shipyards and truckstops. And then, when Maurice entered the room with his large eel, his blood froze.]]

#669; The Printout Read “SCALE” transcribed by in

VICTOR [holding a?pool cue?]: Have you ever been in a situation that was just a little bit unsettling, just barely enough to get the pit of your stomach seizing up like a fist clenching but only weakly like an arthritic fist

VICTOR: But then the fist takes some supplements or something and it starts squeezing harder and harder and you realize that the situation is getting worse not better and at this rate it looks like it really might keep getting worse without ever recovering, I mean it passes that point

VICTOR: And you very seriously start to consider that THIS IS IT. This is how I am going to DIE. It was going to happen eventually, and it’s NOW. My time is just up. Because?I feel that way now.

MAURICE [holding a large eel]: Have you ever felt that way BUT THEN relayed that your good friend knows way more about having fun than you do so you should just trust him for once?
VICTOR: I’ve made lots of bad decisions, yeah

[[header: the machine reads WONDERMARK.COM]]

[[alt-text: He had been to a machine that predicted his death. Receiving ‘SCALE,’ he kept himself trim and avoided shipyards and truckstops. And then, when Maurice entered the room with his large eel, his blood froze.]]

#669; The Printout Read “SCALE” transcribed by in

VICTOR [holding a pool cue]: Have you ever been in a situation that was just a little bit unsettling, just barely enough to get the pit of your stomach seizing up like a fist clenching but only weakly like an arthritic fist

VICTOR: But then the fist takes some supplements or something and it starts squeezing harder and harder and you realize that the situation is getting worse not better and at this rate it looks like it really might keep getting worse without ever recovering, I mean it passes that point

VICTOR: And you very seriously start to consider that THIS IS IT. This is how I am going to DIE. It was going to happen eventually, and it's NOW. My time is just up. Because?I feel that way now.

MAURICE [holding a large eel]: Have you ever felt that way BUT THEN relayed that your good friend knows way more about having fun than you do so you should just trust him for once?
VICTOR: I've made lots of bad decisions, yeah

[[header: the machine reads WONDERMARK.COM]]

[[alt-text: He had been to a machine that predicted his death. Receiving 'SCALE,' he kept himself trim and avoided shipyards and truckstops. And then, when Maurice entered the room with his large eel, his blood froze.]]

He had been to a machine that predicted his death. Receiving 'SCALE', he kept himself trim and avoided shipyards and truckstops. And then, when Maurice entered the room with the eel, he felt his blood freeze.

Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

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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