Comic Transcripts

[[ Two women in 1800s vintage dresses whom we will call Lily (standing) and Ruth (sitting).]]
Ruth: I’ve got mixed feelings about Osama bin Laden’s death.
Ruth: I’m glad the world can have a sense of closure. But I can’t get into the bloodlust, the cheering over the death of a human being.

Lily: A HUMAN BEING? It was OSAMA BIN LADEN! Mass murderer and architect of global terror!
Ruth: I know, but hating him seems so EASY. He’s a sneering beanpole on grainy videotapes with a watermelon-shaped beard! All he needs is a cackling ferret sidekick to be a mid-’90s Disney villain!

Ruth: And he’s plenty hated already. I don’t really know what my hate would ADD, you know? It’d just be joining the crowd.
Ruth: Might as well drink Budweiser while you’re doing it.

Lily: You don’t have Osama bin Laden…because it’d be TOO MAINSTREAM?
Ruth: Now don’t get me wrong! I TOTALLY hated him for the U.S.S. Cole way back in 2000!

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#726; A Hierarchy of Hate transcribed by in

[[ Two women in 1800s vintage dresses whom we will call Lily (standing) and Ruth (sitting).]]
Ruth: I’ve got mixed feelings about Osama bin Laden’s death.
Ruth: I’m glad the world can have a sense of closure. But I can’t get into the bloodlust, the cheering over the death of a human being.

Lily: A HUMAN BEING? It was OSAMA BIN LADEN! Mass murderer and architect of global terror!
Ruth: I know, but hating him seems so EASY. He’s a sneering beanpole on grainy videotapes with a watermelon-shaped beard! All he needs is a cackling ferret sidekick to be a mid-’90s Disney villain!

Ruth: And he’s plenty hated already. I don’t really know what my hate would ADD, you know? It’d just be joining the crowd.
Ruth: Might as well drink Budweiser while you’re doing it.

Lily: You don’t have Osama bin Laden…because it’d be TOO MAINSTREAM?
Ruth: Now don’t get me wrong! I TOTALLY hated him for the U.S.S. Cole way back in 2000!

{{header: get riled at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I don’t hate anyone the MASSES hate}}

#726; A Hierarchy of Hate transcribed by in

[[ Two women in 1800s vintage dresses whom we will call Lily (standing) and Ruth (sitting).]]
Ruth: I've got mixed feelings about Osama bin Laden's death.
Ruth: I'm glad the world can have a sense of closure. But I can't get into the bloodlust, the cheering over the death of a human being.

Lily: A HUMAN BEING? It was OSAMA BIN LADEN! Mass murderer and architect of global terror!
Ruth: I know, but hating him seems so EASY. He's a sneering beanpole on grainy videotapes with a watermelon-shaped beard! All he needs is a cackling ferret sidekick to be a mid-'90s Disney villain!

Ruth: And he's plenty hated already. I don't really know what my hate would ADD, you know? It'd just be joining the crowd.
Ruth: Might as well drink Budweiser while you're doing it.

Lily: You don't have Osama bin Laden...because it'd be TOO MAINSTREAM?
Ruth: Now don't get me wrong! I TOTALLY hated him for the U.S.S. Cole way back in 2000!

{{header: get riled at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I don't hate anyone the MASSES hate}}

I don't hate anyone the MASSES hate

#726; A Hierarchy of Hate

  — May 17th, 2011

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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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