Comic Transcripts

[[An infomercial salesperson carrying a board marked “busy bee ™” hawks the company’s wares while an elderly individual displays their frustration with a phone in the background.]]
Salesperson: Seniors! Tired of whiz-bang phones with tiny buttons and too many beep-boop functions?
Senior: I just want to call my grandkids, not launch a moon mission!!
Salesperson: Now there’s Busybee ™, the phone that DOESN’T have apps… DOESN’T have games… it JUST calls your grandkids!

[[The senior is now working with a computer.]]
Salesperson: Confounded by computers?
Senior: I just want to email my grandkids!
Salesperson: Busybee ™ now has a computer, too! It has big, bright buttons that let you email your grandkids in just seconds!

[[A camera.]]
Salesperson: And introducing the Busybee ™ camera! NO confusing functions that you DON’T NEED!
Senior: It… it only seems to take pictures of my grandkids?
Senior: Everything else in the image is completely black

[[A car whisks the senior away.]]
Salesperson: And for seniors with active lifestyles, it’s our brand-new Busybee ™ CAR!
Senior: PLEASE… this car will only drive to my grandkids’ house…
Senior: I need to get to my doctor’s appointment

{{header: the bare, necessary WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: “I need to go pick up groceries,” you think, but there’s just a single button on the dashboard, and the car has other ideas. }}

#1145; Made With Purpose transcribed by in

[[An infomercial salesperson carrying a board marked “busy bee ™” hawks the company’s wares while an elderly individual displays their frustration with a phone in the background.]]
Salesperson: Seniors! Tired of whiz-bang phones with tiny buttons and too many beep-boop functions?
Senior: I just want to call my grandkids, not launch a moon mission!!
Salesperson: Now there’s Busybee ™, the phone that DOESN’T have apps… DOESN’T have games… it JUST calls your grandkids!

[[The senior is now working with a computer.]]
Salesperson: Confounded by computers?
Senior: I just want to email my grandkids!
Salesperson: Busybee ™ now has a computer, too! It has big, bright buttons that let you email your grandkids in just seconds!

[[A camera.]]
Salesperson: And introducing the Busybee ™ camera! NO confusing functions that you DON’T NEED!
Senior: It… it only seems to take pictures of my grandkids?
Senior: Everything else in the image is completely black

[[A car whisks the senior away.]]
Salesperson: And for seniors with active lifestyles, it’s our brand-new Busybee ™ CAR!
Senior: PLEASE… this car will only drive to my grandkids’ house…
Senior: I need to get to my doctor’s appointment

{{header: the bare, necessary WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: “I need to go pick up groceries,” you think, but there’s just a single button on the dashboard, and the car has other ideas. }}

#1145; Made With Purpose transcribed by in

[[An infomercial salesperson carrying a board marked "busy bee (tm)" hawks the company's wares while an elderly individual displays their frustration with a phone in the background.]]
Salesperson: Seniors! Tired of whiz-bang phones with tiny buttons and too many beep-boop functions?
Senior: I just want to call my grandkids, not launch a moon mission!!
Salesperson: Now there's Busybee (tm), the phone that DOESN'T have apps... DOESN'T have games... it JUST calls your grandkids!

[[The senior is now working with a computer.]]
Salesperson: Confounded by computers?
Senior: I just want to email my grandkids!
Salesperson: Busybee (tm) now has a computer, too! It has big, bright buttons that let you email your grandkids in just seconds!

[[A camera.]]
Salesperson: And introducing the Busybee (tm) camera! NO confusing functions that you DON'T NEED!
Senior: It... it only seems to take pictures of my grandkids?
Senior: Everything else in the image is completely black

[[A car whisks the senior away.]]
Salesperson: And for seniors with active lifestyles, it's our brand-new Busybee (tm) CAR!
Senior: PLEASE... this car will only drive to my grandkids' house...
Senior: I need to get to my doctor's appointment

{{header: the bare, necessary WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: "I need to go pick up groceries," you think, but there's just a single button on the dashboard, and the car has other ideas. }}

''I need to go pick up groceries,'' you think, but there's just a single button on the dashboard, and the car has other ideas.

#1145; Made With Purpose

  — July 24th, 2015

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!


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