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.

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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