Comic Transcripts

[[An angry-looking man meets a distinguished-looking, mustachioed man. The mustachioed man gestures to his friend, a boy with a duck’s head and top hat.]]
Mustachioed man: Have you met my friend, Tom? He’s just written a fantastic new novel. I’m sure it will be VERY big.

[[The man repudiates the duck’s writing.]]
Man: You have to be kidding me. That THING can’t write.

[[The man and mustachioed man both look shocked.]]
Duck: WHAT?! You think I’m illiterate just because I’m a duck? How DARE you!

[[The mustachioed man tries to console the duck. The man returns to looking angry.]]
Mustachioed man: Whoah, Tom! I’m sure he didn’t mean that.
Man: I thought you were illiterate because you’re POOR.

{{No header joke.}}
{{Alt-text: And DISGUSTING. And did I mention POOR.}}

Guest comic by Christopher Hastings transcribed by in

[[An angry-looking man meets a distinguished-looking, mustachioed man. The mustachioed man gestures to his friend, a boy with a duck’s head and top hat.]]
Mustachioed man: Have you met my friend, Tom? He’s just written a fantastic new novel. I’m sure it will be VERY big.

[[The man repudiates the duck’s writing.]]
Man: You have to be kidding me. That THING can’t write.

[[The man and mustachioed man both look shocked.]]
Duck: WHAT?! You think I’m illiterate just because I’m a duck? How DARE you!

[[The mustachioed man tries to console the duck. The man returns to looking angry.]]
Mustachioed man: Whoah, Tom! I’m sure he didn’t mean that.
Man: I thought you were illiterate because you’re POOR.

{{No header joke.}}
{{Alt-text: And DISGUSTING. And did I mention POOR.}}

Guest comic by Christopher Hastings transcribed by in

[[An angry-looking man meets a distinguished-looking, mustachioed man. The mustachioed man gestures to his friend, a boy with a duck's head and top hat.]]
Mustachioed man: Have you met my friend, Tom? He's just written a fantastic new novel. I'm sure it will be VERY big.

[[The man repudiates the duck's writing.]]
Man: You have to be kidding me. That THING can't write.

[[The man and mustachioed man both look shocked.]]
Duck: WHAT?! You think I'm illiterate just because I'm a duck? How DARE you!

[[The mustachioed man tries to console the duck. The man returns to looking angry.]]
Mustachioed man: Whoah, Tom! I'm sure he didn't mean that.
Man: I thought you were illiterate because you're POOR.

{{No header joke.}}
{{Alt-text: And DISGUSTING. And did I mention POOR.}}

And DISGUSTING. And did I mention POOR.

Guest comic by Christopher Hastings

  — June 15th, 2010

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Today’s Guest-Comic-On-A-Theme comes from Christopher Hastings, author of The Adventures of Dr. McNinja. Chris is a fine fellow and I endorse his work highly! If you’re not familiar with Dr. McNinja, may I suggest the beginning of the current story? It is an entertaining yarn indeed.

Also remember that these people did this work with pens on photocopies that I handed them so all things considered I think they fared quite well.

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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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