Comic #2571: 2012-05-31

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Panel 1: Teacher: "A lot of people believe in evolution. Others believe we couldn't have come from random chance. Rather than pick sides, I'm going to teach the controversy."

Panel 2: Student: "That's not how 'controversy' is spelled."
Another student: "Yes it is."
Teacher: "It's spelled C-O-N-T-R-U-H-V-E-R-S-E-Y."

Panel 3: Student: "The dictionary says otherwise."
Student: "Why would an 'o' make an 'uh' sound? If dictionary people are so smart, how come they haven't noticed?"

Panel 4: Student: "Plus, me and some other kids got together and decided it's probably spelled C-O-N-T-R-U-H-V-E-R-S-E-Y, so there's a consensus right there."

Panel 5: Teacher: "Fine. Everyone, the people who write the dictionary spell it C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-Y, and Bobby and his 'consensus' spell it C-O-N-T-R-U-H-V-E-R-S-E-Y."

Panel 6: Teacher: "Anyway, now I'm going to teach th-"

Panel 7: Teacher: "It's pronounced 'tee-ack.'"

Panel 8: Later…
Student: "How'd it go?"
Another student: "She kicked me out of class."
Student: "Here's your ten dollars."

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