Comic #2796: 2013-01-12
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Title: Event Idea: Festival of Ad Hoc Biological Adaptation Hypotheses
Panel 1:
- A woman with orange hair, wearing glasses and a purple top, stands next to a whiteboard.
- On the whiteboard, there is an illustration of a baby shaped like a football with the text: "BABIES ARE SHAPED LIKE FOOTBALLS AND HAVE MORE BENDABLE BONES THAN ADULTS."
Panel 2:
- The woman continues explaining.
- She says: "THIS IS BECAUSE PRIMITIVE MAN WOULD HAVE WANTED TO SPREAD HIS GENES AS FAR AS POSSIBLE."
- The illustration shows a child being kicked from one village to another.
Panel 3:
- The woman continues her explanation.
- Text: “WE BELIEVE THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY PUNTING THE CHILD FROM VILLAGE TO VILLAGE UNTIL IT ARRIVED IN A DIFFERENT POPULATION.”
Panel 4:
- The same woman is speaking, saying: “THIS ALSO EXPLAINS WHY BABIES HAVE AMPLE FAT, WHICH PROTECTED THEIR ORGANS DURING PUNTING. IT EXPLAINS WHY BABIES MUST BE BURPED OFTEN, BECAUSE IN NATURE THAT GAS WOULD'VE BEEN EXPELLED BY THE DROPKICK. AND IT EXPLAINS THEIR SMOOTH SKIN AND HAIRLESSNESS, WHICH MAKES FOR GOOD AERODYNAMICS.”
- There’s an illustration of airflow around a baby.
Panel 5:
- The audience is shown applauding.
- A text bubble from the audience says: “THANK YOU.”
Panel 6:
- The woman looks pleased while the audience continues clapping.
- One figure in the audience exclaims: “BRAVO! BRAVO!”
Panel 7:
- The woman is receiving an award.
- Text: “CONGRATULATIONS, PROFESSOR. FIRST PRIZE. WE AWARD YOU THIS GOLD STATUE OF DARWIN LOOKING DOUBTFUL.”
- The woman is shown holding a golden statue.
End of comic.
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