Comic #5221: absent

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Panel 1:

• Character 1: "Professor, why are you so absent-minded? Is it something about higher mathematics?"
• Character 2: "Consider three cases."

Panel 2:

• Character 2: "In case one, when you fail to wear pants you are chastised. Do you wear pants?"
• Character 1: "Yes."

Panel 3:

• Character 2: "In case two, when you fail to wear pants, nobody notices. Do you wear pants?"
• Character 1: "Most of the time, I would think."

Panel 4:

• Character 2: "In case three, every time you forget to wear pants, people whisper about how brilliant you are. Do you ever wear pants?"
• Character 1: "No. By God no. Never."

Panel 5:

• Character 2: "Q.E.D."

Panel 6:

• [Character 2 is revealed to be wearing no pants.]

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