Comic #5353: odds

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Panel 1: Man: "Before you get mad, what are the odds I cheated on you?" Woman: "100%! Exactly 100%."

Panel 2: Man: "Wrong! You can't be 100% certain of anything." Woman: "Okay, 99.9999%."

Panel 3: Man: "Now, what are the odds I cheated on you with Dave?" Woman: "The same."

Panel 4: Man: "Wrong! Logically the odds of a compound event must be lower than one of its constituent events!" Woman: "God. Fine."

Panel 5: Woman: "Ha! And what are the odds I cheated on you wearing a yellow bra?" Man: "The same!"

Panel 6: Man: "Wrong! It has to be lower still! 99.99975% or so!" Woman: "You're currently having sex with Dave."

Panel 7: Man: "Sharon—" Woman: "You see?! Every bit of evidence that I cheated proves that I didn't cheat! In the limit, the odds that I cheated are 0%."

Panel 8: Man: "Wow, it's like you want me to win this argument."

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