Comic #5651: funding

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Panel 1: Person 1: "Holly?! You're homeless now? You were such a hotshot scientist! Do you need a job in my lab?" Holly: "Oh, I'm not homeless. I just need money for a microscope and to pay for some assays."

Panel 2: Holly: "If I apply for a small grant, it’ll take 2.5 months to get it written and approved by everyone, then have maybe a 10% chance of working. If you multiply time through probability, that’s 2 years of labor!"

Panel 3: Holly: "If I go panhandling, I get the funds working part time outside! If I get too much money, I give it to a shelter, and if I get too little, I just come back out with the sign."

Panel 4: Holly: "And there’s no paperwork!"

Panel 5: Holly: "Best of all there’s no kowtowing to tenured profs! No more playing the game! No more 'Thank you wise master for this insightful rejection.' There’s so much more dignity here!"

Panel 6: Person 2: "Can I join you?" Holly: "This is my turf, bitch."

The comic reflects a humorous take on the challenges of academia and alternative ways of making a living.