Comic #6231: evolutionist

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Panel 1: A young red-haired boy sits up in bed, visibly alarmed. His mouth is open in a shout as he says, "Father! There's an evolutionist under my bed!" Next to him is a cartoon representation of a man (the father), looking slightly confused.

Panel 2: The father, still seeming perplexed, responds, "Oh, son. That's just a stereotype. All he wants is to rant about academic quibbles so trivial you won't even stay awake through a whole sentence."

Panel 3: In this panel, a bearded man, representing the evolutionist, is shown sitting under the bed, gesturing animatedly. He expresses, "…but then why do some parasite species have a two-host lifecycle instead of a third, which may or may not include an asexual phase, whereas…"

Panel 4: The young boy has now fallen asleep, a speech bubble showing a light snore: "Awww, out like a light." The father looks on, amused.

Panel 5: In the concluding panel, the evolutionist continues his tedious explanation: "…pertaining to an inappropriate use of log-normal distribution in…"

The comic overall combines humor with a playful take on stereotypes about academic discussions in evolution.