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posted on 2025-04-17, 08:02 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

Three stick figures discuss a suspiciously tidy desk in a lab, concluding it's a sign the person isn't a real researcher. The cartoon humorously suggests that a messy workspace is normal in scientific environments.

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2016-03-23

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Three stick figures discussing a too-tidy lab bench as suspicious.

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Person 1: "How did you know he wasn't a real researcher?" Person 2: "It was quite simple his lab bench was too tidy." Person 3: "*&$% meddling academics" Additional text: "In science tidy desks are a source of suspicion."

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