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''[http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php PHD]'' ('''''[[Fun with Acronyms|Piled Higher
The characters are a bunch of graduate students at Stanford University. They obsess about ever getting their theses completed, struggle to make ends meet with their meager stipends, wonder why life is passing them by, and slack off while their supervisors aren't looking.
Not to be confused with [[PhD: Phantasy Degree|the Korean comic series]] or [[Ph.D. (band)|the 1980s British group]].
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* [[The Ace]]: The "Golden Boy".
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* [[Alien Lunch]]: Possibly ramen.
* [[Bait and Switch Comparison]]: [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1447 Occupy Wall Street.]
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* [[Defictionalization]]: Drawing comics about students who procrastinate endlessly has resulted in Jorge Cham hitting the lecture circuit with a conference on procrastination. As a result, many other real-life universities (beyond Stanford) and real life grad students make cameos.
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Tajel sometimes, as part of her [[Granola Girl]] personality.
* [[Dull Surprise]]: Prof. Smith [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1451 apparently].
* [[Eating Lunch Alone]]: Doing it at the campus cafeteria makes Cecilia feel unbearably self-conscious.
* [[Education Through Pyrotechnics]]: The machines used for experimental research frequently blow up in people's faces.
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{{quote|Jorge Cham: "But I have a Ph.D.! I'm giving lectures at universities! I have a Ph.D.!"
Border Agent: "Sorry. The rules say doctors are allowed in, but you're not a ''real doctor'', are you?"
<nowiki>*</nowiki>[["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|He ''actually'' said this.]] }}
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: Faced by Mike when submitting his thesis (he has to come back because the layout isn't in perfect conformity with university rules), by Tajel when applying for a visa, and by the main character when trying to get reimbursed for travel.
* [[Percussive Maintenance]]: [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=771 For the cutting-edge lab equipment]
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* [[Spit Take]]: Cecilia pulls one on purpose [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1123 here].
* [[Starving Student]]: Basically the entire cast.
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: Lampshaded. The characters like to point out to freshmen that they were already in university when the latter were middle-schoolers.
* [[Still Got It]]: Prof. Smith when he finds out he can still take a nap balanced on a chair, as he used to do as a grad student.
* [[Take That]]: [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1156 This strip] pokes fun at TV shows that get the science wrong. [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1391 This strip] does the same to movies that also get the science wrong.
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[[Category:Web Comics of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Web Comics of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Web Comics of the 2010s]]
[[Category:Webcomics Long Runners]]
[[Category:Slice of Life Webcomics]]
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