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* [[Not That Kind of Doctor]]: No one is studying to become physicians.
* [[Not That Kind of Doctor]]: No one is studying to become physicians.
** [[Truth in Television]]: In [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1244 this strip] the author recounts a time when he was detained by British border agents on the grounds that he didn't qualify as an academic visitor.
** [[Truth in Television]]: In [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1244 this strip] the author recounts a time when he was detained by British border agents on the grounds that he didn't qualify as an academic visitor.
{{quote| Jorge Cham: "But I have a Ph.D.! I'm giving lectures at universities! I have a Ph.D.!"<br />
{{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?"<br />
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.]] }}
<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.
* [[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.

Revision as of 12:39, 7 August 2014

PHD (Piled Higher & Deeper) is a webcomic by Jorge Cham that has been running since 1997.

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.


Contains examples of:

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?"
*He actually said this.