Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for February 11, 2018

pathetic

So, he can understand Poncho? The tech since the early days of ‘Peanuts’ really improved!

Coincidentally, this week’s On the Media was a fascinating episode about alcohol. Of the many facts discussed was the revelation that 92 of every 100 participants in Alcoholics Anonymous will quit the program within a year. Objectively speaking, its 12-step approach is largely a failure that ignores what clinical studies have discovered about alcohol dependence — some of which debunk the myth, illustrated here by Poncho, that complete abstinence is an absolute necessity. And yet, AA receives popular support because it depends for its appeal exclusively on anecdotal tales of isolated success — a narrative Americans seemingly love to embrace and then impulsively generalize across an entire population.

Although I didn’t see the presentation you speak of, I don’t see the point in disparaging something that is even 8% effective until you can offer a better alternative.

Poncho’s inner dog is a clown-dog. Who is this imposter?

So this is what Ponchos inner clown dog looks like sober. Not really much of an improvement.

What’s in the bottle? Toilet water?

I’m trying to understand this strip. Unless it is a dig at 12 step programs, it makes absolutely no sense.