I do hope that readers of this strip will be able to apply what they’ve learned when buying over-the-counter drugs. The comment space doesn’t allow room for a full discussion of homeopathy, but Pab has provided a brilliant summary. It’s a rare talent that can be this funny and this educational in such a small space.
You realize, of course, that if you try diluting anything toxic, that homeopathy only makes it stronger. Take a microscopic grain of arsenic in a gallon of water, take one drop of that and add to another gallon of water and repeat as many time as you want. According to the logic of homeopathy, you’ll end up with something that coud kill thousands.
So this is the opposite of the sociopathic medicine practiced by modern pharmaceutical companies? If the medicine doesn’t cure the problem, keep increasing the dose until it does.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
How exactly does one dilute a shake? Too much milk, not enough ice cream?
slug_queen over 12 years ago
Wait, is that Dr. Bronner? DILUTE! DILUTE! DILUTE!
Kvasir42 Premium Member over 12 years ago
Thanks for the postcard! I finally got it (love the military post office—stuff either gets here normal time, or takes weeks).
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
Lockhorns. Andy Capp was genuinely funny on more than one occasion.
Samskara over 12 years ago
I do hope that readers of this strip will be able to apply what they’ve learned when buying over-the-counter drugs. The comment space doesn’t allow room for a full discussion of homeopathy, but Pab has provided a brilliant summary. It’s a rare talent that can be this funny and this educational in such a small space.
steverinoCT over 12 years ago
I read an interesting rebuttal of homeopathy by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. from about 1840. Still holds true: homeopathy is still crap.
Tirasmol over 12 years ago
thank you so much for the postcard! and to answer your question: Yes ;)
DonVanni over 12 years ago
You realize, of course, that if you try diluting anything toxic, that homeopathy only makes it stronger. Take a microscopic grain of arsenic in a gallon of water, take one drop of that and add to another gallon of water and repeat as many time as you want. According to the logic of homeopathy, you’ll end up with something that coud kill thousands.
JP Steve Premium Member over 12 years ago
So this is the opposite of the sociopathic medicine practiced by modern pharmaceutical companies? If the medicine doesn’t cure the problem, keep increasing the dose until it does.
JP Steve Premium Member over 12 years ago
I didn’t think i needed the irony font with that one!!