Monty by Jim Meddick for August 27, 2012
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Oh @#$@#$ 2:30. It's no use. I can't sleep. I hate resorting to pills, but I'm desperate. Am I becoming like Elvis in his later years?... A pill to sleep... A pill to wake... A pill just to feel normal?... Am I becoming a pharmaceutical junkie?! Actually, they're just Tic Tacs, but for the placebo effect to work, I've gotta make it sound convincing.
tattooedcyberidiot over 12 years ago
Actually, tic tacs have been shown to reduce blood pressure but only when taken in tandem with a low fat diet and regular exercise
Steve Bartholomew over 12 years ago
Tic Tac addiction is treatable, I’ve been told.
Varnes over 12 years ago
Interesting tac tic….to get to sleep….
R2-Wolf over 12 years ago
It might be easier to sleep WITHOUT the glasses on. It always was for me.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
I do like Wintergreen Tic Tacs, but not so much as a sleep aid. Monty, does the placebo effect have an effect when you know it’s the placebo effect? —Apparently, for Monty it does.
Commentator over 12 years ago
Take off your glasses in bed Monty.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Varnes that was so tic-y tac-y.
Bobong over 12 years ago
I always figured Monty ingested a daily psychedelic.
OldestandWisest over 12 years ago
My Dad was in pretty good physical shape until a few months before his death at the age of 89. Nor was he a hypochondriac. Nevertheless, well before he passed away, the doctors had him taking no less than SEVENTEEN pills a day! We’ve just become medication-crazy in this day and age.
hometownk Premium Member over 12 years ago
As for the placebo effect, it could be part of a Pavlovian response. Take a pill, go to sleep. We can train ourselves to do just about anything.
stamps over 12 years ago
I always ask my doctor for the extra-strength placebos.
bebob over 12 years ago
I have a silly question. What does Monty do for a living?
Coyoty Premium Member over 12 years ago
Monty’s pills were prescribed by a Meddick.I think I would sleep better outside, in a round enclosed porch. I call it the gazebo effect.