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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a GUY - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
+ | This comic is a reference to most {{w|Over-the-counter drug|Over-The-Counter}} (OTC) medicines, specifically cold medicine, but also many other having typically one (or a few) "Active ingredient" and many "Inactive ingredients". | ||
− | [[Randall]] thus | + | [[Randall]] thus present a pack of cold medicine that jokingly has "Active Ingredients Only", which is the name of the brand as can be seen since it has "{{w|Trademark symbol|TM}}" (the unregistered {{w|trademarked}} symbol) after the name. It has six active ingredients and no inactive ingredients. All this because ''We're not here to waste your time'', which is followed by {{w|Registered trademark symbol|®}}, the "Registered trademark symbol". Probably an extra joke to include both types of TM versions... |
− | + | Since one of the inactive ingredients in any medicine in {{w|Tablet (pharmacy)|tablet}} form would be {{w|Binder (material)|binders}}, that keep the tablet together, and keep the active ingredient(s) inside, it could be a serious problem to take this cold medicine, since one of the inactive ingredients that are specifically not included in this medicine is binders! | |
− | + | In the title text it is made clear that it contains the active ingredients from all competing OTC cold medicine as well as almost every other OTC medicine on the market. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[A picture of a pack of cold medicine. At the top there is a large advert in three lines. In a black line, to the right of the advert, white text states what kind of medicine is in the pack. Below to the left is a square frame listing ingredients. Most of the text inside this frame is unreadable scribbles. To the right of the frame is another advert inside a black frame. On the side of the box are also unreadable scribbles, both at the top and down next to the ingredients list. At the bottom of the box it can be seen how the pack can open up.] | :[A picture of a pack of cold medicine. At the top there is a large advert in three lines. In a black line, to the right of the advert, white text states what kind of medicine is in the pack. Below to the left is a square frame listing ingredients. Most of the text inside this frame is unreadable scribbles. To the right of the frame is another advert inside a black frame. On the side of the box are also unreadable scribbles, both at the top and down next to the ingredients list. At the bottom of the box it can be seen how the pack can open up.] | ||
− | :<big>Active | + | :<big>Active ingredients</big> |
− | :<big><big>''' | + | :<big><big>'''Only'''</big></big><sup>TM</sup> |
:We're not here to waste your time® | :We're not here to waste your time® | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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