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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 how all types of medicines typically only has one (or a few) "Active ingredient" and many "Inactive ingredients". | ||
| − | [[Randall]] thus | + | [[Randall]] thus present a pack of {{w|Common cold|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|trademark}} 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 cold medicine as well as almost every other medicine on the market for ''headaches, arthritis, insomnia, indigestion and more''. Some of these other illnesses but not all, often follows when yo have a cold. This is a follow up on the not waste your time trademark, since you then only need to try one cold medicine, to have been around all of them. It thus seems to be a follow up (or a wish from Randall) after [[1618: Cold Medicine]], where [[Cueball]] just wish to try all possible types of cold medicine at once. Note that with this list, there should be more than those six active ingredients in the medicine than those listed on the pack. | |
| − | + | It correctly states that apart from the cold, you are trying to get rid of, you also do not want these other things. But in general it is not advisable to eat too much medicine, and often your are warned not to mix different types at the same time, or at least you should first ask your doctor. This cold medicine violates these rules, which is the main joke. | |
| − | Another joke is that | + | Another joke is that most of the time taking any medicine has no real effect on the cold, but may alleviate some of the symptoms. so if you are any way going to go through all types of cold medicine to no avail, you could just as well get it over with by taking them all at once, saving some time. But as in explanation for the cold medicine comic, we might wish to put in this warning: |
| − | + | '''Warning:''' {{tvtropes|YouFailYourMedicalBoardsForever|Taking lots of different medicines together in real life could harm, or even kill you}}, because certain combinations of medications interact in ways that make them dangerous or even lethal. | |
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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 Ingredients</big> | :<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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