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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | This comic is a reference to how all medicine typically has one (or a few) "Active" ingredient and many "Inactive" ingredients. This is played against the current trend of advertising food as containing "no additives and no preservatives". | |
| − | [ | + | [https://www.walgreens.com/topic/faq/questionandanswer.jsp?questionTierId=700008&faqId=1200068]Compounding pharmacists ''mix drugs without certain inactive ingredients such as preservatives, dyes, or binders for a patient who is allergic to these components.'' |
| − | Cold medicines are commonly | + | [[Randall]] thus presents a pack of {{w|Common cold|cold}} medicine that has "Active Ingredients Only", which is the name of the brand as can be seen since it has "™" after the name (the unregistered {{w|trademark}} symbol). It has six active ingredients and no inactive ingredients. |
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| + | Cold medicines are commonly paged in blister packs, with each dose contained separately, and vegans commonly open up gelatin capsules and discard the capsule, ingesting only the contents of the pill. By removing the inactive ingredients of the gelatin and the requirement to open it up, the slogan ''We're not here to waste your time'', the slogan is justified. This slogan is also trademarked. | ||
The slogan is a registered trademark (®) while the product name is a common law trademark. This means that the slogan likely stays the same, while the product name changes from time to time. | The slogan is a registered trademark (®) while the product name is a common law trademark. This means that the slogan likely stays the same, while the product name changes from time to time. | ||
| − | + | '''Mouseover popup text''': Contains the active ingredients from all competing cold medicines, plus the medicines for headaches, arthritis, insomnia, indigestion, and more, because who wants THOSE things? | |
| + | This may be be a follow-up (or a wish from Randall) after [[1618: Cold Medicine]], where [[Cueball]] wishes to try all possible types of cold medicine at once. | ||
| + | This implies that the active ingredients have been found to have a beneficial effect on multiple conditions. | ||
| − | + | The main joke is that popular cold medicines contain no antiviral ingredients at all, and treat symptoms only, as well as rely on the placebo effect. Having a sugar pill would possibly heal your body of a cold just as well, which may be a follow-up to [[1526: Placebo Blocker]], where a sugar pill is offered to treat a headache. | |
| − | A secondary joke is by claiming the active ingredients from all "competing" cold medicines, the company producing this "Active Ingredients Only" may choose whom they say they are competing against | + | A secondary joke is by claiming the active ingredients from all "competing" cold medicines, the company producing this "Active Ingredients Only" may choose whom they say they are competing against. |
==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 Ingredients</big> | :<big>Active Ingredients</big> | ||
| − | :<big><big>''' | + | :<big><big><u>'''Only'''</u></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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