Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 21, 2014
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Transcript:
Rat, the Medical Doctor Fred: I'm sorry, doc, but I'm just not comfortable with your pharmaceutical rep. He seems like too much of a slick marketer. Rat: I disagree try a vial of his cholesterol pills. Fred: But why should I? Rat: Because hidden inside five bottles are golden tickets to Pilly Wonka's pharmaceutical factory! Fred: I'm going home now. Man: But we are the dreams of dreams! Rat: I want to go! I want to go!
Is this much of a stretch from current reality, where people want the drug just because they saw it on tv?