Thursday, August 17, 2006

August 17 2006 History

I suppose I could make up a connection to Cerebus or Dave or Ger or something, but the fact is that I just liked this wherever I saw it and I came across it again this morning:

History of Medicine

2000 BC : "Here, eat this root."

1000 BC: "That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer."

1850 AD: "That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion."

1940 AD: "That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill."

1960 AD: "The pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic."

2000 AD: "That antibiotic is synthetic. Here, eat this root."

(Come to think of it, I guess I see the connection.)

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