My point is more or less that this doesn't have to be a closed-book situation about fish oil. Maybe it can help in some other way, and/or maybe it really can work as 'advertised' in conjunction with other substances. Certainly wouldn't be the first time, if so.
Best webcomic I've read in a while. The intrinsic hilarity of the situation was ridiculously refreshing compared to the usual 'straining to come up with something funny / clever.'
I've personally noticed some powerful effects from fish oil: 1) it can act as a neotropic booster, particularly in conjunction with SRI's and similar meds / substances, 2) it can cause me significant insomnia (no arrhythmia) if I take ~6-8 capsules.
Is that germane to this thread? Probably not, but something seems to be going on. Maybe fish oil has been studied so far on too limited a basis.
I think when they said that, the implication was that there was no need for such. I.e. it interrupted the flow of the story and didn't add anything useful, other than perhaps pandering to a certain crowd.
I think I'll refrain from posting a pic here, but mom had a 'plant-bent' that she followed up on by eventually becoming a certified 'master gardener' via series of courses.
In parallel with that, over the course of many years, mom took the little suburban backyard we had and transformed it in to... holy Willy Wonkas... a sort of 'lush paradise,' and with each square foot or so, it consisted of generally non-native, fascinating species. I.e., plants with interesting herbal qualities, incredible flowers, or whatnot.
Earlier, we'd rescued two stray cats, and it was really fun seeing them go back outside and frolic in mom's garden. Hahaha, it was like an amusement park to them, one in which they became undeniably blissful and non-argumentative. (see, they didn't like each too much, despite being sister littermates)
There's also the running concept (or dada-ist joke) that Wondermark's dodos are completely obsessed with the concept of time, with the implication being that they squandered their time in life, perhaps ultimately aiding in their extinction.
I'm not sure that's really the opposite side, in reality.