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I had not heard of the web comic Overcopmpensation until my BATweep Peter McChicken sent me this one. I think it’s obvious why. Click the panel to see the whole thing. I laughed for a long, long time.
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March 26th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Is it true that the Amish “don’t have autism”?
March 26th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I wanna know where the Dr. Monkey got his cool Galactica clipboard.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:11 am
@Ken B
It’s not true. But then it’s not even true that the Amish don’t vaccinate, although their vaccination rates are lower than in the general population.
March 26th, 2009 at 9:32 am
A small correction, Dr. Plait, the site is “Overcompensating”, not “Overcopmpensation”
One of my daily stops alongside BA! It’s a small, small Intertoobs, ain’t it?
March 26th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Ha, the caption underneath and the mouse-over text made it extra-extra-funny
March 26th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Saw it coming a million miles away (if only because you linked it) and still laughed.
Hey Phil, maybe you should start a blogroll dedicated exclusively to all the webcomics we should apparently be reading. (Or (not to derail the thread or anything) maybe we can just start naming them here in the comments.) I like phdcomics.
March 26th, 2009 at 10:53 am
A good rebuttal of the urban myth that the Amish 1) don’t vaccinate and 2) don’t have autism can be found here: http://autism.about.com/b/2008/04/23/do-the-amish-vaccinate-indeed-they-do-and-their-autism-rates-may-be-lower.htm
March 26th, 2009 at 10:58 am
LOL
March 26th, 2009 at 11:36 am
I guess I was late on this one, Phil.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:58 am
I love it when the blogs I read come together. Overcomensating is a hilarious webcomic that pokes fun at anti-science quite frequently. I heartily recommend.
March 26th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Oh my gosh! I made the website! This is really thrilling haha. (Maybe I should lead a more exciting life? haha)
March 26th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Ed:
Clearly, if the Amish DO vaccinate and they DO have autism, then that just proves the antivaxxers right!
OMG! We’re all gonna DIE! Aiieeee!!!