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Appliance healers

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I command the foul demons that have clogged this vacuum cleaner to come OUT!

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[–] [S] 15 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

Some background on this comic:

Transcript (top sketch):

Foul spirits of the duodenum, be go̲n̲e̲!

Faith Surgeons

Transcript (middle sketch):

Foul and evil spirits that have jammed this saxophone, Begone!

Faith Repairmen
Fair Repairers
Instrument healers
Appliance healers

Transcript (commentary):

I started thinking about faith healers one day and how much obvious humor potential just exuded from these people. I played with these two versions before ending up with the final, as shown.

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  • [–] 4 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

    There is a comedic show called Children’s Hospital with a physician character that heals with the power of laughter. It works as well as one might expect.

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  • [–] 4 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

    That was a play on Patch Adams as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago* (2 children)

    Comic strip 1986. Patch Adams movie 1998.

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