Understocked

by Jeff

Image meta text: My biology grad student friends tell me that different types of alcohol don't actually have different effects. I trust their expertise, not because of the 'biology' part, but because of the 'grad student'.

This comic is a reference to the situation that happened in Cambridge, MA between Harvard professor Henry Gates and a Cambridge police officer.  The officer thought that Gates was breaking into a house, but it turned out that Gates was breaking into his own house.  Heated words were exchanged and President Obama invited both men to the White House to "have a beer" and talk about the incident.

This comic takes that one step further and asks what if there was no beer in the White House that night and instead just tequilla.  Instead of talking about the situation, all the men would end up having a wild night and all end up in jail.  Anecdotal evidence points to the fact that tequilla makes someone wilder than just beers. However, the writer's friends say the opposite of what the cartoon presents.