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\"Mommy, what's a no-points refi and what does it do?\"
\"Go ask your father\"
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@The Name's Ash78, Housewares: \"But if you want to know what a no-pants roofie is...well..that's why you're here today!\"
\"Mommy, what's a no-points refi and what does it do?\"
\"Go ask your father\"
@The Name's Ash78, Housewares: \"But if you want to know what a no-pants roofie is...well..that's why you're here today!\"
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True story: A boy that I teach in my kindergarten class called another boy a \"four hour erection\" as an insult. Seriously. I nearly choked on my coffee. Not sure if I would have had the same reaction if he had called him a \"happy period\" instead.
@windycitygirl68: LOL that's hilarious. I wonder if the boy came up with it on his own or heard it from an older kid.
Why even show the ads at all?
I think I saw somewhere that the U.S. is the only country that advertises prescription drugs on tv. Can anyone confirm/deny?
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@dripdrop:
They don't in the UK. I find the \"get this drug, it's better than the other drugs (Warning! May cause death, rectal bleeding, involuntary sex change and convulsions!)\" ads freakish in the extreme. In our land of EvilCommieSocialisedMedicine, it's left up to the doctor, rather than a pharmaceutical company's marketing team, to decide what medication a patient may or may not need.
My favourite ad is the one for the meds for restless leg syndrome, that \"may cause increased gambling urges\".
Seriously, WTF????
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@MsAnthropy: Oh yeah? Oh yeah?!
Well you guys... You guys... You guys live longer, too. And have far less teen pregnancy than the US of A. So that that EvilCommieSocialistPatients.
Oh. Wait.
@Trai_Dep: Err, \"So take that.
EvilCommieSocialistEnglishPatients using your English correctly and all of that...
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@dripdrop: Wasn't there a lawsuit recently that made it so they *couldn't* advertise and for a long time we only had ads like unobservant mentioned - the \"ask your doctor\" ads - but then people became confused...
Then came the slew of \"ask me what you need\" doctor ads with the fake doctors (hate hate hate those). And those recently got banned too, didn't they?
Personally I think if they quit advertising and left it up to the doctors who prescribe the stuff (and no perks for them either!) to figure out whats best for their patients, that the whole thing would be tons cheaper, no?
I mean, we all know how much 30seconds in primetime costs. Give that back to the people who can't afford your pills damnit.
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@dripdrop: In Canada, they do, but they don't tell you what the drugs are for. It's like, \"Cialis! Ask your doctor.\" And they have old people dancing around and weird crap like that.
@dripdrop: They don't in Canada. I mean, American stations that broadcast in Canada still show them, but Canadian channels? None at all. And the first few times you see them, they're sort of strange.
on a slightly related note, how comes whenever i watch \"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\" on hulu.com they only show me ads for yeast infection medication?
@putch:
Watching 'Cheaters,' every other commercial break has a commercial for Extenze followed by Enzyte's smilin' Bob.
They now advertise an Extenze \"male enlargement drink.\" It wouldn't be so creepy if the can didn't have EXTENZE in giant print on the side.
If you can drink one of those in public, I don't think you would need any \"male enhancement.\"
@putch: Good question. Whenever I watch \"Burn Notice\" on Hulu, it's always Army recruiting commercials, but I can kinda see a connection there. The Terminator thing has got me stumped.
stay classy Consumerist!
It'd be nice if they limit the times that tampon ads are shown too. Or, better yet, just never show them.
\"Mommy, what's heavy flow? How come that red dot is chasing that lady?\"
*shutter*
@SnehGlam:
Do they (or did they ever) do the ads comparing the absorbency of tampon/pad brands by pouring vials of bright blue liquid on them? That, along with the rollerskating in tight white spandex hotpants, was the advertising vehicle of choice in the UK when I was growing up. Never mind being chased by red dots, I'm sure my generation of Brit pre-teens grew up wondering if they were abnormal because the results of their periods didn't look like antifreeze.
@SnehGlam: My ALL-TIME FAVOURITE endorsements were on CTV when the deep-voiced announcer kept saying \"Degrassi: The Next Generation - brought to you by Tampax. Because being a girl rocks!\"
I don't want to see them either. I should only know what Priapism is if I call a Dr and/or 911. It should not pop into my head when I hear and ad saying \"an erection lasting four or more hours\".
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@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Your factoid for the day is that priapism comes from the Greek God Priapus, who attempted to rape the nymph Lotis, and was either given a permanent ginormous but useless erection by the Gods as punishment, or else grew his own gigantic permanent erection from frustrated lust, but as poetic justice for the attempted rape, couldn't get any, so couldn't find relief. In some stories, it's so enormous he can't move.
Before Viagra, et al, you only ever saw the word when men had either some horrific disease, or else bicycled too much with a badly-fitting bike seat.
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: You do have to admit, the word's just BEGGING to be used as a band name...
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@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: I honestly was not acquainted with the word Priapism until I read \"Rant\" by Chuck Palahniuk earlier this year. But now, thanks to you I'll think of it during every other commercial during primetime.
@dadelus: They used to use the word, which is how I picked it up. Now they use the four hours line. It's surprising how often it plays, you'll now notice.
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@Oranges w/ Cheese: I wouldn't call it a condition. I've certainly never had a problem with it... my wife on the other hand...
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Why can't they just be parents and explain to them that this is an adult medical problem. They'll be bored and not care. Besides, they can ask their friends.
Stop banning my limp penis ads, you nazis!
The parents just need to learn a few dull medical terms, and give some dull, po-faced explanation that will have the kids tuning out within seconds. No need to say \"it's for daddies who can't get a hard-on, sweetie, and for mummies who are in desperate need of a really good seeing-to!\". Duh.
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Mommy can't just tell their little ones that is why she left daddy. His penis broke.
On a serious note some idiots in this world should just simply not become a parent. If my daughter ask a question I give her an honest answer and as someone else said half the time she doesn't understand it and it doesn't come back up (no pun intended)
Some parents just want to shelter thier snowflakes from anything and everything in the world.
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@NotYou007: Okay, yes, parents have a responsibility to explain stuff to their kids and not beat around the bush (also no pun intended) when the kid asks a question. But have you ever tried explaining a concept like \"erectile dysfunction\" or \"priapism\" to a three-year-old girl who not only doesn't know what sex is, but is only just now figuring out that Mommies and Daddies aren't exactly alike? At this point it's not a question of \"sheltering\" her, it's more a practical issue of how to explain things in a way that she will even be able to comprehend.
Yes, I understand that it is hard to explain things to such a young child. I made an attempt to explain to my daughter what a tsunami was when all those people died in 2004 and she was six years old at the time. She didn't understand it but I did my best to explain it because she asked.
Now if my daughter asked me what erectile dysfucntion was at the age of 3 years I would have been very impressed she could even pronounce two big words, let alone the word priapism.
If she did manage to get out those words at the age of 3 I would have just ignorned it. You can't explain these types of things to a 3 year even if you desire to. Their brains would not be able to grasp the concept. Even at the age of 5 or 6 they still won't grasp it. Ignore it and move one. They are not going to learn even on the playground what those words mean at that age.
Nothing personal but you failed at trying to prove your point.
hehe. Not having any kids, I hadn't thought of this.
On another note, how come the religious right didn't jump on this years ago? Where was their outrage, at promoting sex in any way, shape, or form? Maybe some of the couples in the ads are cohabitating, or gasp, unmarried! And, the couples in the ads are usually too old to have children, so Viagra is intended only for recreation, and sex is for procreation! The conservatives have been conspiciously silent for a long time.
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@TruthAndTheory: Maybe because not all members of the religious right are also religious right nut jobs? Just sayin'...
And not all members of the religious right believe sex is only for procreation. I belong to what would be considered a conservative church and the official doctrine is that sex is for much more than just procreation.
@TruthAndTheory: Well, can you think of another way for Republicans to keep up with their male, 13-year-old \"dates\"?
Besides, y'know, Just Saying No.
Ahhh, just stick in one of those super-fast voice-overs saying \"Viagra may not be right for you unless you are in a union between one man and one woman joined in holy matrimony and trying to conceive a child together!\" or... somesuch.
@TruthAndTheory: Because Rush Limbaugh smuggles the boner pills, that's why.
Oh, and the pharmaceutical companies are one of the Right's bulwarks against universal health care and the Canadian way of life.
I saw one of those ads once and thought to myself, \"Mommy, why are those people lying about car trouble? Don't they WANT to go to dinner with their friends?\"
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Have they been showing these ads during kids shows?
(\"Hey kids, be the first on your block to have a four hour erection!\")
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@nsv: The thing is, I think they show them during any shows where they assume the viewership is primarily older.
Which is probably why I see at least three or four of them when I watch Jeopardy! every night. And oh lord, Wheel of Fortune is even worse.
@magic8ball: Just another reason why I'm happy as hell I don't have a TV.
(Somehow I have seen the two bathtub commercials, though--can't remember where. If I were a kid my first question would be \"Why are there two tubs outside?\")
Doesn't matter. \"Kids\" don't watch kid's shows any more.
I want to know where you go to find all of these dual-tub setups outside at the beach and in orchards...
@dripdrop:
It all comes down to advertising revenue (and greed). The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries you will find drug commercials like these.
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But where am I going to get all my classy metaphors and euphemisms from now?
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Whenever I see these ads, I think about that SNL skit about \"BonerJuice\", and how it can make your penis 'thick and meaty' LOL
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@FuryOfFirestorm: Ah, Dr. Porkenheimer's Boner Juice. Chris Parnell was excellent at playing a fake doctor.
While we're at it, I'd like a ban on commercials for medications that treat hemorrhoids, urinary difficulties, and yeast infections. Not because I'm worried about the children (I don't have any) but because I don't need to hear about that shit. Wasn't there a time when we kept such things between ourselves and our doctors?
(Also, it ought to be illegal to cast actual children in the \"big boy's bedwetting diapers\" commercials, as it constitutes child endangerment if he goes to public school.)
@CumaeanSibyl: Once I saw bears showing their butts after just going to the bathroom, and focusing on the \"cling-ons\", I knew nothing was sacred anymore.
@CumaeanSibyl: As a former child actor, all I have to say is (what you said X infinity). I actually had a couple of kids give me shit for being in those kinds of commercials, and I was never in any!
Aaaaaaaaaaand there goes a massive, throbbing, engorged revenue stream for the NFL.
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They really need to get rid of all pharmaceutical advertisements not specifically aimed at medical professionals. Since big pharma can easily buy politicians, it is unlikely. How do you think they got the advertising anyway?
They spend more on ads than research you know.
@Triborough: Hey, as long as we're dreaming...let's dream of them not advertising to medical professionals either (since their way of advertising is pretty much bribery). How about doctors choose what medicines to prescribe based solely on independent research results and personal/patient experience? And while I'm at it I'd like a pony and a free shrimp dinner.
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Then there is Mother Nature giving some woman her \"monthly gift\" so the kids can ask even more questions.
Why do we have to see all the disgusting medicinal/bodily function stuff at dinnertime?
If there's one thing that Citibank should have taught us, it's that companies lie when they promise stuff like this to Congress.
If this is so important to the morality police, they should just pass the law.
On the other hand, aren't there more important things for Congress to consider than this?
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\"Warning : If you experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours,call your doctor\"
Response: My doctor will be the SECOND person that I'm gonna call.
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\"What's a bonner?\"
has anyone noticed that this website has now filled with penis enlargement ads??? There are three Vimax ads on this page alone.
I just want them to stop playing those annoying viva Viagra ads. I can't find the mute button fast enough.
A blanket ban on drug advertising to consumers is oh so needed and now.
The most gross ad I've seen recently is for furniture upholstering where the little kid puts his potty training device on the sofa and proceeds to remove his diaper.
FWIW, my MD's bad handwriting resulted in my pharmacy dispensing Cialis instead of Concerta - and I took 4 because I didn't read the name of the drug, but I noticed the the mg's were much less = very, very awkward dinner with a platonic friend that I was apparently already giving mixed signals to.
And dress pants don't help the situation one it.
I'd give my right testicle if it meant I'd never have to see or hear another pharmaceutical or feminine hygiene product advertisement again.
The left one I'm saving for a Ford F-650.
What is this thing you call an \"advertisement\"?
... sorry, I don't think I've seen an ad in 7 years since I bought my first ReplayTV. Stories like this remind me how happy that fact makes me.
I love Meg Marco even more for using \"Boner Drug\" in the headline.
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Thanks, Baby Boomers. You've done so much for our world.
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I wish we could get rid of all prescription medication commercials. 10 seconds of why you need the pill and then a minute of side effects and warnings.
@HFC: \"Side effects include diabetes, emphysema, high blood pressure, depression, delayed ejaculation, stroke, and death. Ask your doctor today about the benefit of our product!\"
I'm willing to bet that those warnings about priaprism have resulted in at least one high-school kid calling 911. Four hours? Pshht. Baywatch rerun marathons on cable lasted all day.
If america didn't circumcise so often we probably wouldn't need so many erectile dysfunction drugs, but this way they make money during the circumcision, they make money when you buy lube, and they make it again when you buy erectile dysfunction drugs.
- The most recent and complete study found the parts removed during circumcision are 4 times more sensitive then what's left, there are also many other advantages to being intact sensation wise
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Suggestive content? I certainly don't think a couple in their 50's giving each other 'the look' is suggesting anything to me...
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Too bad, I was hoping to use these as a lead-in to \"the talk\" when my kids are older.
@KyleOrton: When they're older? Like what, 40? I mean really, does a teen really need to know all about ED? Hell, a teen with ED would be a blessing to some parents!