# Happy birthday, Viagra! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171 "2013-03-28T13:08:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/1 "2013-03-28T13:08:50Z")
[I’m actually a little late](http://www.mnn.com/money/sustainable-business-practices/blogs/happy-15th-birthday-viagra#). I meant to start this thread yesterday, but it was too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/2 "2013-03-28T13:32:20Z")
I hope you have another happy 15 years. I’m pulling for you. ---
**Author:** ![one\_red\_shoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@one\_red\_shoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/one_red_shoe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/3 "2013-03-28T13:49:58Z")
Thank you… indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/4 "2013-03-28T13:59:26Z")
I am currently sitting about 200 yards away from the lab where it was invented. In fact I spoke earlier today to one of the original FIH (first in human) triallists. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/5 "2013-03-28T14:08:02Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > I am currently sitting about 200 yards away from the lab where it was invented. They really should erect a monument there, especially since they have some experience witht that. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/6 "2013-03-28T14:12:53Z")
I’ll celebrate with a stiff drink. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/7 "2013-03-28T14:46:19Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > I am currently sitting about 200 yards away from the lab where it was invented. > > In fact I spoke earlier today to one of the original FIH (first in human) triallists. I don’t want to imagine what the statue will look like. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/8 "2013-03-28T15:40:15Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I don’t want to imagine what the statue will look like. Don’t worry, it won’t stay up longer than four hours. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/9 "2013-03-28T15:44:52Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I don’t want to imagine what the statue will look like. The top of [her](http://www.nationalturk.com/en/record-price-155m-for-pablo-picasso-famous-painting-la-reve-36020) head? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/10 "2013-03-28T15:49:39Z")
I just heard Bruce Willis was found dead next to a bottle of Viagra. I guess he … Died Hard ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/11 "2013-03-28T16:58:02Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’ll celebrate with a stiff drink. Yes, let’s all raise our … glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/12 "2013-03-28T17:12:15Z")
I’ll bet John Boehner is celebrating. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/13 "2013-03-29T01:03:37Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > I am currently sitting about 200 yards away from the lab where it was invented. > > In fact I spoke earlier today to one of the original FIH (first in human) triallists. Was he involved when it was still meant to be a pulmonary arterial hypertension drug? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/14 "2013-03-29T01:46:05Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Was he involved when it was still meant to be a pulmonary arterial hypertension drug? This is why it’s important for drug research to collect information on **all** side effects! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/15 "2013-03-29T02:35:58Z")
How about a massage as a birthday present? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/16 "2013-03-29T04:24:20Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I’ll bet John Boehner is celebrating. FTFY: Bob Dole. ---
**Author:** ![manojr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@manojr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manojr)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/17 "2013-03-29T10:17:06Z")
What is the difference between Viagra and Niagara? Niagara falls 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/18 "2013-03-29T15:41:46Z")
Awesome, Pfizer. Keep it up! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/19 "2013-03-29T16:22:02Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Awesome, Pfizer. Keep it up! I hear the inventor was a stand-up guy. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/20 "2013-03-29T17:21:17Z")
I’d say this celebration calls for a nice[trip through a hot, steamy, sultry jungle-like place](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NBWuXz3CyU). Oh yeah, that’ll do. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171.md?page=2)