# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**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 29, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/21 "2013-03-29T17:34:48Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > Was he involved when it was still meant to be a pulmonary arterial hypertension drug? He was indeed, the side effect was…errr, startling to say the least. ---
**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, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/22 "2013-03-29T17:40:59Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > 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). I’ll be in my sleeper car. ---
**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 30, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/23 "2013-03-30T13:30:34Z")
I regret not having purchased some Pfizer stock when Viagra came out. I hear it shot through the roof. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/24 "2013-03-31T06:04:29Z")
Personally, I’m very annoyed that Pfizer is perverting the patent system to keep it from going generic in the USA. ---
**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 31, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/25 "2013-03-31T12:24:33Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Personally, I’m very annoyed that Pfizer is perverting the patent system to keep it from going generic in the USA. Sounds like you got a real bone to pick. Or want one, but can’t afford it. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/26 "2013-04-01T12:28:00Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Personally, I’m very annoyed that Pfizer is perverting the patent system to keep it from going generic in the USA. What steps are they taking? It’s almost always in the financial interests of the developer to keep these from going generic so what are they doing differently from any other pharm with patents about to expire? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/27 "2013-04-01T13:19:45Z")
They don’t want it being confused with knock-off brand names like Mycoxafloppin. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/28 "2013-04-01T14:00:34Z")
Ease off on the double-entendre folks, or this thread may finish too soon. We don’t want to shoot our wad too early. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/29 "2013-04-01T14:44:47Z")
Don’t worry…we’ll get a new thread erected more quickly than usual if that happens. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/30 "2013-04-01T16:51:41Z")
You could try some of Starbucks’ new hot beverage, Viagraccino. One cup and you’re up all night. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/31 "2013-04-01T18:10:41Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I hope you have another happy 15 years. I’m pulling for you. Don’t be a jerk. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/32 "2013-04-03T02:43:58Z")
I once heard of a big Viagra heist. The police were looking for some hardened criminals. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171/33 "2013-04-03T14:35:58Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Ease off on the double-entendre folks, or this thread may finish too soon. We don’t want to shoot our wad too early. Relax. Let me get you a drink. Would you like that on the rocks or straight up? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-viagra/654171.md?page=1)