# Now they're just messing with us...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyre-just-messing-with-us/698650>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 16, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyre-just-messing-with-us/698650 "2014-09-16T13:34:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyre-just-messing-with-us/698650/1 "2014-09-16T13:34:31Z")

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I have Northwest Cable News playing in the background. I hear ‘Now, your medical minute,’ expecting to hear the usual health-and-medicine segment. Instead there were three – _three_ – ‘These medicines may have injured or killed you or a loved one, so sue and you could get MONEY!’ commercials. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyre-just-messing-with-us/698650/2 "2014-09-16T17:15:48Z")

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Yes. What is it with all the Ambulance Chaser ads lately?