# Oh, those crazy drug commercials **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2006, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267 "2006-04-19T06:54:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/21 "2006-04-20T19:50:26Z")
> [@chaoticbear](#): > > No! They don’t because they all take that whatever supplement! Ah-so, grasshopper. That MUST be it!!! :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/22 "2006-04-20T20:15:34Z")
> [@Keeper Of Secrets](#): > > This is the point in this thread where I started laughing so hard I feared having some sort of leakage myself. I give myself credit for getting all the way to the last post with dry pants, even though I lost a comparable amount of body fluid in tears of laughter. > > Slightly off the OP, but this was the last prescription-related thing I read that made me laugh this fucking hard. > > [http://www.panexa.com/](http://www.panexa.com/) > > No wonder I spend every lunch hour on this board. 😃 Oh dear sweet God, I have tears running down my face. That is the funniest thing I may have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/23 "2006-04-21T01:05:07Z")
Actual side effect that I experienced taking Midol for cramps…stomach ache. So instead of being doubled over in pain, I was doubled over in pain. That was fun. ---
**Author:** ![Keeper\_Of\_Secrets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Keeper\_Of\_Secrets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeper_Of_Secrets)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/24 "2006-04-21T18:17:55Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > Oh dear sweet God, I have tears running down my face. That is the funniest thing I may have ever seen. The point where tears started running down my face the first time I read it was "In a small number of tested cases (84%) PANEXA was found to cause abdominal wall muscle breakdown coupled with spasmodic activity in lower back/spinal muscles, resulting in most patients violently bending forward like a book slamming shut. " Then it just kept going. And you know, it was still just as funny when I read it this time. ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/25 "2006-04-21T18:39:04Z")
I swear my spirit dies just a little when I see some of silly disclaimers during a commercial. I know its not the hawkers fault, but still… I love the Toyota Truck commercial where the upset girlfriend has her boyfriends truck thrown off a cliff…only to have the truck drive away just fine. And on the bottom of the screen “Dramatization, do not attempt!” Or the one I saw last night, where some kids are looking at fish underwater, and the car they are in drives up out of the ocean. On the bottom of the screen “Dramatization, car not suitable for underwater use.” No, really? ---
**Author:** ![VegemiteMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@VegemiteMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegemiteMoose)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/26 "2006-04-21T20:49:39Z")
[Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.](http://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90mhappyfunball.phtml) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/27 "2006-04-21T23:30:25Z")
> [@Keeper Of Secrets](#): > > Slightly off the OP, but this was the last prescription-related thing I read that made me laugh this fucking hard. > > [http://www.panexa.com/](http://www.panexa.com/) > > No wonder I spend every lunch hour on this board. 😃 If you like that parody (and I do), you’ll love [this catchy song](http://cu.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Rx_song_download) from the people who give you _Consumer Reports_ magazine. ---
**Author:** ![jkirkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jkirkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkirkman)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267/28 "2006-04-22T00:54:29Z")
While acknowledging: > [@Keeper Of Secrets](#): > > [http://www.panexa.com/](http://www.panexa.com/) and: > [@mobo85](#): > > [this catchy song](http://cu.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=Rx_song_download) My all-time favorite fake drug ad site is: [http://www.starterupsteve.com/swf/OVOID.html](http://www.starterupsteve.com/swf/OVOID.html) 😉 ♪ mucha muchacha ♪ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-those-crazy-drug-commercials/353267.md?page=1)