# The Saturday Night Feud: Drugs - It's What's For Dinner by MsWhatsit \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 27, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438 "2008-09-27T03:39:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/61 "2008-09-28T14:31:54Z")

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> [@Renee](#):
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> Anyone know the real average number of pills the average 65 year old takes? Several people said ten, and I was going to guess three. Ten seems crazy-high to me–sixty five isn’t all that old. Surely a great deal of 65 y/o are in fine health and take nothing, which would bring the average down, right?

Well, one thing that was bringing up the numbers for me were the number of non-prescription pills a lot of people take: Daily multi-vitamin, one or two calcium supplement pills, and then a small aspirin dose for heart health, and that’s four pills, right there - without anything being prescribed, and with a minimum of OTC supplements.

Add in any health concern, high blood pressure for example, or mental illness, and that can start going up very quickly.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/62 "2008-09-28T15:12:12Z")

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1. Tylenol
2. Amoxicillin
3. Percocet
4. Phen-Fen (sp?)
5. 4
6. Dope
7. Pfizer
8. Heroin
9. Junkie
10. _Cocaine_

ETA: Damn!

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**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/63 "2008-09-28T17:11:00Z")

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> [@Renee](#):
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> Anyone know the real average number of pills the average 65 year old takes? Several people said ten, and I was going to guess three. Ten seems crazy-high to me–sixty five isn’t all that old. Surely a great deal of 65 y/o are in fine health and take nothing, which would bring the average down, right?

My dad takes six that I can think of right off the top of my head and he’s 62.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/64 "2008-09-28T20:19:33Z")

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**Baker** is right, **cmkeller** is #50. Mods have been notified. Scores up in a bit.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/65 "2008-09-28T21:26:23Z")

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[schoolteacher voice] I’m very disappointed in some of you! Do you not know that aspirin is NOT a brand name? Or penicillin? Harummpph. [/sv]

(All such answers will be grouped separately from actual brand names. Unfortunately, sometimes this scored better. ☹ )

**1. Tylenol 30**

1. Aspirin 7 \<\<—Not a brand
2. Bayer aspirin 5
3. Advil 4
4. Motrin 2
5. Benadryl 1
6. Marijuana 1 \<\<—Not a brand 😕

**2. Penicillin 9** \<\<—Not a brand  
**2. Vicodin 9** TIE  
2. amoxicillin 5  
2. Tylenol 3 5  
2. Viagra 4  
2. Prozac 3  
2. Valium 3  
2. Ampicillin 1  
2. Celebrex 1  
2. Codeine 1  
2. Demerol 1  
2. Lipitor 1  
2. Lortab 1  
2. Oxycontin 1  
2. Pass 1  
2. Percocet 1  
2. Robimycin 1  
2. Ventolin 1  
2. Zantac 1

**3. Oxycontin 17**  
3. Vicodin 14  
3. Valium 6  
3. Percocet 3  
3. Alcohol 2 \<\<—Not a brand  
3. Budweiser 1  
3. Caffeine 1 \<\<—Not a brand  
3. Coors 1  
3. Lortab 1  
3. Marlboro 1  
3. Meth 1 \<\<—Not a brand  
3. oxycodone 1 \<\<—Not a brand  
3. Xanax 1

**4. Thalidomide 18**  
4. Vioxx 13  
4. Fen-Phen 8  
4. Seldane 2  
4. Zelnorm 2  
4. Ayds Diet Candies 1  
4. Baycol 1  
4. Escutrol 1  
4. Pass 1  
4. Propulsid 1  
4. Qualuude 1  
4. Tylenol 1

**5. 10 11** TIE  
**5. 6 11** TIE  
5. 5 10  
5. 8 5  
5. 12 3  
5. 3 3  
5. 4 3  
5. 7 2  
5. 2 1  
5. pass 1

**6. Mary Jane 20**  
6. grass 10  
6. dope 5  
6. reefer 4  
6. ganja 3  
6. Bud 2  
6. The Chronic 2  
6. Green 1  
6. Hash 1  
6. Herb 1  
6. Smoke 1

**7. Pfizer 28**  
7. Eli Lilly 5  
7. Bayer 4  
7. AstraZeneca 3  
7. Merck 3  
7. Bristol-Myers 2  
7. Aventis 1  
7. Glaxo Wellcome 1  
7. Johnson and Johnson 1  
7. Squibb 1  
7. Wyeth 1

**8. Heroin 39**  
8. Insulin 10  
8. meth 1

**9. Junkie 32**  
9. druggie 5  
9. pothead 5  
9. Crackhead 2  
9. Doper 2  
9. Addict 1  
9. pill-popper 1  
9. Sick 1  
9. stoner 1

**10. Cocaine 30**  
10. White Rabbit 4  
10. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 3  
10. Semi-Charmed Life 2  
10. 'Cause I Got High 1  
10. Golden Brown 1  
10. Lust for Life 1  
10. Mother’s Little Helper 1  
10. One Toke Over the Line 1  
10. Purple Haze 1  
10. Smoke Two Joints 1  
10. Stairway to Heaven 1  
10. The Needle and the Damage Done 1  
10. With a Little Help from my Friends 1  
10. You don’t know how it feels 1

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**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:** [September 28, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/66 "2008-09-28T21:29:03Z")

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Excuse me, but there are countries in the world where “aspirin” is a registered trademark of the Bayer company. That would make “aspirin” a “brand name,” wouldn’t it?

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/67 "2008-09-28T21:36:08Z")

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And the winner is ~~~drumroll~~~ **42fish**!!! Whee! :: flings confetti:: **42fish** got 8/10 right. **Swampy** was right behind you with an awesome score, too! Perfect score was 468.

Thanks for playing everyone! I’m really glad you guys like these games, as I love hosting them. Thanks also to **MsWhatsit** , for a fun Feud theme!

New one tomorrow.

\*\*1. 42fish 458.00 \*\*  
2. swampbear 456.00  
3. cmkeller 442.00  
4. The Tof 434.00  
5. bibliophage 392.00  
6. DfrntBreign 390.00  
7. Gorgonzola 388.00  
8. notfrommensa 382.00  
8. drm 382.00  
10. anyrose 380.00  
11. Gangster Octopus 368.00  
12. HongKongFooey 366.00  
13. rockle 360.00  
14. winterhawk11 358.00  
15. astorian 356.00  
16. Sternvogel 346.00  
17. Freudian Slit 340.00  
18. Dolores Reborn 338.00  
19. Tengu 334.00  
20. MsWhatsit 332.00  
20. mshar253 332.00  
22. wheresgeorge04 326.00  
22. jali 326.00  
24. silenus 320.00  
25. Bryan Ekers 318.00  
25. Eleanor of Aquitaine 318.00  
27. Baker 306.00  
28. delphica 302.00  
29. Hilarity N. Suze 294.00  
29. bmoak 294.00  
31. Fretful Porpentine 292.00  
32. Queen Tonya 290.00  
33. tarragon918 286.00  
34. susan 280.00  
35. Larry Borgia 272.00  
36. SpazCat 262.00  
37. Purgatory Creek 260.00  
38. bluecanary 246.00  
39. elfkin477 244.00  
40. SSG Schwartz 238.00  
41. gardentraveler 236.00  
42. Alice the Goon 230.00  
43. Schnitte 228.00  
44. This’ll Do 220.00  
44. dwc1970 220.00  
46. ShibbOleth 214.00  
46. MissMossie 214.00  
48. 3acresandatruck 210.00  
49. El\_Kabong 206.00  
50. OtakuLoki 162.00

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/68 "2008-09-28T21:37:10Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
>
> Excuse me, but there are countries in the world where “aspirin” is a registered trademark of the Bayer company. That would make “aspirin” a “brand name,” wouldn’t it?

Seriously? I’ll go check that.

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**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/69 "2008-09-28T21:42:28Z")

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Last place. _sigh_ But at least I got all the brand names in…

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/70 "2008-09-28T21:50:03Z")

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[Aspirin](http://www.aspirin.com/images/main/highlights_en.swf) is indeed a brand name in Europe. I apologize.

New answers:

1. Tylenol 30

2. Aspirin/Bayer aspirin 12

3. Advil 4

4. Motrin 2

5. Benadryl 1

6. Marijuana 1

7. Penicillin 9

8. Vicodin 9

9. amoxicillin 5

10. Tylenol 3 5

11. Viagra 4

12. Prozac 3

13. Valium 3

14. Ampicillin 1

15. Celebrex 1

16. Codeine 1

17. Demerol 1

18. Lipitor 1

19. Lortab 1

20. Oxycontin 1

21. Pass 1

22. Percocet 1

23. Robimycin 1

24. Ventolin 1

25. Zantac 1

26. Oxycontin 17

27. Vicodin 14

28. Valium 6

29. Percocet 3

30. Alcohol 2

31. Budweiser 1

32. Caffeine 1

33. Coors 1

34. Lortab 1

35. Marlboro 1

36. Meth 1

37. oxycodone 1

38. Xanax 1

39. Thalidomide 18

40. Vioxx 13

41. Fen-Phen 8

42. Seldane 2

43. Zelnorm 2

44. Ayds Diet Candies 1

45. Baycol 1

46. Escutrol 1

47. Pass 1

48. Propulsid 1

49. Qualuude 1

50. Tylenol 1

51. 10 11

52. 6 11

53. 5 10

54. 8 5

55. 12 3

56. 3 3

57. 4 3

58. 7 2

59. 2 1

60. pass 1

61. Mary Jane 20

62. grass 10

63. dope 5

64. reefer 4

65. ganja 3

66. Bud 2

67. The Chronic 2

68. Green 1

69. Hash 1

70. Herb 1

71. Smoke 1

72. Pfizer 28

73. Eli Lilly 5

74. Bayer 4

75. AstraZeneca 3

76. Merck 3

77. Bristol-Myers 2

78. Aventis 1

79. Glaxo Wellcome 1

80. Johnson and Johnson 1

81. Squibb 1

82. Wyeth 1

83. Heroin 39

84. Insulin 10

85. meth 1

86. Junkie 32

87. druggie 5

88. pothead 5

89. Crackhead 2

90. Doper 2

91. Addict 1

92. pill-popper 1

93. Sick 1

94. stoner 1

95. Cocaine 30

96. White Rabbit 4

97. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 3

98. Semi-Charmed Life 2

99. 'Cause I Got High 1

100. Golden Brown 1

101. Lust for Life 1

102. Mother’s Little Helper 1

103. One Toke Over the Line 1

104. Purple Haze 1

105. Smoke Two Joints 1

106. Stairway to Heaven 1

107. The Needle and the Damage Done 1

108. With a Little Help from my Friends 1

109. You don’t know how it feels 1

Leader Board:

1. 42fish 458.00
2. swampbear 456.00
3. cmkeller 442.00
4. The Tof 434.00
5. bibliophage 392.00
6. DfrntBreign 390.00
7. Gorgonzola 388.00
8. notfrommensa 382.00
9. drm 382.00
10. anyrose 380.00
11. HongKongFooey 376.00
12. Gangster Octopus 368.00
13. astorian 366.00
14. rockle 360.00
15. winterhawk11 358.00
16. Dolores Reborn 352.00
17. Sternvogel 346.00
18. Tengu 344.00
19. Freudian Slit 340.00
20. silenus 334.00
21. MsWhatsit 332.00
22. mshar253 332.00
23. Bryan Ekers 328.00
24. wheresgeorge04 326.00
25. jali 326.00
26. Eleanor of Aquitaine 318.00
27. Baker 306.00
28. delphica 302.00
29. Hilarity N. Suze 294.00
30. bmoak 294.00
31. susan 294.00
32. Fretful Porpentine 292.00
33. Queen Tonya 290.00
34. tarragon918 286.00
35. Larry Borgia 282.00
36. SpazCat 262.00
37. Purgatory Creek 260.00
38. bluecanary 256.00
39. elfkin477 244.00
40. SSG Schwartz 238.00
41. Schnitte 238.00
42. gardentraveler 236.00
43. Alice the Goon 230.00
44. 3acresandatruck 224.00
45. This’ll Do 220.00
46. dwc1970 220.00
47. ShibbOleth 214.00
48. MissMossie 214.00
49. El\_Kabong 206.00
50. OtakuLoki 176.00

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**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/71 "2008-09-28T21:52:24Z")

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I didn’t say Thalidomide because, although it was taken off the market for a time, it was put back on it, and is still being used today. Just so you know.

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**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/72 "2008-09-28T22:21:26Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> [Aspirin](http://www.aspirin.com/images/main/highlights_en.swf) is indeed a brand name in Europe. I apologize.

And Canada. The generic ASA is used up here, if it’s not produced by Bayer. I don’t think I’ve seen a bottle of Aspirin in over 20 years, actually, since the generics are cheaper.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/73 "2008-09-29T01:49:54Z")

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Dang, 27th place. I’ve not been doing all that well lately.☹

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saturday-night-feud-drugs-its-whats-for-dinner-by-mswhatsit-game-over/465438/74 "2008-09-29T02:41:46Z")

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Sucking at this feud feels much better than sucking at the other ones, though. I don’t know great amounts of stuff about drug use? Meh, I can live with that one.

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