# what the hell is this medicine for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 7, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052 "2003-10-07T13:53:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052/1 "2003-10-07T13:53:48Z")

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Anyone see that commerical with the guy throwing the football through the tire, then throwing it around w/hia wife? I STILL don’t know what the pill is for!

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052/2 "2003-10-07T13:58:11Z")

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It’s a Viagra ad, I think.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052/3 "2003-10-07T14:00:25Z")

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definitely NOT Viagra! Nor is it a acid-reflux pill.

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**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052/4 "2003-10-07T14:19:19Z")

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I think it might be something similar to Viagra, but a different brand name.

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052/5 "2003-10-07T15:46:07Z")

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It’s [Levitra](http://www.levitra.com/consumer/index.htm), the first approved alternative to Viagra.

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**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-medicine-for/206052/6 "2003-10-08T00:03:33Z")

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It’s a metaphor. Take the pill and you’ll be a real man again. You’ll be able to get it “in the hole.”