Side Effects May Include Throwing Rocks at the Moon

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“You can still see the modernist idol at work in the television advertisements for the newest Big Pharma drugs. You know the kind—where the fine print of ad copy was written by lawyers with a gruesome turn of mind? ‘Side effects may include writing on the living room floor, chewing on the coffee table leg, and vomiting up blood.’ I can’t really say I have felt enticed to try MadcowMyrica myself. Side effects may also include sitting in two claw foot bathtubs in odd, open air locations” (Food Catholic, p. 38).

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"A" dad
"A" dad
7 years ago

And you can still see the futility and vanity of cult idols at work, where side effects last more than 4 hours! ????

Malachi
Malachi
7 years ago

I am so amused by the commercials that feature 15 seconds of “Buy our drugs!” followed by 45 seconds of “Here’s the 900 ways it could kill you!” followed by a final “But, you’ll really love our drugs!!” It’s a wonder anyone ever buys the stuff. Or…maybe it’s not so much a wonder.