Comments on: That’s a bad thing?

By: steve

steve — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:45:48 +0000

Ok we all know what viagra is so why do they needto list side effects after each comercail were getting it from docter hel’ll tell you. Why dont they just have it like other one were they have sibliminal like guy buying wood older and ppl that already know what its referncing think its funny gets there attention. SO do that with Viagra we see billboards without sexual side effects in the same big lettering. In the commercails they say it, it is double standard in marketing. So then theres 20 seconds of akward silence that fills the family room when watching sport game with family. I know kids will find out but at a young age do i really need to explain what an erection is to a curious 4 year old. NO let age set in and your friends will tell you by the time your 10. Then school when your 12. If they ask you i feel as a parent you need to explain anything responsibly but having that commercail puts word in their mouth

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 08:40:13 +0000

I would rather explain Janet Jackson’s titty than why a 4-hour erection is dangerous.

By: Alaina

Alaina — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 18:16:39 +0000

i am scared to have children because all that happens in the world its just bad for them… but when i have kids i am sooooooo having a conversation wit them….you know what i mean!!!!!!

By: Lelia Katherine Thomas

Lelia Katherine Thomas — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:28:15 +0000

I know exactly what you mean about those advertisements. All the drug advertisements are a source of amusement for me. “This pill may have some side effects, such as liver disease, severe internal bleeding, and apocalypse now.”

The funny thing about Viagra is its origins, and they’re the first thing I think of whenever I see a commercial or hear about the drug. For those who don’t know, it was a test drug for heart patients (not sure what heart issue it was focusing on), but they started noticing it wasn’t working as planned when men were keeping erections for 72 hours straight. Yeah, you know that had to be good for blood flow to the heart. *dies laughing*

By: Edgore

Edgore — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:32:37 +0000

I think I would rather explain erections to my children than have to explain to them in later life why I let them watch Full House as children…

By: Dougal

Dougal — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:50:39 +0000

“Itâ€™s easy to make fun of such things…”

Yes. That’s the whole point of my post, and why I tagged it with “Fun” and “Humor”

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:58:37 +0000

Well, atleast the post did not affect your adsense ad’s. They show ad’s for blogging and news service

However, We in India dont have such a problem since television broadcast is very tightly controlled and any such ad’s are to be telecast only after 11 pm, not that I think Viagara is even sold in India. I might be wrong!

By: zoogies

zoogies — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 03:44:21 +0000

Maybe these commercials have gotten more informative recently, or maybe I’ve just gotten wiser to their meaning, but I went for years without knowing what viagra actually did. I found out (more or less) reading the fine print of a newspaper ad. It was like, “Woah, THAT’s what this is?”

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:05:41 +0000

Dougal,

It’s easy to make fun of such things but if you do have an erection that lasts 4 or more hours it may very well be the last erection you ever have. That is an extremely dangerous condition often requiring a trip to the emergency room. Now which one is more embarrassing? The ads or explaining to the triage nurse what your emergency really is?

By: Drama Queen

Drama Queen — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 23:05:02 +0000

Hoover, that is a cute story, but it just makes me cringe at the thought of having a baby boy and needing to explain why his wee wee sticks up when he wakes up.

I don’t have any children yet, but I dread the day when I have to explain the birds and the bees much less having television force my hand…