THIS ISN'T YOUR FATHER'S HEADACHE! ***
Remember when, back in the day, the only commercials on TV about health issues just dealt with your garden variety headache or your upset stomach? By way of example:
Problem: Headache
Depiction: A rough-faced guy balls up his fists, slams his knuckles together , and says with a grimace, “When I get a headache, it’s like TWO BULL RAMS right in the middle of my forehead.” He tosses back a couple of aspirin, his countenance smoothes out, he offers a rakish smile . . . .
Possible side effects: Headache (sometimes the Bayer didn’t work).
Today? TV commercials address a smorgasbord of medical problems. Just to name a few:
Problem: Acid reflux, impotence, incontinent bladder, disintegrating bones, warts on nether regions, high blood pressure, uncontrolled cholesterol, debilitating congestion.
Depiction: Anything from two blobs of green snot trying to plug up someone’s nostrils; to a mini -chemistry lesson on statins, beta-blockers, and ace-inhibitors; to a guy throwing a football through a tire dangling from a tree limb (a clever bit of imagery when the standard train-through-the-tunnel is just too much for the scene).
Side effects: Gout. Weakness. Sleeplessness. Cold feet. Hot flash . Kidney failure. Constipation. Diarrhea. Hacking cough. Inability to stand and talk at the same time followed by bouts of confusion over whether it’s in with the good air or out with the bad.
It makes me wonder: Are we a sick people; or are we just a people who enjoy bad health? In the entire banquet of disorders and ailments, though, I still think your common headache and your upset stomach are the bread and butter of drug manufacturers. Bread and butter. Now there’s an entrée. And for dessert, how about some cake? Hey, speaking of cake . . .
Cake Comments:
“This isn’t just cake. It’s a three-layered cure for what ails you,” exclaimed a fan.
“Feeling glum? One taste of this cake and you’ll be nursed back to good spirits,” said another.
“I’m just SICK I can’t eat this cake for EVERY meal,” chortled one enthusiast.
Cake Fact:
One cake should feed about 12 malingerers or 15 hypochondriacs
Problem: Headache
Depiction: A rough-faced guy balls up his fists, slams his knuckles together , and says with a grimace, “When I get a headache, it’s like TWO BULL RAMS right in the middle of my forehead.” He tosses back a couple of aspirin, his countenance smoothes out, he offers a rakish smile . . . .
Possible side effects: Headache (sometimes the Bayer didn’t work).
Today? TV commercials address a smorgasbord of medical problems. Just to name a few:
Problem: Acid reflux, impotence, incontinent bladder, disintegrating bones, warts on nether regions, high blood pressure, uncontrolled cholesterol, debilitating congestion.
Depiction: Anything from two blobs of green snot trying to plug up someone’s nostrils; to a mini -chemistry lesson on statins, beta-blockers, and ace-inhibitors; to a guy throwing a football through a tire dangling from a tree limb (a clever bit of imagery when the standard train-through-the-tunnel is just too much for the scene).
Side effects: Gout. Weakness. Sleeplessness. Cold feet. Hot flash . Kidney failure. Constipation. Diarrhea. Hacking cough. Inability to stand and talk at the same time followed by bouts of confusion over whether it’s in with the good air or out with the bad.
It makes me wonder: Are we a sick people; or are we just a people who enjoy bad health? In the entire banquet of disorders and ailments, though, I still think your common headache and your upset stomach are the bread and butter of drug manufacturers. Bread and butter. Now there’s an entrée. And for dessert, how about some cake? Hey, speaking of cake . . .
Cake Comments:
“This isn’t just cake. It’s a three-layered cure for what ails you,” exclaimed a fan.
“Feeling glum? One taste of this cake and you’ll be nursed back to good spirits,” said another.
“I’m just SICK I can’t eat this cake for EVERY meal,” chortled one enthusiast.
Cake Fact:
One cake should feed about 12 malingerers or 15 hypochondriacs
*** This blog is dedicated to Candy. Over time, her injuries will heal. But as for the TWO BULL RAMS who gave HER a headache, maybe science will come up with a cure for them sometime.
posted by Small but Tall | 1:41 PM
1 Comments:
This is hyserical....from a nursing standpoint...so TRUE. How do you think of these!!!!
lisa
www.writerqueen.blogger.com
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