Pharmacology Drug Naming

One of my bosses sent me the following. Lol.

In Pharmacology, all drugs have two names, a trade name and generic name. For example, the trade name of Tylenol also has a generic name of Acetaminophen. Aleve is also called Naproxen. Amoxil is also call Amoxicillin and Advil is also called Ibuprofen.

The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra. After careful consideration by a team of government experts, it recently announced that it has settled on the generic name of Mycoxafloppin. Also considered were Mycoxafailin, Mydixadrupin, Mydixarizin, Dixafix, and of course, Ibepokin.

Pfizer Corp. announced today that Viagra will soon be available in liquid form, and will be marketed by Pepsi Cola as a power beverage suitable for use as a mixer. It will now be possible for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one. Obviously we can no longer call this a soft drink, and it gives new meaning to the names of “cocktails”, “highballs” and just a good old-fashioned “stiff drink”. Pepsi will market the new concoction by the name of: MOUNT & DO.

Thought for the day: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer’s research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

On a side note, I just had an idea for an ambient ad for Viagra! A visual similar to the one below (of the weights) could be placed at urinals!

Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s already been done.

Funny Things Men Have Been Overheard Saying

Before I get ripped a new one for plagiarism, I got this from the article “DID HE REALLY JUST SAY THAT?” in the September issue of Glamour magazine UK, with Jennifer Aniston on the cover. If you want to read all the hilarious comments, you’ll have to get a copy of the magazine!

Ladies, after reading this, you just might want to turn gay!

Overheard… in the GYM CHANGING ROOM

“Karen asked me to buy some All-Bran and some toilet rolls in Tesco. Then as I was standing in the queue, she rang me and said, ‘Now it looks like you need to do a big shit.’ I think I love her.”

“She screwed me then left an hour later. I felt so used.”

Man 1 I’ve got to get rid of this belly.
Man 2 It’s not that bad, we’ll work on it.
Man 1 Good, because I’m a short guy. And I am not rich enough to be fat and short.

Overheard… at the PUB

Man 1 What, you proposed??
Man 2 Yeah, I was still drunk and it just came out.
Man 1 You said, ‘Will you marry me?’
Man 2 Well, I said, ‘Hey, let’s get married,’ and she said, ‘Alright then.’
Man 1 So, are you going to get through with it?
Man 2 I guess so.

Man 1 So you’re in an open relationship now?
Man 2 Sort of, yeah.
Man 1 What do you mean ’sort of’?
Man 2 Well, I haven’t told her about it yet.

“If you could sleep with Angelina Jolie but she’s got no eyes, or Jennifer Aniston with no arms, who would you choose?”

Overheard… in MEN’S TOILETS

Man 1 What’s with the face?
Man 2 This morning, I really fancied a shag but Sarah wouldn’t let me. It wouldn’t have made much difference to her, but it’d make a world of difference to me.

“Your trouble is you keep on rolling the dice. You get a girl who’s a 7, but you keep rolling, hoping you’re going to get a 9. But you might get a 4. Me, I’ve got a 6, and I’m sticking with her. I’m happy with that.”

Overheard… in a MEN’S MAGAZINE OFFICE

“Now that Paul isn’t around to stink the bog out, I’d definitely consider having a tug in there.”

Overheard… at a FOOTBALL MATCH

“She’s got the premenstrual with the cramping and bloating and terrorising, then the menstrual, then the post-menstrual. No shit, she’s fit for habitation for only, like, 10 days a month.”

“She’s not the sharpest tool in the box but she’s cute and up for it – like all the time – and really, really good at it, so it’s not like I want to sit around and talk about foreign policy.”

Opeth is NOT coming to Singapore

To say I’m disappointed is a terrible understatement.

I had planned to see Opeth in Melbourne/Sydney, Australia and prepare in advance. But the dates were confirmed too late for me to book any cheap flights.

Then I heard they were going to Singapore, which made things much more convenient (and economical).

THEN I found out from LAMC via Twitter that the Singapore show has been “postponed to a later date. No confirmation but we will try to get them here in 2010.”

Damn you for getting my hopes up! :(

World’s greatest boss

Not.

I’m down with food poisoning, must have been the Japanese from last night. For the past 6 hours, I’ve had to dash for the loo 7 times. So I let the office know that I had to take the day off, knowing my boss would freak out because there are some things we need to rush out today.

Of course she flipped out: “Every Monday?!”

What the fuck?

Then she rambled on about how she had to tackle the project on her own now and that she expected me to be more reliable.

I calmly said that this was beyond my control and not something I had planned…

To which, she didn’t know how to respond except by sputtering, “W-w-well, take care of yourself and be sure you come in tomorrow!”

…

Unreasonable much?

Lullaby (short film)

I first saw this short film by Pat Stevens on the Hallmark channel here.

(FYI, I am not a Hallmark person; their programmes are saturated cheese, even for me.)

If you’re too lazy to watch *** SPOILERS*** it’s about an old couple who seem to have shared their lives for a long time. The wife has died and the husband does his best to go about life without her, through the motions of a morning routine ie. waking, breakfast, dressing. ***SPOILERS***

Bloody depressing. I must have seen it about 6 times now, and it still breaks my heart every time. How am I supposed to be a harbie* at this rate?

The song featured is “Lullaby 6000″ by The Czars, an American band that has released six studio albums and managed to stay unknown to me. I think the track is off their 2001 album, The Ugly People vs. The Beautiful People. And yes, I have the song :)

*hardened bitch