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Sad Potato Has Sexual Side Effects

Have you seen the Zoloft commercial? I swear to god they're running that thing every hour on TV. It's the ad with the sad potato... He floats along on the screen with a storm cloud over his head - to indicate the problems in his life I suppose. In case you've forgotten about him, he's at the bottom of the Zoloft website.

I love their slogan: "When you know more about what's wrong, you can help make it right."

Well HELLO!!! I'll tell you what's wrong... he's a freaking POTATO. And you want to make matters worse by doping him up & giving him sexual problems!

"Side effects may include the following: upset stomach, trouble sleeping, diarrhea, dry mouth, sexual side effects, feeling sleepy or tired, tremor, indigestion, sweating, feeling agitated, and having less appetite."

I don't get this ad campaign at all... If I were a potato, I'd be depressed too! Think about it... the highlight of a potato's life is probably the brief time spent in 5 & 10 pound bags frolicking with the other potatoes in an orgy-like love-fest at the store - after the lights go out of course [and they think we don't know] But when you factor in the "sexual side effects" that the commercial tells us are possible, you end up with an even sadder potato who's gettin' no potato lovin' that night.

Oh sad, sad, SAD potato.

I at least hope the potato lives in Canada. Otherwise, he's got a limp-potato-doodad AND he was overcharged too. Ouch.

When did the drug companies start listing every possible side-effect of a medication in their TV ads, and WHY? Was some sort of law passed that forces them to do this? ...something similar to the law that one that causes us to see a soft-spoken yet proud shrubya saying "I'm George W Bush and I approve this message", followed by big-nasty-voice spouting out half-truths and misinformation about John Kerry.

Just ONCE, I want to see an ad for some new cure-for-what-you-never-knew-ails-ya that says "may cause sexual side effects - but you'll LIKE 'em."

It wouldn't even matter what the pill was for... they couldn't keep it on the shelves.

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::::: | Posted Wednesday, Apr 28 2004 at 1:04 AM
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