A major pharmaceutical company can't sue you if you lift statements right out of their three-page Newsweek ad, can they? I sure hope not.
If you are a sufferer of psoriasis and are about to leave an angry comment, please hold up a minute. I know it can be quite serious, and I didn't mean to make light of your affliction. If it causes you much suffering and you have confidence that your doctor can administer the drug in such a way as to minimize its risks, who am I to say you shouldn't go for it? I'm an idiot. There, I said it already, so you don't have to.
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- Dave Stratton
- Palatine, Illinois, United States
- I am a freelance writer of marketing and corporate communications, which is not necessarily a euphemism for "unemployed blogger."
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6 comments:
I love it. If you are seriously just reading what is in the fine print of the ad then I don't see how they could sue you.
I don't suffer from psoriasis though.
Oddly enough, I have cripplingly severe psoriasis and (starting in my twenties) the painful arthritis that often goes with it. I have had the (dis)pleasure of taking Enbrel. Another med I took for a while is called Raptiva - some potential side effects: "Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare brain disease caused by a virus which usually results in death or severe disability" and - get this - "severe worsening or new forms of psoriasis". Seriously?
Without these drugs, I would be fucked, but I still think the warnings are pretty damn funny. And hey, maybe the crazy brain virus will eat the cancerous tumor that's likely forming next to it!
Hey. how'd you change/slow down the male character's voice? Fess up, Strat.
The following is my own fine print: I do not have psoriasis, lucid dreams, a shrinking polar bear penis, an avian genital tongue, swollen ankles nor a squirrel climbing up my leg. (That last one will make sense whenever my Dual Duel comment is approved.)
The xtranormal people did a major upgrade yesterday that changed his voice. Not sure I like it -- I was getting attached to his rapid-fire robotic delivery.
As soon as my first version published, I wanted to change it because there were some brand name references that made me paranoid about being sued. So of course, when I went to revise the clip, the site was down all day for the upgrade -- thus heightening my paranoria. Finally, I was able to make the change before getting a call from a corporate lawyer, and the dude had a new voice.
I'm sure that was a fascinating story for everyone.
Damn... I miss his old voice already and it's only been one episode.
That was the best one yet.
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