Last year, when I was happy (only when drunk, but I was that a lot) I had a rant about TV commercials. Here is an opportune moment to rehash it and pretend like I am blogging.
Do you remember the "I have herpes, but I am proud of it" commercials (anyone who can find a link can share my lottery winnings)? The most feared 4-words in the English language. "I have genital herpes". They always have it while looking really good on a beach, while the idiot partner hovers in the background, possibly high and clueless on Excedrin (look out for separate post on Excedrin).
Idiot: "Honey, it hurts down there!"
Valtrex chick: "It's probably tension. Take a bottle of Excedrin" (surreptitiously swallows a bottle of Valtrex herself - It's OUTBREAK season!)
They thought it was big when they used the word "erection" on TV. Wake up, people! Do we want to make herpes another everyday word? Imagine watercooler conversation that goes:
Idiot 1: "What's up? How was the weekend?"
Idiot 2: "I have genital herpes but I never let it hold me back"
Me (in my thought bubble): Have...to...migrate...
That's right folks, genital herpes should never hold anyone back. The prison system should. Please write your congressman IMMEDIATELY.
Note: "I have genital herpes but I never let it hold me back" is the sentence that the smiling, happy people in Valtrex commercials repeatedly scare the crap out of you with.
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