BunkoSquad: Bitter Pills

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January 15, 2004

Bitter Pills

Hilary pointed me toward this post on Miscellaneous, Etc., which addresses a problem I've been having lately: desperate spammers, no longer content to clog up America's email inboxes, are now leaving bogus comments on blogs to hock their fake wares. (scroll down to 'surlybird''s comment for an example). And while my email spam tends toward the mortgage and Paris Hilton ends of the spectrum, my comment-spam is more often than not geared toward some questionable medication.

Now, I'm one who firmly believes that 95% of the prescription medication being taken out there isn't actually needed. That's just me. But even if you're acutely aware that there's something wrong with you - something that gingko biloba and the Atkins plan aren't addressing - are you really going to seek out your cure-all pill because someone linked to it on BunkoSquad.com??

It makes almost as much sense as asking your doctor about some ridiculous pill because Mike Ditka told you to. That may work for Bob Swerski, but I'd personally like to have some clue what the freaking pill does before I march hungrily into the clinic.

So all you incautious pill-pushers: go peddle your snake oil elsewhere. Or, better yet, go back to whatever it is you did before the Internet revolution. I hear there are some freeway drivers in LA who could use some oranges. And if you're here looking for a hot tip on what medication will finally bring it all together for you, here's my advice. Eat right. Take a damn walk once in a while. Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!

Posted by michaelf at January 15, 2004 01:37 AM | TrackBack