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- Anrkist, on 10/12/2007, -4/+65Head On, Apply directly to the forehead. Head On, Apply directly to the forehead. Head On, Apply directly to the forehead. Head On, Apply directly to the forehead.
- GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -10/+54BEWARE OF DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE, THOUSANDS DIE BECAUSE OF IT EVERY DAY.
- zombiedepot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+40Side effects include missing the point.
- Crass22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+37A Lady not to long ago died from Dihydrogen Monoxide poisioning while participating in a radio show contest.
- Neo189, on 10/12/2007, -1/+33BREAKING NEWS: Many people will believe anything they're told!
- Aeaus, on 10/12/2007, -8/+37People believe this because of the automatic assumption that anything nicely presented or with money put into it must be real. In any case, I'm amused, the people who believe in this are probably the same people that believe the world is in grave danger because of terrorists, etc. If I see it, it must be real.
- JDWTC, on 10/12/2007, -5/+33I went to my doctor, and he says: "I've got good news, and I've got bad news. The good news is your not a hypochondriac."
- diggerphelps, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30I don't give a *****.
I am on a massive dose of fukitol. - drgori, on 10/12/2007, -4/+30Before I clicked on the article, I thought the fake illness might be Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS).
- godofpumpkins, on 10/12/2007, -10/+35Ask one of the many families (military and civilian) that have lost an allergic family member to a bee sting or a peanut allergy. Ask them if it's real or not! Let's decalre war on peanuts and bees.
- BuckCynnie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+23Yeah, it's a sleeping disorder, my fiance insists that I have it, she doesn't know it's intentional.
- JDWTC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21neo189: "BREAKING NEWS: Many people will believe anything they're told!"
You know, now that I think about it, you're right. - BuckCynnie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2050 states?
- TheOther1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Not including Mexico?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+20That joke has been unfunny longer than you've been alive.
- techmonk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Arrested development fundraising party?
- lgc90, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9@drgori
Me too! I've seen those ads over and over, and each time, I just can't believe it. Oh well, I guess restless leg syndrome is real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_legs_syndrome - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8There's 51 states, jackass. Ever heard of Canada? Sheesh...
- snowbooch, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8most people in this country can't name all 50 states and this surprises people?
- stonewaljacksn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5maybe sheep are people.
- mmazing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Notice the "technical name" for the drug Havidol.
"Avafynetyme" -> "Have a fine time"
Clever :) - CapeKid, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4TBA must be stopped!
- dggeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4On the other side of this, I saw a commercial once for a drug to treat "Restless Leg Syndrome." It sounded so absurd to me that I made fun of it while talking to one of my friends. It turns out his mom has it. Needless to say I felt like a douche.
- ddxChrist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3While it was a parody to the creator, most people would easily pass it off as the norm. With that in mind, would anyone have expected something different at a passing glance? If I hadn't recently written a paper on how drug companies advertise, I probably would have assumed it was possibly legitimate. I don't always have the time to look up disorders or new medication unless it's actually pertinent to me. In all honesty, I probably would've just passed over it. If you browse their site, however, its fictitious nature becomes apparent in a very comical manner.
At any rate, I found it incredibly amusing. From the site, under important safety information:
"Discuss your medical conditions and medications, including alpha blockers, beta blockers, sedatives , SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, cannabis, opiates, amphetamines, narcotics, depressants, oral contraceptives, stimulants, hallucinogens, nicotine patches, anabolic steroids, medicines with nitrates or recreational drugs called "poppers" like amyl nitrate or butyl nitrate with your doctor to ensure HAVIDOL is right for you and that you are healthy enough for HAVIDOL." - gregmo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Oh I figured this was about RLS
- xxMarka, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I think the idea is wonderful.
When I looked further into it on the "drug's" site, I found out the statement the artist was really trying to make - which is basically that life isn't meant to be perfect.
check out the site www.havidol.com - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Sounds a lot like Lindsay Bluth's GVH campaign because of Tobias' hair graft.
- Yoshi39, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4For the lazy (like myself) http://www.havidol.com/
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ye, it's so real, you move your legs a lot.
- vpla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It's like Chronic Cubicle Syndrome
- thatrez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Damn you WONDERWOMAN for messing up the google results when I try to search for Havitol site
- LucasVB, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hah, my thoughts exactly. I'm surprised nobody else thought of Dilbert.
- chicken101, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.havidol.com/proven.html
The website. - OriginalLucid1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Al Gore does.
- BuckCynnie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Remember, when you insult those people would believed this hoax, you are likely insulting your mother and/or dad and/or grandparents and/or your whole entire family. Those that believe are not suffering from a human deficiency they behaving as humans/animals were evolved to behave; react first then inquire later.
The artist just brings that to light. It is not something that will or should go away. There are many of those, like the responders above that behave differently. Smart but less likely to survive in a dire emergency when instruction, not info, is all that they have. - nonperson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1side effects may include interspecies communication! LOL, if you read that and still thought it was real, then you need to do something with yourself!
- gregmo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i love the testimonials are both swimming
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3sounds like the same type of gullible people that believe in god
- dolphumous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's exactly what I'd expect a weak person to say.
If someone needs to be medicated to get through the day, maybe they should change what happens during the day. - laterallateral, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Gimme GLEEMENEX, DAMN IT!
- HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have problems keeping my legs still. I have people at least twice a year in restaurants ask me if I can stop moving around because it's bouncing their seats too.
But you know what? It's just part of me. I've always been like that, and I don't see how it's so bad I should take a drug with potential serious side effects to get rid of it.
So I'm not perfect, big deal. We can't all be the same. - illt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1First of all, RLS is a real problem, very similarly linked to parkinsons. In fact, experimental parkinsons drugs have been found to alleviate RLS.
So, it's not all a bunch of *****. - shad0w, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I'm about 99% sure that restless leg syndrome is completely made up.
- TechLaw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1In a World where This is a bomb:http://www.makezine.com/blog/358766067_da00b3656e.jpg
I am not surprised that http://www.havidol.com/ is taken seriously. - jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I heard of this on the podcast, Mysterious Universe. and the host was unsure about whether it was real or not, but to me it seemed like a blatant joke... a different sort of humour, I guess
- DaMav, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm waiting for the Dems to begin blasting Bush for cutbacks on the Havidol budget. Maybe they can pass a nonbinding resolution demanding increases in production.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Nevermind. Have it all is what it is.
- dolphumous, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Most people are dumb and/or weak. This is just another example.
- filosofo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1> "The thing that amazes me is that it has been folded into real Web sites for panic and anxiety disorder. It's been folded into a Web site for depression. It's been folded into hundreds of art blogs," he added.
What does it mean to fold a fake drug into a website? - DrScott, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2HE JUST HAS TO CUT HIS HAIR!?
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