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Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

A while back, I was bored at work and googling "imogen". It's amazing how many products are called imogen - sofas, binoculars and, as it turns out, an anti-diarrhoea drug.

I thought this was a slightly inelegant use of my name, but thought more of it.

Then today, while bored at work and playing online monopoly, I was greeted with "imogen - hey, isn't that the anti-diarrhoea stuff?"

[Mad]

"No. Well yes. But it was my name first."

Great, I'm going to be recognised as a pharmaceutical. Maybe I should just change my name to Viagra and be done with it. At least it's a more interesting drug.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Cool. We'll just start calling you Tiny Blue.

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

Tiny Blue? Never heard of it - must be an American one I guess.

Is it sufficiently embarrasing?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

[Confused]

Do Viagra ads in Oz not use the tagline, "Viagra, the Little Blue Pill"?

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

Not that I've noticed.

But... aha *light goes on*

Tv ads for specific prescription drugs are illegal over here.

But I don't mind Tiny Blue. Kind of like True Blue with a twist. [Smile]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Yeah, they used to be illegal here, too. *remembers fondly*

Glad you like your new nick, Tiny. [Big Grin]

Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :

They might as well be illegal. They don't really give you enough information to warrant their existence.

Posted by HollowEarth (Member # 2586) on :

nitrous oxide (NO) is why it works you know. Or at least works in real life. Not sure exactly how viagra works.

*Yes this is almost thread hijacking. But i thought it was freaking amazing the other day when i learned that.

Posted by Alexa (Member # 6285) on :

Can I call you SilverBullet?