four-minute friday: ED
November 6, 2009
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I hate pharmaceutical commercials.
One came on the other day when I was watching TV with 14-year-old K. Suddenly the room was flooded with phrases like prostate cancer, impotence, and erectile dysfunction. I silently prayed that K wasn’t paying attention.
Sure enough…
“What’s a prostate?”
My eyes widened. I maybe even gasped.
“Well, it’s a gland that only guys have because it’s inside them in their… in their…” I opted for gestures instead of words.
Now it was K’s turn for the wide-eyed gasp. Followed by a squeal and some “I wish I didn’t know that” groans.
But I got off easy.
She could’ve asked me what erectile dysfunction is.
Done.
Ha ha ha! That’s great! I would have loved to of seen those hand gestures for the prostate area!
Ha ha I’m slow. I just got why this ones called ED! I was wondering why you left him out of the story when obviously ED was there the whole time.
this is totally inappropriate but i had to laugh at your sentence….”but i got off easy”
SORRY!! ha
Dear Sheryl,
You are my hero.
Sincerely,
Natalie Wood
my little pumpkin is at the “repeating repeatedly whatever she hears” stage and it would be so embarassing where and what she might repeat if she heard one of these commercials.
heheehe. too funny. Try having to teach sex education to a bunch of 6th grade boys during your student teaching….that was my most embarrasing teaching moment, to this day!
LOL!!!!
I can one up you on this: while watching a movie with my parents I laughed at a punchline that contained the term “69″ … they didn’t know what it meant. I had no idea how to say it out loud in front of them so I drew the two numbers and made references until they got it.
I’ve never laughed at a sexual reference while watching a movie with them again.
Have you seen the movie run fat boy run? This guy has to find a charity to run for in this marathon and the only charity he finds at the last minute is for erectile dysfunction. He has to run with a tee shirt that has a very sad looking banana on the back! So awkward but absolutley halarious!
I was just going to talk about that movie! Have you seen it yet Alece? I know you think that the British accent is creepy, but Simon Peg? Hilarious! And Thandie Newton is just marvelous.
Somehow this quote is appropriate for this post (must be read like a Brit.)
Dennis: I went for a bit of a run this morning and I think I’ve got a bit of a… rash…
[indicates downwards]
Shop Worker: Yes…
Dennis: Y’know… Down in the…
Shop Worker: [agitated] Yes, yes, I understand.
Dennis: Scrotal Zone.
This is my favorite part:
Dennis: [surprised] What are you doing here?
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: I’m the assistant coach.
Dennis: How’d you get to be assistant coach?
Mr. Ghoshdashtidar: Because I have the spatula!
[whacks Dennis with it]
(Quotes taken from the imdb.com site)
By the way – you handled the question very well. Good for you.
Once when I went to the ER with my bride we had to wait in for some test results to come back so that asked us to wait in a special test-result-waiting room specifically set aside for the Emergency Department. Ok. But the sign on that room’s entrance read “ED Patients Only”
I’m hoping no one who knows us saw us in their…
hahahahaha!! yes, you got off easy!!
so funny. :-)
i’m loving today’s comments section… crack. me. up!
hahahaha too funny
I am smiling for the first time all day after reading this. ;) :) :)
My FIL just had a prostate surgery this Tuesday…I felt awkward visiting….what to say.
two thumbs up.
I sooo hate those commercials…..what are they thinking!!!!!
He eh he he eh he !!! So appropriate for a Friday laugh.
I’m trying to picture the hand movement for the anatomy. You crack me up! Thank you for the light heartedness of this post. I’m not sure which is worse ED commercials or KY commercials…
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!
OY! You sounded a little verklemmt.
(Said with my best New Yawkuh accent, in honor of your hometown!)
OH MY! Thank goodness she did NOT pick up on that one! hahahaha! I can just imagine the conversation now…… haha!
I totally cracked up at that one. I am shaking my head….lol
Ha! Thanks for the laugh today! I needed it!
If she reads your blog, I’d recommend preparing yourself with an answer!!
Laughing, laughing, laughing … out of the mouths of babes!
Thank you so much Alece. Since ED is both my first name and initials, I can never wear a monogrammed t-shirt, or monogrammed anything, ever again. :)
I will also guess I may be one of the few people commenting who lived through the entire year of 1969. It was one of my favorite years. The year of Woodstock, man landing on the Moon, and my Mets winning the World Series. We had smiles on our faces all year long for many reasons. :)
i am laughing so hard right here in starbucks. (and i needed it, let me tell you!)
thank you, thank you, thank you!
That is hilarious! I hate those commercials as well… imagine my surprise when I saw a friend of mine from high school as a spokesman for an ED commercial! I freaked out! Yeah, I am still weirded out by it!
Oh my goodness, I’m still laughing! Thanks for making my day a little better :D
I’m glad I don’t watch television anymore!