Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Anti-Stupidity Pill

So this made news yesterday:

Scientist Tests 'Anti-Stupidity' Pill
Reuters

BERLIN (Aug. 7) - A German scientist has been testing an "anti-stupidity" pill with encouraging results on mice and fruit flies, Bild newspaper reported Saturday.
It said Hans-Hilger Ropers, director at Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, has tested a pill thwarting hyperactivity in certain brain nerve cells, helping stabilize short-term memory and improve attentiveness.
"With mice and fruit flies we were able to eliminate the loss of short-term memory," Ropers, 62, is quoted saying in the German newspaper, which has dubbed it the "world's first anti-stupidity pill."

And it got me to thinking about the drugs we wish the pharmaceutical companies would make. Certainly they would make millions off of the following pills:

  1. Anti-nagging: Someone nagging you to take the garbage out? Mow the lawn? Earn more money? Just slip this pill into a glass of water and voila, no more nagging for 24 hours. Now you can go play poker with the guys.
  2. Career-enhancer: Think you'll be hit in the next layoffs? Boss on your case? Take the career-enhancer and you'll be up to your eyeballs in amazing ideas. You'll impress everyone in your office or in any office you enter. Great to take before a job interview.
  3. Sober-up/Hangover-be-gone: This little friend will allow you to party all night and still safely get behind the wheel or make it into work the next day.
  4. Puppy-potty: Having trouble house-training your new puppy? Give him this tasty beef-flavored treat and it will stimulate the part of his brain that associates outside with potty.
  5. Dieter's-friend: This amazing pill allows you to cheat on your diet and erase the calories. Your body will never know you took in the fat and calories, but you'll have the memories.
  6. Walk-on-the-Wild-Side: Need to let your inner child/slut/felon out to play? Just take this pill prior to any wild activity and your appearance will morph to match the wild direction you want to take. No one will recognize you when the pill wears off, so you can't be held accountable for your actions.
  7. Love potion: Feeling lonely? Want a little companionship? Just take our amazing Love Potion pill and the people you find attractive will find you attractive. Just remember to take the pill that applies to your situation Man seeking Woman, Woman seeking Woman, Woman seeking Man, Man seeking Man, or Man seeking Sheep (not available in all areas). *Not to be used in conjunction with Walk-on-the-Wild-Side
  8. Orator: Giving a big presentation, speech, or participating in a debate? Take the Orator 1 hour prior to the activity and you will give a speech that rivals the Gettysburg Address.
  9. Lottery-Lucky: A rare find - but very worthwhile. Pop a Lottery-Lucky any time you are buying lottery tickets or heading to the casino and you are sure to be a winner.
  10. Anti-Apocalypse: Think Armageddon is at hand? Pretty sure you're not invited to join the Rapture? Screw those who are by ingesting the Anti-Apocalypse pill and all those saints and sinners stay stuck on earth, with the rest of us.

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