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driven · Sep 16, 2005, 01:42 AM

I'm sitting here in a hotel room (business trip) with the usual 5 channels on the hotel TV. (Why do very expensive hotels have the least channels, while $35 hotels have a ton of TV and free internet) <-- Doesn't make sense.

Anyway: The commercial says "if you have personally experienced any adverse effects or symptoms from VIOXX up to and including a heart attack or death then please call (law office) immediately so we can begin to take steps to have you compensated for your suffering."

err ... ahh .... if I ever personally experience death from VIOXX I guess I should call them to be compensated.

Cubeoid · Sep 16, 2005, 02:45 AM

You can't, you're dead. Remember?

mojo2 · Sep 16, 2005, 02:50 AM

Originally Posted by driven

I'm sitting here in a hotel room (business trip) with the usual 5 channels on the hotel TV. (Why do very expensive hotels have the least channels, while $35 hotels have a ton of TV and free internet) <-- Doesn't make sense.

Anyway: The commercial says "if you have personally experienced any adverse effects or symptoms from VIOXX up to and including a heart attack or death then please call (law office) immediately so we can begin to take steps to have you compensated for your suffering."

err ... ahh .... if I ever personally experience death from VIOXX I guess I should call them to be compensated.

People who USUALLY can afford the more expensive hotels didn't make that kind of money by watching TV. Usually.

TV is kinda like Budweiser. No offense to anyone. I like Bud well enough and I love TV.

And I can't afford an expensive hotel. Go figure.

Doofy · Sep 16, 2005, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by mojo2

People who USUALLY can afford the more expensive hotels didn't make that kind of money by watching TV. Usually.

Eriamjh · Sep 16, 2005, 06:12 AM

I expect the dead people to be lining up for this one!

Doofy · Sep 16, 2005, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

I expect the dead people to be lining up for this one!

Shhh.. Don't wake them up - you know how much they like to eat brains once they've sued the drug company which killed them.

driven · Sep 16, 2005, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by mojo2

People who USUALLY can afford the more expensive hotels didn't make that kind of money by watching TV. Usually.

TV is kinda like Budweiser. No offense to anyone. I like Bud well enough and I love TV.

And I can't afford an expensive hotel. Go figure.

I can't afford expensive hotels either ..... it's a business trip. ( I think I mentioned that.)

driven · Sep 16, 2005, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Cubeoid

You can't, you're dead. Remember?

That was kind of my point.

MacPoker101 · Sep 16, 2005, 09:59 AM

Most of the TV industry is based on Dead Men Watching. TV is the number one time-killer in history.

There are some rare good shows though.

MacNStein · Sep 16, 2005, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by MacPoker101

Most of the TV industry is based on Dead Men Watching. TV is the number one time-killer in history.

There are some rare good shows though.

yeah, and they cancel them in 13 episodes.

ApplCmptrDood · Sep 16, 2005, 06:25 PM

http://www.jibjab.com/167.html really funny movie about vioxx.

E's Lil Theorem · Sep 17, 2005, 02:03 AM

When I've stayed at expensive hotels, it's because I'm with a femme or on business. Neither of those gives me time to sit in front of the TV (when I'm with a femme, I don't want to

).

When I've stayed at cheap hotels (e.g., trips to Vegas where you cram 10,000 people in a room), I'm always doing something outside my room, so again no time to sit in front of the TV.

Now, about the wording of that commercial, well that's just retarted

Railroader · Sep 17, 2005, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by driven

Anyway: The commercial says "if you have personally experienced any adverse effects or symptoms from VIOXX up to and including a heart attack or death then please call (law office) immediately so we can begin to take steps to have you compensated for your suffering."

err ... ahh .... if I ever personally experience death from VIOXX I guess I should call them to be compensated.

I think commercials like this are targeted towards my grandmother. She lost her husband of 50 years to a heart attack probably brought on by Vioxx.

She is also currently suffering heart related complications due to taking Vioxx.

It really is sad how this drug was marketed.

Warung · Sep 17, 2005, 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by driven

(Why do very expensive hotels have the least channels, while $35 hotels have a ton of TV and free internet)

Because high priced hookers don't watch that much TV while on the job?

driven · Sep 17, 2005, 08:22 AM

Since we've changed topics to my side note: Let's forget about the TV ... why do more expensive hotels charge you for the Internet connection (where you are more likely to need it) and Motel 6 places seem to give it to you.

The place I'm in now wants to charge me PER COMPUTER. I always travel with 2 machines, but I can only update one because I'm not paying $10 per day (times 2). Expense account or not ....