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August 26, 2003
Are You a Miserable Ovoid Creature?
This is by far one of the best spoofs on the Zoloft cartoons that I've ever seen. Here's the transcript...but you have to see it for the full humor. To do so, go to Astonished Head. It makes me giggle every time.
Let me also note that I have been a miserable ovoid creature on and off for years-- less so now, fortunately enough-- so my finding humor in this is based on my own personal experience, not a mockery of people who take and/or are dependent on anti-depressants. Though a deep sarcasm for the mental health industry is always a sign of good health.
Are you a miserable ovoid creature?
That's because you're defective.
That's right.
You're a wretched malformed mutant and God hates you.
Proloxil
(acaptrazinophinomiderol HCL)
See, in a normal brain, happy little serotonin bubbles fly around, having a great time. This prevents you from sinking into a bottomless pit of despair and anguish because the emptiness and futility of modern life is destroying your soul.
But you don't have a normal brain.
You've got a pathetic mutant brain full of flaccid nerves that are no good for anything.
Proloxil works by completely replacing your naturally miserable serotonin with happy little Proloxil molecules.
Side effects occurred in, oh, let's say 15% of those tested, and may include (but certainly aren't limited to):
Dry mouth, upset stomach, decreased appetite, a sort of eyelid-twitching thing, yawn, tremor, sleepiness, diarrhea-- a lot of diarrhea, actually, very nasty-- sexual side effects-- testicular flamboyance and vulvar pyrotechnics, that sort of thing-- increased sweating, sudden fear of lettuce, insomnia, and then there was this guy Larry who went totally apeshit and shot a bunch of people at the Dairy Queen, but we're pretty sure he was a loon already, nosebleed, and raving, running-naked-through-the-streets psychosis.
Plus, if you take it for a while and feel really great, and then suddenly stop taking it, your head will explode.
Posted by callalillie at August 26, 2003 9:24 AM | Visual Musings
I loved this posting when you sent it to me, and thought the animation and creativity was brilliant.
Posted by: skutchie at August 26, 2003 12:40 PM
i want a miserable ovoid creature tshirt...
Posted by: callalillie at August 26, 2003 4:06 PM
I too am a misreable ovoid creature and found this animation hillarious. :) Thanks for posting the text.
*Sending some happy Proloxil molecules your way*
Posted by: David S. Rose at March 3, 2004 8:34 PM
