The other day I saw an ad for an arthritis medication that you only have to take once a month.  I’ve seen other medications tout this feature, claiming that you’ll be less likely to forget to take it.  But this one made the claim that taking it monthly instead of weekly will save you a bunch of time.  Since when does it take so long to swallow a freaking pill?

Worker:  “I’m going to need to take some time off next week.”

Boss:  “Sure.  Are you going on vacation?”

Worker:  “No, I’ve got a pill that I need to take.”

The whole thing is a bunch of crap.  Basically you’re spending 5 seconds a month instead of 20.  Hooray.  And the timesaving feature wasn’t just mentioned in passing – the whole damn commercial was centered around two old ladies on different arthritis medication, pitted against each other in a battle of timesaving.

OldLady1:  “I’m saving 15 seconds a month by using my medication.”

OldLady2:  “Maybe you should spend those 15 seconds on not-being-a-bitch lessons.”

In the end the two old ladies settled their differences by joining together in mockery of a third old lady who couldn’t afford arthritis medication at all, leaving her without the use of her fingers.

-FG

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