Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 17, 2016

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    Bilan  over 8 years ago

    So, just “invent” a key reel with a phone clip on it.

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    pam Miner  over 8 years ago

    HEHE Viagra! Coming from a boy of nine! Or what ever age these kids are.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Actually, I’ve seen those sold as all-purpose clips. But for a smartphone, they’re useless.

    What are you going to clip it to, Caulfield?

    My phone is smooth and slick everywhere…and besides that, I keep it in a case.If I could clip the case to a reel, a sharp tug might make the phone itself somehow fall out.

    Why don’t you invent a phone that already has a protective layer, so you don’t need a case…and has a little ring embedded, so you can attach it to something?

    Also, the more heavy-duty key reels have belt clips… which are insecure, and I don’t wear a belt anyway.I used to have a small one with a pinback, to pin inside a purse…but it was very flimsy, and soon broke.

    So while you’re at it, Caulfield….

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    Phred Premium Member over 8 years ago

    That’s a problem with inventions (original or repurposed).

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    comicboyz  over 8 years ago

    viagra is also being used for pulmonary hypertension

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    Alan Steenhouwer  over 8 years ago

    You didn’t leave it on the subway. You got pick pocketed.

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    Rick Smith Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I guess for those who do want them, there are some many levels of protection it would be difficult to please a majority. So put the one you want on it.

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    Scott S  over 8 years ago

    And Minoxidil was originally for treating hypertension too. Hair growth was an unexpected side effect.

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    nailer Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Another example would be warpharin. It is used to prevent coagulation in the blood, and in greater doses to kill rats. The dose makes the poison.

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    rfeinberg  over 8 years ago

    I still don’t think they were awarded a whole new patent just for finding a new use for Viagra.

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    rfeinberg  over 8 years ago

    I can just hear the breathless report on the 10:00 News: “An elementary school janitor is in big trouble tonight after he was overheard having a conversation with a NINE-YEAR-OLD about Viagra! Tonight that janitor is under arrest, and outraged parents are demanding answers.”

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    childe_of_pan  over 7 years ago

    Repurposed pharmaceuticals: thalidomide (under the name revlimid) is the go-to drug for multiple myeloma, a bone cancer.

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