Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 17, 2016
Transcript:
When I grow up... Caulfield: See, you clip your phone to Frazz's key reel so you don't, like, leave it in the taxi. Mrs. Olsen: You can't get a patent for repurposing an existing invention. Caulfield: I guess she hasn't heard of this blood pressure medication now called Viagra. Frazz: When I grow up I want to not remember this conversation.
Bilan over 8 years ago
So, just “invent” a key reel with a phone clip on it.
pam Miner over 8 years ago
HEHE Viagra! Coming from a boy of nine! Or what ever age these kids are.
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….
Phred Premium Member over 8 years ago
That’s a problem with inventions (original or repurposed).
comicboyz over 8 years ago
viagra is also being used for pulmonary hypertension
Alan Steenhouwer over 8 years ago
You didn’t leave it on the subway. You got pick pocketed.
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.
Scott S over 8 years ago
And Minoxidil was originally for treating hypertension too. Hair growth was an unexpected side effect.
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.
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.
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.”
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.