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Ty Pennington: your friendly neighbourhood drug pusher

gloom — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:11:09 +0000

Ty Pennington is seen here shilling for Adderall XR, an amphetamine-based ADHD treatment from the British pharmaceutical giant Shire PLC.

Here, Ty Pennington is pushing Aspirin from Bayer Consumer Care, a unit of Bayer AG.

It appears Ty Pennington, the carpenter who has gained a C-list celebrity status recently through appearances on home improvement-themed reality shows and the male prostitute-inspired attires he dons regularly, has been quite busy recently hawking pharmaceuticals. This is quite understandable really since 1) fronting the interests of pharmaceutical giants is the most time-effective way to cash in on his quickly evaporating semi-celebrity status, and 2) people who watch his show are probably dumb enough to buy medications just because the television tells them to.

Nonetheless, I find it rather morbid that T.P. is pushing Adderall XR, a drug that can cause adverse heart events, including sudden death, while also promoting Aspirin as a “wonder drug” for heart disease risk reduction.

Midly talented Canadian writer hawks BlackBerry Pearl

gloom — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:55:41 +0000

Douglas Coupland, every wannabe “hipster” girl’s favourite writer, is on the new BlackBerry Pearl ads. Puke.

Hott actions this weekend in K-W area

gloom — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:36:48 +0000

Discreet meeting this weekend – m4m – 37 -
If you are under 25 and seeking an older “daddy,” click this link now!
Looking for a Top – m4m – 32 – This dude just loves it “rough.” Blindfolds are a plus.

You’ve just got to love craigslist.

What's on Douglas Coupland's web site right now

gloom — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:19:21 +0000

This.

Is this supposed to be news? And that Georgia Straight logo, its placement couldn’t be more ironic.