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05 April 2007

I thought for sure this had to be an April Fools joke...

post by: scarabic at: 21:20 | 12 comments

From the "books" section of the classifieds in the April issue of Harper's:

THE WAR AGAINST TOENAIL FUNGUS
Graphic reportage of combat with Lamisil tablets, Penlac Nail Lacquer, and other pharmaceutical weapons.

"Dwight Thomas has written a tale of triumph" --Wall Street Journal

but lo and behold, it's actually a real book:

posted by scarabic 05 April | 21:20

RAW TWO-FISTED TALES OF THE BATTLE AGAINST TOENAIL FUNGUS! THRILL to the exciting adventures of our fighting podiatrists as they go head to head - or is it toe to toe - with the godless spores! GASP at the horrors of modern anti-fungal warfare! SCRATCH in sympathy with the helpless victims of MICROBES CRAZED WITH BLOODLUST! YOU'LL NEVER LOOK AT A PUBLIC SHOWER THE SAME WAY AGAIN!!

posted by bmarkey 05 April | 21:49

We put a man on the moon
but he had toe fungus, fuck. the moon is now contaminated. Penlac plants a flag on the moon in the first ever corporate domination of a planet.

I guess if I had this, I'd buy the book. So we'll see the numbers from the sales of the book and deduce whether it should be deemed an epidemic.

posted by alicesshoe 05 April | 22:15

Well howdy, stranger.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 05 April | 22:19

My doc told me just to use Vick's Vaporub on my toe fungus.

It worked.

posted by bunnyfire 05 April | 22:30

So who is the more disgusting TV commercial spokescharacter, Digger for Lamisyl or Mr. Mucus for Mucinex?

posted by wendell 05 April | 22:32

I use vinegar for bra itch--has anyone tried it for toenail fungus? I've never had it.

posted by brujita 05 April | 23:01

Digger. Every time I see him lift up that toenail and scamper inside inside it I curl my toes.

posted by puke & cry 05 April | 23:01

Damn you all! I have a terrible cough which is worse when I laugh! :D

posted by scarabic 05 April | 23:32

This is my favourite book ever. Not that I own it, of course.

posted by essexjan 06 April | 02:10

"One of the side effects in some patients that took Lamisil was liver failure, which led to death in some patients."

How many crufty toenails can be weighed against a human life?

posted by StickyCarpet 06 April | 04:08

I bitterly regret opening this thread.

posted by Orange Swan 06 April | 10:14

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