Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for February 15, 2025

Don’t like seeing Arlo and Janis acting like old people. My doctor is really a nice guy. When I complained about getting older he simply said “You’re not old nowadays until you’re 89. So you can’t be older until you’re older than 89.” Really a nice guy.

“Side effects may include…” The list of side effects is usually worse than most maladies you’re suffering. :-(

Drug lords couldn’t advertise until the nineties. Health care was more affordable then.

Amazing logical moment?

“Growing old is not for the faint of heart”.

Sorry I drug you into this ;)

They just need some endorphins. Easy to come by, and no TV commercial needed!

I was getting my car repaired, waiting there, and their TV was on the retro station with really old shows from the 80’s and 90’s. And after all those pharma commercials I had to stop and force myself to remember that I don’t have any of those long list of ailments. Oof. (For many the best medicine is to turn the TV off. Does Spotify do stand up comics?)

Must of been some amazing things happening on the couch

No lamp tonight?

Those ads are very convincing. One pill and you’re kayaking, visiting flea markets in Vermont and dancing with the golden bachelorette under the Eiffel Tower—barring sudden death, of course.

And, as well as “Death” being listed as a possible side-effect, there are the ones that list the symptom the drug is supposed to treat as a possible side-effect…

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The joy is in the 51st state, those ads are not allowed, now beer commercial that’s a medication with known side effects that they aren’t mentioning

Do not take if you are allergic. How do I know until I take it?

that would only make you sicker, just like the side effects or even dead

I find getting older has plenty of perks:

Enjoying the grandkids without the responsibility of raising them.Retirement and unlimited vacation time :0)Being able to help other, less fortunate people when I see the need.Am able to attend college classes for free!I find myself with a lot more patience than my younger self had.Not having to wake up in the morning and drive to work in the cold and the snow makes for a shorter winter. So does visiting my daughter down south for a couple of weeks when it’s cold.Enjoying the financial perks now that I spent my entire life sacrificing and investing for when working.

I particularly like when they say, “Death, may cause death”.

Side effects may include death. If you die, contact your doctor immediately.

How many of those aches and pains are due to Arlo’s preferred way of celebrating Valentines Day?

Nothing’s better than listen to your body that says « get some rest », fresh veggies and fruit and some pleasant exercise to let the pump function well and you ´ll have a good routine for the rest of your life !

Cripes, Arlo, put on some pajamas.

I don’t know why I like this strip so much…..maybe because it operates at a much higher IQ…..

Those people with skin rashes are having more fun than me. I should get a rash.

Drug ads on TV only in the United States. Health care in the U.S.: you self-diagnose based on a TV advertisement and then go to your doctor and ask for a piece of paper you can take to the place where you can buy drugs and exchange that piece of paper and other pieces of paper with the images of former Presidents for the drug you saw on TV.

All the TV commercials show the active mature adults having a great time full of energy.

Way too many drug ads on tv

No but take all those drugs makes the drug company CEO FEEL RICHER

Drugs today are designed to treat, not to cure.

to be fair, the ultimate side effect is death, but then… no more problems!

That list of side effects that several have mentioned could make you feel worse!

The US and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world to allow pharma to advertise prescription drugs on TV.

Seems like a lot of doctor office waiting rooms have TVs set to those channels I’m aware of but never watch, with the pawn shops and house renovations and so forth. They seem to show 5 minutes of the program followed by 5 or 10 minutes of drug commercials. Most of the time I can’t even figure out what the condition is the drug is intended for, just “take our magic pill and you’ll be out having a good time like these old actors!”

Occasionally, I’m bored enough to look up the pill on my phone, and it is usually for some obscure condition that I’ve never heard of. Somebody makes a lot of money from these ads, but I can’t imagine why…

“Make sure to tell your doctor if you have ever had a liver transplant!” That always gets me. “Sorry, I forgot to tell you Doc, it just slipped my mind!”

All those adds are the reason the meds cost so much in the un-united states.

We need to ban those ads on TV and in print. Most insurance companies won’t cover them anyway.