Recap
UPDATE (4/1/2009): This was last year's April Fool's Day joke that The Angry Pharmacist and I pulled on the entire pharmacy Blogosphere. Check out the link below, and enjoy the hundreds of comments of varying viewpoints. I apologize for being to lazy to come up with something this year. Plus, it would be expected by most. Next year, you all are mine...
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I hope everyone got the chance to embrace the little joke orchestrated by myself and The Angry Pharmacist -- I must say that it played out wonderfully. For the day, my site appeared to have succumbed to a hostile takeover by the DrugLord himself. At the same time, he posted a victory call along with an email alerting all major chains to my doings.
Here's the screens of his site:
And here are the screens of my site -- and the DEAD giveaway:
I hope everyone enjoyed the little joke...and doesn't feel too alienated...
PS - I'd also like to apologize to The Blonde Pharmacist. I created a little tension with her to help raise awareness of the "issues." She's much cooler than Dakota Fanning...:-)
Child dies. Parents Perplexed
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gy_FocuLcPyslOqVeaOFan8yo7eQD8VM3A680
I just read this. I'm sure most of you all know about it by now - it seems like something that would hit massive airtime on the major networks. If you are religious, close your browser right now. If you think your feelings might be hurt by someone questioning your beliefs, close your browser right now. Last warning.
It's painfully obvious that The Angriest Pharmacist is not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination. When I was a child, we attended a Methodist church. While in high school, we went to a Baptist (hellfire and brimstone) Church. My mother still goes there. I stopped the day I turned 18 -- it was kind of an unspoken agreement between myself and my mother. I wish she'd stop going and come to her senses about the bullshit this guy spews. I wasn't ever Baptized, but I consider myself to be affluent in the beliefs of the church and all opposing viewpoints. Let's just say this, on my census form, I put Jedi.
These two parents, especially the mother, need to be jailed. At the very least, her three other children need to be put under protective custody. Why? She cost this little girl her life because she trusted her imaginary friend more than she trusted a doctor she could see, converse with, and touch. If this lady would have told the press she didn't take her child to the doctor because Satan told her not to, we'd have her ass institutionalized. But, since it was attributed to God, and God is associated with light and goodness, it's okay because her intentions were in the right place. What's the difference?
Some of the worst fuckups in the history of mankind were based on good intentions and blind faith. If you need them pointed out, you're a fucking fool.
I will admit that people have been dying of Diabetic Ketoacidosis for thousands of years. If this little girl would have been born in 1897 rather than 1997, she would have died in her home all the same. The family would have prayed, and she would have died...The issue here surrounds the fact that it's 2008. Medical science has increased the life expectancy of a white female to nearly 80 years (which is far more than 11). But, the thing that solidifies that this bitch needs jailed is that several family members had been trying to get her to take the child to the hospital for days -- and she prayed. Other's common sense had taken hold over 'faith' -- yet, mommy's did not. Daddy's did not. That's because they are retarded.
A mother's common sense -- maternal instinct -- has to exist...right? Nay -- a HUMAN BEING'S COMMON SENSE must exist...right? A child is suffering from nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite, and weakness for over a month and you do nothing but talk quietly to yourself and hope the child's pancreas secretes more insulin? Did you get an answer? No. No one talked back to you. You sure as shit got a response.
I've heard people say that losing a child is the worst thing that can emotionally happen to a human being. In this case, I hope that's true.
We did learn one truth -- God does not replace Beta-Cells upon special request...maybe she needed a PA?
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Some might say to me, you are a faithless piece of shit, I'd kick your ass right now if I could find you. Actually, I'd bet most Christians would -- Christians, at least from my neck of the woods are very violent. They'd attack/beat up an atheist just like they would a pedophile...They would beat a person with the very book that preaches (in part) about tolerance, hope, love and charity. Christians have been fighting and killing in the name of God for, well, about 2 thousand years now...I wouldn't expect much change anytime soon. [Especially now that we have some new 'sins' to fight about!]
Anyway, I would challenge the above statement about myself. I am not without faith, hope, or love [tolerance of others? I'm working on it]. I hold that I have an abundance of all three. I have faith in my abilities, my Brothers, my significant other, the goodness of a stranger -- just to name a few. I have unwaivering hope. I always hope for better--for others, myself, those in need/want. I have hope that the future is better than today. I hope that our children learn from our mistakes, and I have faith that we can raise them to meet that challenge. Love - one cannot work in the trenches without love. Love for the patient seeking counsel or the cancer patient seeking relief and comfort. Love for the person sleeping next to them each night. Yes, I have love...and it is the greatest of these.
You may call The Angriest Pharmacist an atheist, but I base my life and the way I live off of Christian teachings, morals, parables, and principles. I may be more Christian than some of the Christians reading this post...
I just question the existence of one more god than they do...
More sins? What's next – cheap prescriptions?
In case you were unsure beforehand, you *are* going to hell. The Vatican just solidified that in stone by adding a few new sins.
• Environmental pollution
• Genetic manipulation
• Accumulating excessive wealth
• Inflicting poverty
• Drug trafficking and consumption
• Morally debatable experiments
Let's talk about them for a second. Environmental pollution -- new age sinning created just for those of us in the 21st century. Gideon's Bibles anyone? What about making birth control "wrong" as the church has done? Doesn't that contribute to overcrowding and pollution? Sure it does. I wonder if burning witches contributed any to the greenhouse effect? Heck, it could be the cause! Witches in the atmosphere could be what Al Gore is trying to expose here...
Genetic manipulation -- this is a load of bullshit. I wonder if monoclonal antibodies fit in here? What about the cancer that God allowed someone to get? It's a manipulation of a gene. Is someone that gets cancer a sinner - or is just the cancer going to hell? What about the delicious corn I had for dinner last night? It was manipulated to grow bigger, faster, and more delicious. Is the corn a sinner, or am I a sinner for eating it?
Accumulating excessive wealth -- wow. "Don't get money, but if you have it, go ahead and give 10% to the church and we'll absolve you." Holy shit - what if someone wins a lottery? What about a high stakes bingo game? -- that the church held? Michael Jordan is a sinner for being loaded - just because we paid him to put a ball through a hoop...What about Bill and Melinda Gates -- arguably the most generous donators of all time (Microsoft stuff withstanding). What about me? I make a healthy wage - some would call it excessive. It's obviously more than I need because others have less and do fine. Of course, we knew I was going to hell. I wonder what the GDP of Vatican City is...
Inflicting poverty -- I'm not even going to list the number of people this makes a sinner...including the church. Of course, they've helped billions...but how many fathers died in the Crusades (any of them) leaving wife and son in poverty and/or servitude? What about me - having to charge hundreds of dollars to a patient for lifesaving therapy? Or the drug company charging my wholesaler an arm an a leg for that drug? Or even the PBMs gobbling up all the profits from every direction and, in a way, making us all just a little bit poorer?
Drug trafficking and consumption -- I looked this one up for clarification. It includes consuming any drug that has a mind altering affect. You've got to be fucking kidding me? Not only is every person in America a sinner, I am the Harbringer of Death. Alcohol, caffeine, Xanax, opiates, Barbiturates -- if it breaks the blood-brain-barriers, the Vatican says, "NO!" And trafficking? Again - talk about pointing a finger directly at me...SHIT! Next point - let's make alcohol a sin, but continue to gobble it up during service, at the beer wagon during the school carnival, and any other time we see fit. It's only a sin if you drink more than the Catholics do...if you drink less than they do, you are a pussy.
Morally debatable experiments -- Whoa. Think about all the pertinent medical research that won't get done now because some zealot sitting on an IRB will read too much into this, consider risks more than benefits, or just not even listen at all (as Christians are so good at doing). Now, I'm not defending research that consists of "let's stop this heparin drip and see how long it takes a clot to develop in various patients" -- I'm defending research that I don't understand, know that's going on, or may/may not involve some part of a zygote (don't even type the fucking word fetus on my website - I'll snap. Fetus = 8 weeks+ Which is why I could care less about dispensing Plan B...) Regardless -- this is going harm medical advancement for the years to come. I wonder if this refers to private bedroom experimentation between the sexes? I mean, come on...we've all *ahem* Nevermind. Let's just say that this may be targeting certain sexual preferences...not like the church would ever do that....would they?
Overall, I feel cheated that I have more ways to sin and find my way into Hell than those born in the 19th century. Why do those horse riding fools have a better chance than me of getting into heaven? Bogus. More importantly, can I get any ex post facto leniency here? Doubtful. I've got all kinds of purgatory headed my way -- don't I?
NOTE: Before commenting, read the URL of this website.
NOTE 2: If you post one fucking word about the prescence or absence of an almighty, I will be the one doing the smiting. I'm not looking for theological discussion on this site. I just merely wanted to bitch a little about these new rules some people have to play by that don't make and damn sense, are somewhat hypocritical, and don't apply to me cause I don't give a rat's ass.
Thundercats are go...
Scambaiting
A while back I received an intruiging offer from "Laurent Amoussan." Believe it or not, he's the son of a deceased Doctor who had a TON of money in the bank ($9 MILLION!). He was afraid that his government would take the money from him because of his "small age." With a little help, I can get him the money and he can give me a LOT of money in return. I just needed to transfer him $3,000 via Western Union to get the money out! How could I turn down a sure fire investment like this??? [end idiocy]
Anyway - I logged all of these emails where I posed as Hawaiian native, pharmacist John McLovin...and I demanded they refer to me only as McLovin' -- Eventually, 'another man' got involved -- HE WAS A LAWYER! WOW!
I compiled the correspondence in a word document which I converted to a PDF. I strongly suggest everyone download and read this file. It's both informative, educational, and absolutely HILARIOUS.
DOWNLOAD PDF Screwin With Spammers
It's a long read - I'd say skim their crap and focus on my replies.
Nothing has been edited -- their grammar, spacing, anything! They really are retarded!
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