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Sparkly

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:43 AM
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18,000 fake Viagra pills seized

I'm going to TRY not to make ANY jokes about fake Viagra, lest this get moved to the lounge.

18,000 fake Viagra pills seized

31 minutes ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have seized more than a tonne of fake drugs for impotence, bird flu and malaria, including at least 18,000 fake Viagra tablets, state media reported Wednesday.

The Ministry of Public Security, which launched the national crackdown on counterfeit goods in 2005, announced 10 of its top cases ranging from fake drugs to fake toothpaste Tuesday, the Xinhua news agency said on its Web site.

More than 30 people were detained on suspicion of either making or selling the drugs.

Police in the eastern province of Zhejiang raided a gang making counterfeit Viagra and selling the tablets to 12 countries, including the United States and Holland, it said, adding that a total of 18,000 pills were seized.

In Guangdong, police had arrested 12 people and seized 1 tonne of fake drugs and two production lines and large quantities of raw materials for making "sildenafil citrate," the scientific name of Viagra.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070725/od_nm/china_viagra_dc

I'm not even going to mention ANYthing about the name "Guangdong," nor postulate the effects of fake Viagra regarding that infamous photo of Cheney (you know the one), nor speculate on what fake toothpaste IS and whether it is what removed Chimpy's teeth.

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zanne

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:45 AM
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1. I'd worry more about fake birth control pills. nt

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Clark2008

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:45 AM
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2. Where'd they find these things?

In Rush Limbaugh's luggage?

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flvegan

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:47 AM
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3. Fake Tamiflu, but Viagra gets the headline.

That's kinda f'd up.

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Ian David

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:48 AM
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4. Most of those pills were going to Bob Dole and Rush Limbaugh anyway. n/t

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shain from kane

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:48 AM
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5. Has the placebo effect been measured?

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Sparkly

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:52 AM
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6. Heh

RNC Memo: "If you've had an erection lasting more than five hours, tip your escort."

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woodsprite

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:55 AM
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7. All I'm gonna say is ------ Erection Fraud! n/t

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Sparkly

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:56 AM
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8. .

:spank:

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trumad

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Wed Jul-25-07 08:58 AM
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9. What a downer.

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cboy4

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Wed Jul-25-07 09:01 AM
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10. WTF is fake toothpaste?

I don't want to know.

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marmar

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Wed Jul-25-07 09:02 AM
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11. They raided Limbaugh's medicine cabinet?

:scared:

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Sparkly

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Wed Jul-25-07 05:35 PM
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12. Kickin' it for the after-work crowd.

:kick:

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