That's right, it's the early 1900s today on YBNBY. That was a time in America when certain drugs and regulated substances were over the counter health remedies.
Heroin, it was a painkiller.
Cocaine Drops were for toothaches.
Cigares de Joy (cigarettes) treated asthma, bronchitis and other breathing issues.
Well these drugs may now be illegal or harmful in 2010, but one company has picked up on the historical hypocrisy. American Apothecary has taken the old ads and drug designs and put them on soft cotton t-shirts.
Last month they crashed NY's fashion week, causing a stir inside the fashionista tents. Now, they've asked us to help them spread their message.
Yes, we are going to give away DRUGt-shirtsS!
I've got two 100% pima cotton shirts, handmade in the United States, American Apothecary designs to give away to 2 lucky YBNBY readers.
To get your hands on one of them, just list a product being advertised today that you think will be considered illegal or banned in the future.
Results posted later in the week. Probably at 4:20.
I should note American Apothecary is not promoting the drug culture, they are only trying to bring awareness to the products and drugs that we put in our body. (You know, today's Liptor could be tomorrow's latest way to get high and die.) And of course, they want to sell their cool fashion designs.
Oh and 10% of their proceeds go to drug outreach programs.
Here's the fashion week video:
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Spenda. There's something unnatural about how good it tastes and how it's not bad for you. Seems suspicious to me.
aspartame i think will be banned. it is the drug that is used in diet versions of products - an artificial sweetener.
Im putting my money on Stacker 5 hour Energy.
Bacon. Don't be in denial, you know it's gonna happen.
Latisse, the stuff to give you dark think eyelashes, that they also warn will give you black demon eyes
Chocolate, of course... What other product elevates your mood, has antioxidants, is addictive, and is a multi-billion dollar industry? Well, yeah, red wine that does those things too, but no one would shut down wine production... That's just sour grapes. :p
Nicotine! 'nuff said
Viagra. Someone will OD and his jimmy will explode.
The kids in my hometown are snorting Smarties, big trouble in Candyland...
Adderall
Aerosols, definitely. They'll be banned from environment and health standpoints.
Axe Hair Products (due to the skyrocketing birth rate in Echowood's general locale.)
VH1 Reality Shows. Eventually, the world will be filled with too many offspring of 80's hip-hop artists, and we'll have to put a stop to it.
Some serious. Some funny. All creative.
And all have a good chance so far. Keep them coming.
High Fructose Corn Syrup. You know what they say about that stuff.....
I'm thinking Aleve. Where the heck did that new wonder drug come from? I've been smuggling it into Canada for years ( up until a few months ago). Even then it's locked up when a pharmacist isn't present. What's in that stuff?
I don't know if it'll ever be banned, but Ritalin's probably gonna have alot of people hating on it someday. It was used like Lobotomy's were back in the 30's.
Here's a drug that'll make kids better students. Hey! We all want that!
Current CT scan technology. What with high doses of radiation and advances in non-radiometric imaging these may be pushed to the 'last gasp' for diagnostic testing.
Hey nihil, I think you might be right. It seems many food companies are quietly making the switch to sugar anticipating a backlash against HFCS
gas powered cars
Scary meat-like things...you know bologna and hot dogs and stuff
Did I mention these shirts are over $100 a pop? There's still time to enter your chance to win one.
Ok, also... pseudoephedrine. They've already put it behind the pharmacy counter and take your DL# when you want some.... nice to know I'll soon have to buy my nasal decongestant from the local meth-head in the Wal-mart parking lot.
I'd also like to mention that while at least 3 people have named sugar substitutes; no one has pinned the obvious direction in which this is headed -- outlaw SUGAR!
I think they will be banning any drug that has so many side effects it takes longer to mention them at the end of the commercial than it does to explain the benefits. Especially the ones that warn you to call your doctor if you're having thoughts of suicide or increase your risk for heart attack, kidney failure etc.
Ibuprofen. It might not get banned, but I imagine that they will regulate it a lot more than it currently is. That shit is bad for you, and people pop them like skittles.
Also, Splenda... I wouldnt feed it to my boss, let alone my family. There have been no long term studies on how it behaves inside the body, and people eat so much of it because its 'good for you'.
Also scara, I don't know why you would want to upset us like that! :( ... *starts hoarding bacon in preparation*
Lady Gaga--because she is really just too much man for anyone to handle.
Canned air. This is too easily accessed, gives an incredible high, and 50% of people who try it suffocate to death their first time. The cons outweigh the pros on this item. The thought of bacon and chocolate being banned is just wrong, what a cold and bleak life future generations have. Also, the previous comment about Lady Gaga is so, so true.
I kind of want to change my answer to energy drinks after reading an article about a state senator from Louisiana who has proposed a ban on the sale of energy drinks to minors.
Does genetically engineered and radiated food and vegetables scare anybody else besides me? I think we'll all be mutants in a few generations.
How about overpriced t-shirts that cost 10x more than their material value that I could just as easily make myself and get from cafepress for a fraction of the cost. Maybe if they didn't donate such an infinitesimal percentage to undisclosed programs I'd be more understanding.
emile I was going to say that after looking at their site but it was too damn obvious! lol Serious, $100+ for a tshirt?
Those who wish to stock up on bacon I point you here:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wacky-edibles/c399/
Yummy yummmy tactical bacon in a can good for 10 years.
Geez, I really wanted to come up with a clever thought or really funny product, but, I am at a loss. I keep coming back to the same thought........Free Speech.
But, that ain't funny.
(yes, i said, ain't)