08 December 2010

Creepy Medical Advice – Singapore Turf Club

The cover.
An addition to yesterday's post about a day at the races. The racing schedule Punters' Way gives out lots of details about the horses and jockeys competing in the day's meeting. I can learn about the pedigree and past performance of a particular horse; I can see what color silks the jockeys will wear for a given race.  I can even find details of how to place a variety of bets, which is especially helpful to racing neophytes like me.

Creepy advert on the inside.
What I did not expect was the above advertisement offering me the kind of personal medical promises usually found in the Junk Mail folder of my Hotmail account. Those who would like to read the hilariously detailed and optimistic text can click on the picture for a larger view; I warn you that it is frankly worded but PG-13.  You will definitely learn about the Thai herb kwao krua. The Sean Connery of Celebrity Jeopardy! (video link) would definitely be interested.

Depressingly, the advert copy claims the product is available from real Singaporean chemists who sell lots of real, useful, scientifically valid medical products: Unity, Watsons, Mustafa.

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