entombed in the shrine of zeroes and ones

The Iron Man 2 Dr Pepper limited edition cans feature Tony "Iron Man" Stark and Ivan "Whiplash" Vanko on the regular Dr Pepper cans, and Pepper Potts and the Black Widow on the Diet Dr Pepper cans.

Between 101 and the South San Francisco CalTrain stop, you can see a billboard that reads,

SANCTURA

trospium chloride tablets

Coming Soon!           

So... what the fuck? Is this the future of drug ads? Tantalize consumers with the promise of a pill that will become available eventually that will treat an unspecified malady? "Say, doc, i saw this billboard, and you'll let me know when it comes out, right? `Cause i gotta have it!"

I saw one of these billboards on the train home on Monday, but i forgot to share with you all its immense stupidity. You're welcome.

UPDATE: Selig has partially recanted.

OK, so how much money do the phone companies make on collect calling? The enraging inanity of Carrot Top and Alf aside, are the ridiculous magnitude and frequency of ads we see justified by the profit they make?

Another item that's all over TV and the Web: shaving blades. What the fuck? How much money is in the shaving blade industry that they are desperate to top each other with moronic ads of guys in space and alien chicks fondling their faces? Now we have the Schick Quattro, "the world's first four-bladed shaver!" Remember that SNL skit about the shaver with 35 blades or whatever? IT WAS A JOKE, SCHICK. PUT THE QUATTRO DOWN BEFORE YOU HURT SOMEONE. No, i take that back, go ahead and shave your fucking head off! ARGGGGGH.