Going Poestal

Oily

As part of my last MBA class, students were required to present ways their companies do marketing. One student presented how Spartan Stores was planning to market a new weight loss drug called Alli.

For some reason, his presentation went into the side effects of the drug. The list started out with the basic answers you’d expect to find in a diet drug - gas, more frequent stools, cramping, etc. But just as I was about to doze off, the last symptom caught my eye: gas with oily discharge.

I couldn’t help myself. As calmly as I could, and as straight-faced as possible, I raised my hand and asked, “So, exactly how much oily discharge is needed before it isn’t considered gas anymore?”

And then I proceeded to cry with laughter. Some might suggest my ability to easily amuse myself is annoying, but I consider it a charm.

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