A few years ago I saw a Leunig cartoon that really amused me. He drew a manic looking guy scooting along in a trade van. On the side of the van was the sign ‘DANNY BOY PLUMBERS … the pipes, the pipes are calling.’ I assumed this sort of thing only happened in Leunig’s imagination.
I was wrong. Today while driving through Sydney I noticed a van in the distance with ‘VIAGRA’ in large letters on the back. I thought, that’s a funny sign for a trade van to be wearing. Then I caught up at the next traffic lights. The full sign was: VIAGRA SCAFFOLDING … we can get it up for you.
There was a company around here called Via Grafix, and they produced instructional videos on how to use the computer. They also were an ISP.
My dad had been corresponding with his aunt by email, from where he lived in the Philippines, and he told us, “it’s hard to believe how bad people are online. My aunt and uncle have an email address that is something sexual.”
Turns out, he was interpreting @viagrafix.com as “Viagra fix.” Of course the Via Grafix company had been around for some years before Viagra… it was just a coincidence.
