From the Times-Picayune in New Orleans by Chris Kirkham:
Legend holds that oysters are nature's foremost aphrodisiac, but an Australian oyster farmer is pumping up his crop with a more modern libido booster: Viagra.
Word of the so-called "Viagra Oysters," stored in tanks full of the crushed-up erectile dysfunction drug, made global headlines last week and raised health concerns.
In Louisiana, which produces more oysters than any state in the country, industry representatives wonder why the additive is needed for an already-sensual shellfish.
"You don't need Viagra in our oysters over here; they work," said Mike Voisin, an oyster distributor in Houma and chairman of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force. "It's the Cajun Viagra."
Voisin shipped five-dozen Louisiana oysters in dry ice Friday to Australia's minister of health and aging, Tony Abbott. As of midday Tuesday Australia time, Abbott's office said it had not received the oysters and weren't sure whether they would make it through Australian customs.
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Some good headlines out there in GoogleWorld - "Aussie Viagra-fed oysters arouse international interest" - "Viagra oysters face stiff opposition".
ReplyDeleteWhat happens to the women and children who eat the Viagra-laced oysters? Or will they be forbidden "fruit" for them?
ReplyDeleteDo I not recall, from items posted when Viagra first hit the market, that it can also have an inflaming effect on the fair sex?
ReplyDeleteWell, Roger, inflaming the fair sex would be fine - up to a point. But what about the children?
ReplyDelete'sup wid all dese guys what needs viagra?
ReplyDeletePadre, I'm afraid that I'm not qualified to answer your question.
ReplyDeleteWhasnotup would be the point, I think, but I hasten to apologize if my observation is overly suggestive; I yielded to what may have been a temptation to follow the leader. Perhaps I am invited to lead the followers; it's all very confusing sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWhasnotup would be the point, I think, but I hasten to apologize if my observation is overly suggestive;
ReplyDeleteJohnieb, that is exactly the point. Neither my personal nor my blog sensibilities are that fragile, or I would not put up a post about Viagra oysters.
Johnieb, well done. Padre Mickey pitched one right across the plate and you knocked it over the fence.
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