Two hot-under-the-collar lawyers from the Wyeth Corporation’s Consumer Healthcare Division called me at 09.30 hrs today very upset over an innocent post in which I used their cough suppressant, Robitussin, in cocktail recipes. They made threats veiled and otherwise concerning legal action in re “restraint of trade”, “product disparagement”, “torturous impairment” and other accusations I did not understand. Bottom line is they didn’t like Robitussin being associated with beverage alcohol, however artfully. In fact, they had a total case of diaper rash about the whole thing. When I said, “Geez, Louise, I’ll just like delete it already”, they were mollified not at all. I did what I always do in situations like this - I backed, filled and lied, but it got us to a good place.
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