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'Viagramania' grips Mideast male during Eid al-Fitr
Middle East Online ^ | 11/02/05

Posted on 11/03/2005 3:25:21 PM PST by LibWhacker

Mideast chemists stock up on sex stimulant Viagra amid increasing demand for it during Muslim feast.

DUBAI - Chemists across the conservative Middle East are stocking up on sex stimulant Viagra in the hope of huge sales during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr later this week, manufacturer Pfizer said Wednesday.

A company statement said pharmacies across the region had increased their stocks of the anti-impotence blue pills "after reporting significant sales increases for the drug over the Eid al-Fitr festival in previous years".

"Figures reveal that during the holiday period, a time when families gather to celebrate Eid, pharmacists have seen a three-fold rise in demand for Viagra," it said.

"The trend is common throughout the Middle East, with pharmacists in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar all noting similar sales patterns," it said.

Pfizer said "more than half of all Middle East males, aged between 40 and 70, are affected by erectile dysfunction to some degree, an incidence rate which closely resembles international figures."

Ahmed El Hakim, Pfizer's Middle East director of health policy and external affairs, said: "Naturally, married couples want to express and show their love for each other at these times.

"So it is not surprising that the demand for Viagra, a medication used by men all over the Middle East to improve their relationships and quality of life in general, should increase," he said.

However he added: "The phenomenon is not unique to the Arab world.

"The rise in demand for Viagra during Eid reflects a worldwide trend for increased Viagra sales during holiday periods and festivals. There are similar patterns in Christian countries over Christmas."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: eid; eidalfitr; male; mideast; thosepoorcamels; viagra; viagramania
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Now, why exactly do they want 70 virgins?
1 posted on 11/03/2005 3:25:21 PM PST by LibWhacker
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Wow...hide those camels!


2 posted on 11/03/2005 3:26:12 PM PST by OpusatFR (Yes, I'm having a bad day. Thank you for asking.)
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To: LibWhacker
I say if they're impotent, they oughta dress impotent.
3 posted on 11/03/2005 3:28:31 PM PST by RichInOC (Stupidity is its own punishment...but not as often as it should be.)
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'Viagramania' grips Mideast male during Eid al-Fitr

I suppose it is pronounce: "Eyed - I'll Fit Her"

4 posted on 11/03/2005 3:28:49 PM PST by Onelifetogive (* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
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To: LibWhacker

I knew Viagra was prescribed for ED, but who would have thought it was also prescribed for EID.


5 posted on 11/03/2005 3:30:41 PM PST by VRWCmember (hard-core, politically angry, hyperconservative, and loaded with vitriol about everything liberal.)
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"Now, why exactly do they want 70 virgins?"

A question I always had as well.

Have they no experience with virgins?

One deterent would be to convince them that the 72 virgins look like Madeline Albright or Janet Reno.

6 posted on 11/03/2005 3:32:18 PM PST by lormand (Dead people vote DemocRAT)
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"Figures reveal that during the holiday period, a time when families gather to celebrate Eid, pharmacists have seen a three-fold rise in demand for Viagra," it said.
When families gather?? WTF, O?
7 posted on 11/03/2005 3:32:56 PM PST by Bob
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Have they no experience with virgins?

Every goat is a virgin at one time or another...

8 posted on 11/03/2005 3:35:39 PM PST by adamsjas
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more than half of all Middle East males, aged between 40 and 70, are affected by erectile dysfunction to some degree

Maybe it has something to do with their women.


9 posted on 11/03/2005 3:37:19 PM PST by TightyRighty
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To: LibWhacker

"Kahlil, is that a stick of dynamite in your pants, or are you just glad to see me?"


10 posted on 11/03/2005 3:38:04 PM PST by My2Cents (Dead people voting is the closest the Democrats come to believing in eternal life.)
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And goats throughout the Mid-east cower in fear!


11 posted on 11/03/2005 3:53:58 PM PST by kaktuskid
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"The rise in demand for Viagra during Eid reflects a worldwide trend for increased Viagra sales during holiday periods and festivals. There are similar patterns in Christian countries over Christmas and particularly in DC when congress is in session."
12 posted on 11/03/2005 3:58:12 PM PST by 70times7 (An open mind is a cesspool of thought)
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To: LibWhacker

"Hey, Muffahl Atta! Nice tent, but why are you wearing it?"


13 posted on 11/03/2005 4:02:25 PM PST by small voice in the wilderness (u)
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"ALLAH AKBAR!"
14 posted on 11/03/2005 4:02:41 PM PST by manwiththehands (Big Lie #1: "Islam is a peaceful religion"; Big Lie #2: Bush "lied")
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To: Bob

Anybody care to guess how middle eastern women feel about all this.They probibly make sure that there are plenty of goats and sheep in town at all times.


15 posted on 11/03/2005 4:11:12 PM PST by Farmer Dean (Every time a toilet flushes,another liberal gets his brains.)
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"The rise in demand for Viagra during Eid reflects a worldwide trend for increased Viagra sales during holiday periods and festivals. There are similar patterns in Christian countries over Christmas."

What a bunch of bullcr@pola!

16 posted on 11/03/2005 4:13:09 PM PST by seeker41
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ROTFLMAO!!!!I hate it when I get a visual.


17 posted on 11/03/2005 4:16:23 PM PST by seeker41
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To: LibWhacker

Mecca and Medina - where men are men, and goats are nervous . . . .


18 posted on 11/03/2005 4:18:15 PM PST by surely_you_jest
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When families gather?? WTF, O?

Muzzie inbreeding makes Arkansas look downright Puritan. If you line-bred dogs this way in America, it would be criminal in most states. Thing is with the Arabs and muzzies, the genetic defects provide very interesting medical research.

19 posted on 11/03/2005 4:23:23 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever (Proud to be named as a member of the Radical Right Wing. Vast Right Wing got old.)
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To: LibWhacker

The side effects of Viagra are...

Common

* flushing
* headache
* nasal congestion
* stomach discomfort following meals

Less Common

* abnormal vision including blurred vision, seeing shades of colors differently than before, or sensitivity to light
* bladder pain
* cloudy or bloody urine
* dizziness
* increased frequency of urination
* pain on urination
* diarrhea

Rare

* bleeding of the eye
* convulsions (seizures)
* decreased or double vision or other changes in vision
* prolonged, painful, or inappropriate erection of penis
* redness, burning, or swelling of the eye
* anxiety


20 posted on 11/03/2005 4:25:37 PM PST by kalee
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