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“I used to think that taking your pills was for stupid losers and old corpses. And the only thing worse than taking your pills was REMEMBERING to take your pills. Remembering is for dorks and ghosts! But then I found out about GlowCaps. GlowCaps are one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen, probably. They are a wireless reminder system that involves colored lights and ringtones and automated phone calls and monthly “progress reports,” all to remind grandpa when it is time to take his medicine. AWESOME! I used to worry about getting older because I figured when you got older you suffered the dual indignities of a failing body and a society that rejected you as being an out-of-touch, smelly, useless shell of a human being. But now that I know when I get older I can get a set of GlowCaps of my own? I am like THUMBS UP, and BODACIOUS! I can’t wait to be so fucking old!”
That is what my great-great grandchild said to me as he handed me my new set of GlowCaps. Wait till you guys see these awesome things! So neat!
I wonder what noise the GlowCaps make when it is time to remember to kill yourself? I bet it sounds something like this. (Thanks for the tip, Aaron.)
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as a really old person, i fell asleep halfway through that long commerc….where am i?
And do these even prevent against robot attacks?
“You’re gonna die soon, you’re gonna die soon, It’s not cold in here, you’re just dying.”
“It’s not cold in here, you’re just dying” was the one real laugh I got out of that movie(movie? DVD, at least).
Yes, but what happens when the cap and the reminder light become self-aware:
You beat me to the “this will be used against us in a dystopian future” joke. Sort of.
I’ve customized my glowcap ringtones for Gramp Gramp. Every time he’s supposed to take his viagra the bottle reminds him with a midi version of Lil Wayne’s Lollipop.
You could use T-Pain’s “Reverse Cowgirl” if it weren’t for Grandma’s hip. (ew)
“I’ve fallen and I can’t get my GlowCaps”
If we dared to set up this kind of nonsense for my grandad, we’d get a sharp pinch from his reacher-grabber.
I bet Renee Zellweger thought she’d have a better selection of roles after winning the Oscar.
Grampa is gonna LOVE using GlowCaps with his medicinal marijuana.
AGHHH I sorta bit your joke. Apologies Ginger Ball Z. You are my favorite Ginger, if that’s any consolation*
*It’s Not
Now if only they made a candy dish that reminded them when to resupply the Werthers Originals.
“And if you don’t answer your phone, your TV will automatically turn off in the middle of Judge Judy.”
Pills and glowing things! Set your ringtone to some sick techno and you have a prescription program that works for the raver generation.
Fill bottles with your ecstasy pills and the lids double as glow sticks. This guy knows what I’m talking about:
If this person keeps showing up I’m going to have to start avoiding Videogum all together.
That or I’ll have to gauge whether the subject matter of the post in question in any way can be made into a raver joke, and then take my chances when I scroll down the comments.
Just. Ew.
You’re just mad because the pants are made out Cookie Monster hide.
HA!
Maybe he’s related to her…
Oho, that’s IT, Notsewfast! You’re on the List!
That’s what I thought! Terrible, just terrible…
….they do look mighty comfy…
Whatever. Thats your boyfriend. You love him, want to marry him, and have kids with him.
I know I’m not the first person to say this but, still…
Guy?!
Get away, Marilyn Manson! I don’t want to “go down the rabbithole”!
And coming soon, for people who forget to make their payments to the mafia for protections, GlowBullets! Now with wifi!!!
I’m pretty sure facebook takes care of all of my grandparents mafia needs. They are also excellent farmers.
if there is one thing old people react to with the enthusiasm of that little japanese girl meeting harry potter, it is definitely new technology. especially new technology that yells at them.
well played, glowcaps.
“Lights, I love lights!” ~ All old people everywhere.
Colbert did a bit on this the other night where he quipped, “Yeah, because old people are great with setting up the internet, hearing the phone ring, and checking their messages over their cell phones.”
Spot on.
Right, because Grandpa totally has wireless internet!
Plus my Grandpa would need a zillion Glow Caps, I don’t think there are enough colors in the rainbow for him to customize each cap!
i am only interested if i can get beige glow caps that turn shadow-colored.
i wish i had a million upvotes for you.
There are no buttons to press, or computers needed to connect to the internet?
I think I smell a rat. Don’t do it Grandpa!
It’s like a Muggle Remembrall!
A Harry Potter reference will always, ALWAYS, get an upvote from me.
Take some of Fred and George’s aging potion and marry me, because I love you now.
Not enough gesturing.
Grandpas of the world, listen up! If your 12 year old grand-daughter is interested in the prescription medicine you take it is not because of how cool your GloCaps are. Do not indulge her.
Also: ABMG.*
*Always Be Motivating Grandpas
Grandpa throws like Grandma.
This is so perfect: I keep my weeds in those kinds of pill bottles – for freshness and separation of strains… Now I too can have a handy dandy reminder of when it’s time to get tore up.
Upvote because that’s where I keep mine too.
Upvote because I love the phrase “tore up.”
And if we’re alerted that grandpa’s been slacking, Big Brother automatically sends drones to ELIMINATE HIM. Thanks, GlowCaps!
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I was with this commercial until “he’s not so great at taking his pills.” Then, Samantha opened her mouth and I was hit by a blinding glare that was the railroad in her mouth. In that case, I’d rather be old fucking grandpa than miss trans-siberian railway over here.
Okay, just forced myself to get past her disgusting reminder of my terrible youth, and found that the GlowCap ringtone is the start of keyboard cat. Looks like grandpa isn’t so out of touch after all, huh?
If someone started talking to me about keyboard cat right now, I’d probably tell that person: “get with it, gramps.”
You can tell this girl gets picked on at school because when her friends want to talk about Justin Bieber and how cute that boy is in math class, all she wants to talk about is how important it is for old people to take their heart medication, and the various nights she’s spent up researching cool things for her Grandpa’s medicine cabinet.
For like a million reasons! But also mainly like four.
If you feel you are not properly sedated, call 348-844 immediately. Failure to do so may result in prosecution for criminal drug evasion.
“Grandpa doesn’t have a million reasons…only 5 (because we, his freakishly-upbeat, creepily invested in others’ medical issues, glow cap savvy family, are the only things left in the dessicated shell of his once-fulfilling life)!” TA DA!
And for suppositories, put a glow cap in dat ass.
“Grandpa, how did you get Keyboard Cat to remind you to play your pills out?”
(the 1:34-1:37 mark…)