{"id":674,"date":"2007-08-21T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T22:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agaveweb.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/21\/dr-simi\/"},"modified":"2007-08-21T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2007-08-21T22:45:58","slug":"dr-simi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agaveweb.com\/blog\/dr-simi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Simi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u00b4s a chain of chemists in Mexico called Farmacias Similares. They sell generic medicines at bargain prices generally because the main brand\u00b4s patent has expired. They&#8217;re a fairly large corporation that competes with independent chemists. Visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmaciasdesimilares.com.mx\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">godawful website here<\/a>. Their main method of promotion is having someone in a Dr. Simi costume prance around outside their shops to a reggaeton beat or worse. I snapped a photo of Dr. Simi a few days ago in Gwod:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/g_w_y_n\/1163723858\/\" title=\"Intercambio de fotos\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1403\/1163723858_7fdc8046c8.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" alt=\"IMGP0216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here he is again in Zacatecas:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/g_w_y_n\/413672438\/\" title=\"Intercambio de fotos\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/148\/413672438_2409f08ec9.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"100_2326\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Mario alerted me to an extreme sport sweeping the nation, flooring Dr. Simi&#8230; It&#8217;s like Mexican <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Happy_slapping\">happy slapping<\/a>. On <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/results?search_query=tumbando+doctor+simi&#038;search=Search\">YouTube there&#8217;s several videos of Dr.Simi<\/a> being run at and knocked to the ground by young <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naco_%28slang%29\">naco<\/a> scoundrels with nothing better to do. I felt sorry enough for the poor buggers sweltering in their costumes for 50 pesos a day before seeing them have to contend with these antics.<\/p>\n<p>Anyroad, just a quick post to say support your local chemist and be nice to Dr. Simi.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for tonight? Bowling&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u00b4s a chain of chemists in Mexico called Farmacias Similares. They sell generic medicines at bargain prices generally because the main brand\u00b4s patent has expired. They&#8217;re a fairly large corporation that competes with independent chemists. Visit their godawful website here. 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