Go Figure

50 Number of countries in which Eli Lilly has trademarked the name Cialis for its soon-to-be-marketed erectile dysfunction drug—bad news for Englishman Albert Cialis. “It is like being called the Viagra family,” he said. “There is likely to be ridicule and worse, especially for female members of the family, and a burden for our young children, who can expect to be teased at school, with consequent psychological damage.”

500,000 Estimated number of hits on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Hagan’s Web site since Aflac threatened legal action over the site’s animated “Taft Quack!” duck, which has Bob Taft’s head and pokes fun at Ohio’s Republican governor.