Funny Pharm: You Write the Caption & Win: October 2010

Introducing "Funny Pharm," sponsored by Paratherm Corp., featuring drawings by award-winning cartoonist Jerry King. Submit your caption and win.

Funny Pharm: You Write the Caption

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing introduces "Funny Pharm," featuring drawings by award-winning cartoonist Jerry King.

The winning cartoon caption will be featured on the PharmaManufacturing.com Web site and in the PharmaManufacturing.com eNewsletter. The winner will receive a coffee mug with the cartoon and winning caption printed on it.

Please submit your caption to [email protected]. Thank you for your contributions!

Winner:

"I guess Jen’s Lean Six Sigma project to reduce cleaning our floors to only once per year wasn’t the best idea." - Marshall Wolfe

Honorable Mention:

"I am not so sure the new QA approved cleaning agent is all that effective." - Jeffery H. Brinkmeyer

"I don`t care what QA said, It feeds on this stuff!!!!" - Nick Sanders

"Com'on Betty, we can't be clean enough. When I tell you these germs REALLY latch on, I'm not kidding" - Glenn Szafran

"This better be temporary! I'm going crazy since they hired it to watch us do the cleaning!"  - Glen E Knowles

Contending Submissions:

"I'm not sure if it's a fungus, but it's definitely among us !!" - Alex Packard

"I guess Jen’s Lean Six Sigma project to reduce cleaning our floors to only once per year wasn’t the best idea." - Marshall Wolfe

“Environmental Control at Work” and “This is what I call true Environmental Control” - Ruth Ferguson

"I think you have the wrong one,  I'm not the Going Green coordinator she is!!" - Charles Hughes

"Com'on Betty, we can't be clean enough. When I tell you these germs REALLY latch on, I'm not kidding" - Glenn Szafran

“I think we must make a new sanitizer’s validation” - Jose Sergio Avila Gonzalez

“Looks like it’s time to start rotating disinfecting agents.” - Marcus Juliano

"It appears that the environmental chemical rotation products provided by our supplier, is causing attachment issues with our environmental contaminants. This may appear as harrassment by our contaminants will have to be discussed with QA and HR to develop a new policy for this chemical rotation." - Jim May

"How are we doing on that cleaning solvent scale-up?  This interim process is a losing battle!" - Thomas M. Krier

"OK, who left the cover off the floor drain again?" and "Are you sure we did our disinfectant efficiency testing using in-house isolates?" and "It's no problem.  It is only 1 CFU." - Ed Balkovic

"We’ve tried every disinfectant on the market!  Do you think anyone will notice if we just move the desk?" - Cory R. Smarzinski

"Biotech, when will it ever end!!" - Sheldon P. Krocker

 “What’s the cGMP procedure for this?” - Jeff R. Mendenhall

"I am not so sure the new QA approved cleaning agent is all that effective." or "Janis could you call Micro and see if they are missing something." or "I hear that the flu is going to be even bigger this year." - Jeffery H. Brinkmeyer

"It`s OK ! He`s a enviro friendly bug!" or "I don`t care what QA said, It feeds on this stuff!!!!" - Nick Sanders

'It definitely says 'non-mutagenic' on the label!' - Tim Holliday

"This better be temporary! I'm going crazy since they hired it to watch us do the cleaning!"  - Glen E Knowles

“I think these new Green Cleaners are beginning to catch on!” - Jim McDow

“Uh Oh Jane, looks like the Green Monster is back”. or “Here’s a bottle of Benzene John. That should do the trick”. -Nicole Tingley

"Forget that little spritz bottle, I’ve already smacked it 3 times with this mop and it won’t let go!!" - Peter Spath

"I swear it isn’t microbial contamination in the plant.  Its… um… my pet George, he wasn’t feeling well and I couldn’t leave him home alone." -Lisa M. Pantano

"Shoulda stuck with the Roomba instead of trying to create a bio-vacuum.  Lisa tried that stuff and it sucked her up like a liposuction vac." - Darrel Spicer

"Do you remember when was the last time we updated the cleaning SOP?" - Mónica M. Chacón

"Sorry John , I gave you the wrong bottle: bio grow accelerator instead of cleaning accelerator" - Marian  Pirpiliu

"And they thought the biofilm issue was out of control?!?!" - Robert Janoschek

updated 10/27