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Subject: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Janie Date: 22 Oct 12 - 07:35 PM Gotta hand it to them DOOKIEs (said the Tarheel fan) sometimes. Toilet Paper Flush With Ads Durham, N.C. — A Duke University student has found one of the last untapped markets for advertising – people on the toilet. Bryan Silverman, a sophomore studying neuroscience, and his brother, Jordan, founded Star Toilet Paper about a year ago and are now rolling out rolls that contain ads, coupons and even QR codes that people can scan with their smartphones to redeem discounts. "Our tag line is, 'Don't rush. Look before you flush,'" Bryan Silverman said Monday. The company already has attracted more than 50 advertisers for the toilet paper, which they provide free to public venues, including The Blue Note Grille and Devine's in Durham and restrooms in upscale locales such as Westchester, N.Y., and Ann Arbor, Mich. "Business owners kind of chuckle at first, but once you get down to the nitty-gritty and all the details, they say that really is a good idea," he said. The brothers use recycled paper and vegetable oil-based inks for the ads, which they say makes it safe to use and flush and easy to read. Now that they're on a roll, they are working at DUhatch, Duke's student business incubator, to expand. "It's a place for them to both work and connect with experts to move their businesses forward," DUhatch director Larry Boyd said. "I hope the business succeeds, but more than anything, I know Bryan's going to learn a whole lot in the process of doing this." Silverman said building Star Toilet Paper has been a great experience, and he believes the firm can eventually be No. 1 in the business most associated with No. 2. "In the long term, we hope to be the toilet paper provider for every public venue across America," he said. "There's no way to go other than with ambition." * Reporter: Brian Shrader * Web Editor: Matthew Burns |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: gnu Date: 22 Oct 12 - 07:42 PM Sheeeeit that's a good idea! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Bill D Date: 22 Oct 12 - 08:03 PM The way MY mind works.... I wonder if they have a Braille version for the blind... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: gnu Date: 22 Oct 12 - 08:08 PM You need a tune up. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,Stim Date: 22 Oct 12 - 08:15 PM Not exactly a new idea; advertising messages have been printed urinal screens and urinal cakes for years! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Janie Date: 22 Oct 12 - 08:22 PM Being of the female persuasion, not real up on urinals. What are urinal screens and cakes? Nevermind, I'll go google. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,999 Date: 22 Oct 12 - 09:41 PM They are things in the white stand-up things men urinate into, more or less. They put screens over the flush hole to prevent larger objects like cigarette butts and ungodly sized kidney stones from going down the drain. The cakes are a deodorant-type puck-shaped things that smell like mothballs. No need to know why I know that. Just trust me on this one. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,999 Date: 22 Oct 12 - 09:48 PM OK. I know because they taste like mothballs. (Ten beers and a dare, what can I say?) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Jeri Date: 22 Oct 12 - 10:29 PM I had to pee before I read that. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Janie Date: 22 Oct 12 - 10:38 PM I thought real men only urinated on trees, the tires of their big ass pick-up trucks, or spectacularly over the top of the rail of the back porch, with no gross dribbles. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,999 Date: 22 Oct 12 - 10:50 PM Well, Janie, that kinda forces me to tell you the following story. I was in a fairly noisy bar a few years back when a fellow came in, staggered fairly quickly to the bar and asked where the bathroom was. He was doing that little dance and it was obvious he had to go, bad. The barkeep pointed him to the men's room. Off he went. About two minutes later a horrible scream--louder than the music--came from the men's room. Three of us started toward the door and another scream shattered the night. We ran. On opening the door, there was the fellow sitting, with sweat pouring from his face. I asked what was the matter. He said, "I tried to flush twice and something squeezed my testicles twice. It hurt like hell." The barkeep said, "It's no wonder you idiot. You're sitting on a mop bucket." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,marks Date: 22 Oct 12 - 11:07 PM Groan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Janie Date: 22 Oct 12 - 11:17 PM Now see? If only he had stood up to ponder the adverts on the tp before he flushed. (I'll get me coat.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: dick greenhaus Date: 22 Oct 12 - 11:24 PM GRoss commercialism. The've had toilet paper with off-color jokes printed on it for decades now. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,Stim Date: 23 Oct 12 - 12:04 AM Janie-Real men only do that until about fifty, at which time their prostates become enlarged, and they have do what 999 described, with the mop bucket and the wringer. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: Janie Date: 23 Oct 12 - 12:49 AM Boy (or Man,) does that take courage! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Why didn't I Think of That! From: GUEST,Stim Date: 23 Oct 12 - 01:11 AM A man does what a man must do. |
