In the beginning...

THIS BLOG WAS CREATED AFTER WE REALIZED THAT OUR TRUE GENIUS & RAMBLINGS MUST BE SHARED WITH THE WORLD. HERE'S HOW IT ALL BEGAN:


S: In keeping with one of our recurring themes....

MSNBC ARTICLE: Taiwan bowled over by toilet-theme restaurant. It may take a strong stomach to eat curry or chocolate ice cream out of a toilet bowl, but a commode-themed restaurant in Taiwan does booming business serving up just that.

Here's a link to the rest of the article:

http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8417691&&CM=EmailThis&CE=1

G: oh my god. even if you offered to buy me dinner at this place, I don't think I could go.

S: The irony is their restroom facilities probably suck

W: The irony is that they probably still have the squat toilets in the bathroom even though they have plenty of western toilets as seats in the restaurant.

S: Well, what's more important really, ambiance or sanitation?

W: Here, my western standards would argue sanitation! I don't need a western toilet out in the restaurant mocking me while I'm stuck in the bathroom with a squat toilet! That's just cruel!

S: Ah, the cruel irony. I think I would have to make a point by using the western ones in the dining area. HAHA!!

W: You're overlooking one benefit of this--the promotion of the western toilet!! Now, do you think an American style shower restaurant in Europe would promote the shower curtain and mounted shower heads as well?

S: OOO!!! And people could hang out at the SOAP BAR!!!! Yay soap!!! And instead of giving you mints at the end of your meal, they could give you little deodorant sticks!!

W: OOhhh, not only could we promote American showers, we could also promote American hygiene!! We could give out little gift bags. And instead of giving kids crayons to play with while waiting for their meal we give them soap and deodorant with a little how-to sheet and provide a little education so we can at least start reeducating the next generation.

S: I wonder what the Europeans would make of a massage shower head? That must be quite a novelty over there....

W: I think we could sell them on it if we bring over the really fancy stuff, not just a standard wall mounted shower head, but the ones that can also be hand held, that massage, the waterfall shower heads, the aromatherapy ones--we could totally suck them in once they realize what is out there!

S: We'd have to make sure they knew that showering:
conserves water
makes you less stinky, thus reducing air pollution
is very liberal and open minded

Or whatever other stuff they go for over there

W: Why haven't we all just chucked it all and moved to Europe by now to open this restaurant! We're sitting on a gold mine! Think about it, whether they like to admit it or not, the Europeans love anything American--hell, why else would there be a Hard Rock and Planet Hollywood in every major European capital!

S: In the toilet restaurant, do they give you napkins or toilet paper? And do you pay extra for them regardless?

G: Wow, go away for a few minutes and miss everything. I think we could call the restaurant "Water World" maybe we could get Kevin Costner to show up a the grand opening.I think you should charge a cover and let them know that the cost of the toilet paper is included. We could give out that Easto toilet paper that is really hard, it would work well as a napkin. I think also have a separate wine bar section, where people lounge in bathtubs and drink wine. Then you could introduce even more bath products. Since they have those restaurants where they lounge in bed and eat, why not a bath tub and drink. Of course we'd have to have lifeguards on duty.

S: hey - maybe Lush or the body shop would partner with us!

W: I was just thinking about the bed restaurant/club and the whole foam party fad. We could expand this into a club. Think about it. some shower stalls, a couple of big tubs to lounge in, some soap, throw in some food and alcohol and I seriously think we have a gold mine.

And not only could we look for partnership ideas with Lush and Body Shop we could even look at Charmin (they really should go global--once the rest of the world tries SOFT toilet paper, they would never go back!), some plumbing companies, the deodorant industry. The cross-promotional ties are ENDLESS!!

S: Don't forget the bookstore to pick up a little "bathroom reading"!

W: A newspaper and magazine stand!! Now, if the Europeans realized that the bathroom is so much more than a bathroom--think spa/place to relax & read--I truly believe they would be more on board with this stuff!

S: I wonder - do they even have rubber duckies in Europe? Paging Ernie!! I bet they don't have toys, and never had fun in the bath, and ergo do not enjoy the bathroom the same way we do. I think we can get Sesame street, Mattel and Fisher-Price in on the fun too!!

W: Perfect! Again, we must target the young/next generation! Key to marketing, and more importantly to changing the hygiene habits of a whole continent!

You know, I'm really starting to wonder if there are others out there spending this much time on this topic?!?! Or are we the only "geniuses"??

S: We are probably a breed apart, but it's not our fault we're so freakishly smart. Although really, how much time do you have to spend in Europe before these things just pop into your head?

W: True, true.

I think we need a website or blog to share our moments of genius and true inspiration with the world! Not only could others of a like mind find a home, but maybe just one European out there would read and find that his/her life has all just been a farce without American hygiene standards! And, should some developer/restraunteer/club owner be looking for the next big thing and want to pay us royalties for our idea, that wouldn't be bad either!

S: hee hee hee - our blog would be pretty damn funny. You know, this kind of reverts back to our think tank idea as well.

W: Hmmm, might need to check into how to set up a blog. I think we need to share! And still not opposed to the think tank idea. If there are conferences on toilets then there is a need for similarly minded think tanks!

S: hmmm... blog research! I'm on it :-)

A section for hygiene, a section for fencing off the middle east - awesome!!

W: OMGod! All of our random topics gathered in one place to share with the world!! This could be true genius!

G: Man, I go to a dull retirement party with chips and soda and miss out on the biggest idea this year! I love it!! Definitely the blog, obviously all anonymous, it will add more mystique to our greatness. I think this is the answer for entertainment to distract me from my dilemma of what to do with my life. I'd be glad to help with the blog too and if needed, now that I'm back I can arrange a conference call tomorrow so that we can work on the blog together.

S: I think excerpts of our email exchange of yesterday will make an excellent entry.this is waaaaay too much fun!

G: Cool! our very own blog.


SO CONCLUDES THE HISTORY OF HOW A GREAT IDEA WAS HATCHED!! WELCOME TO Realpolihygienic!