Author Topic: book idea (Read 3851 times)

Dr Rick Daris · « **on:** July 25, 2012, 01:01:48 PM »

i'm thinking about writing a book that will lean heavily on pictures and stats/numbers. it will be about all of the public mens bathrooms in manhattan and would be able to be used as a guide of sorts. like, say you are on the southeastern corner of campus and you want to know where the closest one urinal bathroom is because maybe you don't like the idea of potentially having to stand next to someone else while urinating. boom you pull the book out for reference. or maybe you are on anderson out west and want a clean bathroom with a lock on it. boom again. my question is, how much would you guys be willing to pay for such a book? twenty dollars? twenty five? would paperback vs hardcopy make a difference with everyone? anyway that's what i'm thinking about and any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.

steve dave · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:03:08 PM »

didn't we have this thread already? was that you that started it before? fatty?

Saulbadguy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:04:14 PM »

first run, hardcover, twenty-five dollars.

_33 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:04:49 PM »

I would pay a ton of money for this. Could you make it an app instead? Either way I would pay top dollar for something like this.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:05:07 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 25, 2012, 01:03:08 PM

didn't we have this thread already? was that you that started it before? fatty?

kind of. before it was just bathrooms of kstate but now i'm thinking about broadening it to feature bathrooms of manhattan so that it will also appeal to the soccer mom crowd and burgeoning ft riley/troop demographic.

steve dave · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:05:51 PM »

ok, yes, good idea. as I don't live in manhattan I would not buy it.

Trim · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM »

Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:14:41 PM »

people are willing to shell out a lot of dough to find a safe place to chowder their nose. fantastic idea. you will be rich in no time, rd.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM »

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM

Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:16:58 PM »

The only reason I would ever buy that book would be so I could wait in line for an hour to have Rick Daris sign it. Then, when I get to the front of the line, act like I was going to have Daris sign the book and take it back and be like "Just kidding. Your book sucks, Rick!"

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:17:22 PM »

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

maybe a foreword by rd and then have guest writers do the chapters? i can tell a nice one about the bathroom at shot stop. dlew12 can attest.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:17:40 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on July 25, 2012, 01:05:51 PM

ok, yes, good idea. as I don't live in manhattan I would not buy it.

but don't you think that it might come in handy to the sometime visitor to manhattan like yourself?

like, let's say you went to kstate ten years ago but haven't been back since and now you and some of your old ksu fraternity buddies are going to go pak aggieville. it's now midnight and you're downstairs at maes and notice that there is no crapper, just a urinal. but, but, but...you could've sworn there used to be a toilet there back when you were a student. but wait a minute...there isn't one now. i mean what do you do? i mean yeah, you're probably going to go up the backstairs but once you get to the alley are you going left or right? i mean you don't have a lot of time to think because there is a car coming down the alley and it's raining outside. i mean left or right? left or right! the book would take out absolutely any guesswork there.

Trim · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:20:20 PM »

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

Oh, I thought this was for people needing a bathroom close by. You should get your business model nailed down before you seek investors.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:21:58 PM »

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:20:20 PM

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM
Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

Oh, I thought this was for people needing a bathroom close by. You should get your business model nailed down before you seek investors.

that's the beauty though trim! it's a multi functional book. get it?

8manpick · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:22:42 PM »

Quote from: Ging on July 25, 2012, 01:14:41 PM

people are willing to shell out a lot of dough to find a safe place to chowder their nose. fantastic idea. you will be rich in no time, rd.

I'd be glad to write some about aggieville

slobber · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:24:30 PM »

If you write the book (and you should) you need to have this guy I know, lets call him Jed (because that is his name), critique the bathrooms in Manhattan. He specifically had a goal to take a dump in every bathroom on KSU campus and I think that spilled over to convenience stores and bars in Manhattan as well. I know a lot has changed since he was in the middle of one of his life's great ambitions, but I am pretty sure he could provide some good insider information on almost all of the bathrooms in MHK. He could reminisce about some of the bathrooms that are no longer in MHK. Also, I think it is kind of telling that Jed has actually written a book.

Trim · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:26:02 PM »

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:21:58 PM

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:20:20 PM
Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM
Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

Oh, I thought this was for people needing a bathroom close by. You should get your business model nailed down before you seek investors.

that's the beauty though trim! it's a multi functional book. get it?

No, this sounds ridiculous.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:27:47 PM »

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:26:02 PM

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:21:58 PM
Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:20:20 PM
Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM
Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

Oh, I thought this was for people needing a bathroom close by. You should get your business model nailed down before you seek investors.

that's the beauty though trim! it's a multi functional book. get it?

No, this sounds ridiculous.

you don't get it. it will make more sense when i've finished the mock up.

Trim · « **Reply #18 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:29:14 PM »

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:27:47 PM

Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:26:02 PM
Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:21:58 PM
Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:20:20 PM
Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:15:04 PM
Quote from: Trim on July 25, 2012, 01:11:09 PM
Sounds like it should be an ad-supported free app.

but you can't put an ad-supported free app out in the middle of your coffee table for when you have friends over can you? just think how much fun you and some of your wichita ksu paking buddies could have looking through a nice hardcover with pictures and reminiscing of different times that you used one of the bathrooms or maybe each point out your favorite union bathroom or some funny story about something that happened after you left one of the bathrooms or something.

Oh, I thought this was for people needing a bathroom close by. You should get your business model nailed down before you seek investors.

that's the beauty though trim! it's a multi functional book. get it?

No, this sounds ridiculous.

you don't get it. it will make more sense when i've finished the mock up.

And is this mock-up going to have been carted in and out of bathrooms by users? No thanks.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:38:40 PM »

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:17:40 PM

Quote from: steve dave on July 25, 2012, 01:05:51 PM
ok, yes, good idea. as I don't live in manhattan I would not buy it.

but don't you think that it might come in handy to the sometime visitor to manhattan like yourself?

like, let's say you went to kstate ten years ago but haven't been back since and now you and some of your old ksu fraternity buddies are going to go pak aggieville. it's now midnight and you're downstairs at maes and notice that there is no crapper, just a urinal. but, but, but...you could've sworn there used to be a toilet there back when you were a student. but wait a minute...there isn't one now. i mean what do you do? i mean yeah, you're probably going to go up the backstairs but once you get to the alley are you going left or right? i mean you don't have a lot of time to think because there is a car coming down the alley and it's raining outside. i mean left or right? left or right! the book would take out absolutely any guesswork there.

why wouldnt I just go upstairs and take a dump in the bathroom right by the pool table?

seems like we need a co-author on this..

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:40:21 PM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on July 25, 2012, 01:38:40 PM

Quote from: rick daris on July 25, 2012, 01:17:40 PM
Quote from: steve dave on July 25, 2012, 01:05:51 PM
ok, yes, good idea. as I don't live in manhattan I would not buy it.

but don't you think that it might come in handy to the sometime visitor to manhattan like yourself?

like, let's say you went to kstate ten years ago but haven't been back since and now you and some of your old ksu fraternity buddies are going to go pak aggieville. it's now midnight and you're downstairs at maes and notice that there is no crapper, just a urinal. but, but, but...you could've sworn there used to be a toilet there back when you were a student. but wait a minute...there isn't one now. i mean what do you do? i mean yeah, you're probably going to go up the backstairs but once you get to the alley are you going left or right? i mean you don't have a lot of time to think because there is a car coming down the alley and it's raining outside. i mean left or right? left or right! the book would take out absolutely any guesswork there.
why wouldnt I just go upstairs and take a dump in the bathroom right by the pool table? seems like we need a co-author on this..

because that bathroom wasn't there ten years ago when you were a student and you didn't know about it. if only there was a book....

puniraptor · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:40:55 PM »

I am always shocked at how awful the bathroom is at Varney's.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #22 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:42:14 PM »

also, i bet i could do some cross promotional stuff and put products in my bathroom pics. like take a picture of a bathrom but have a can of budweiser sitting on the toilet or something and have budweiser pay me money.

slobber · « **Reply #23 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:44:04 PM »

Quote from: puniraptor on July 25, 2012, 01:40:55 PM

I am always shocked at how awful the bathroom is at Varney's.

If you had RD's book, you would be able to find a different bathroom to avoid the awfulness.

pissclams · « **Reply #24 on:** July 25, 2012, 01:44:47 PM »

you should make the book fold out into a portable toilet, so you can flush the book down itself.