Comments on: And you thought your job stunk…

By: lw

lw — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:54:46 +0000

Where can i get a sample? I will pass it to my boss.

By: tmw

tmw — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:34:13 +0000

Send me one(or more)please!! It will save our marriage! My Flatulance POOPs, make Oil refinery smells seem like Lilacs!! My wife swears and cusses a blue streak when ever I “fire one off”
“Peewww” is an understatement.

Cheers, TMW.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:33:13 +0000

Could I get a free sample? I would love to pass it on to my ex…

By: Jennifer Brodsky

Jennifer Brodsky — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:56:09 +0000

Whatever will they think of next? I wonder if it smells like roses…..

By: Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:58:26 +0000

Loved the choice of words for Flat D - But ‘tight spaces’ was a little over the top. Hey, it you don’t take that sample, my next door neighbor could sure use it!

By: Joel Swanson

Joel Swanson — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:01:57 +0000

You’re right. It’s probably a canned pitch going out nationally. If it’s a serious pitch, they should find you a local doctor, expert, or other research to make it a medical story beyond just a product announcement.

Without that background work, it’s kind of a joke and they get the kind of attention you gave them — negative. On the other hand, think of the fun you could have writing a story — the euphemisms and wordplays. It’d be perfect for The Onion.

By: Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:34:20 +0000

I don’t know if “saucy” is the best way to describe a pitch about flatulence deodorizers.

By: Frank Jaskulke

Frank Jaskulke — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:23:01 +0000

Awesome:-).

There might actually be some local medical device companies that would consider adding this to their product line. Though I’d hate to be the copy editor writing pamphlets for it.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:07:52 +0000

Talk about an understatement. As a former PR professional, I once had to pitch a medical device that helped alleviate fecal incontinence. Yes, people who could not control when they defecated. And pet pharmaceuticals and cereal and little porecelain villages…and yes, I belived in them all (okay, not so much the villages). These products do help people and I DO believe that PR has a role in our world. I’m actually a bit sad to hear you say that you ignore most pitches because mine always had a consumer interest angle. And who doesn’t like the gory details? Admit it, Matt Lauer pressed a father about why he didn’t hold on to the swimsuit of his autistic son while drifting off to sea today. Reporters are much more influenced by saucy stories then they care to admit. I learn more about the world around me by reading the Sun Current.