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The Beatles' toilet roll up for grabs
Digital Spy.co.uk ^
| Tuesday, January 4 2005, 10:09 GMT
| by Daniel Saney
Posted on 01/04/2005 9:51:08 PM PST by weegee
A roll of toilet paper that was criticised by the Beatles is up for auction on Ebay.
The snubbed toilet roll was not received with appreciation by the members of the band, who noted with disgust that it was "too hard and shiny". Despite it giving them something to read during their visit to the toilet, they were also unimpressed with the fact that each sheet had "EMI LTD" stamped on it.
The toilet paper, which once sat in an Abbey Road lavatory, has been kept in a glass box since being auctioned at a 1980 Abbey Road sale, reports Femalefirst.
The item, whose opening price on Ebay is £40,000, comes complete with a note from manager Ken Townsend: "Most things went very smoothly with The Beatles at Abbey Road - but not this roll of toilet paper which they complained was too hard and shiny.
"They also thought it disgraceful that the management should stamp each sheet of paper EMI Ltd. The paper was immediately withdrawn and things became much smoother for staff after that."
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Music/Entertainment; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: abbeyroad; beatlemania; beatles; ebay; emi; puns; skiptomyloo; thebeatles; toiletpaper
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To: weegee
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posted on
01/05/2005 9:18:19 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: weegee
Interesting, It was obviously some lame way of EMI being cute. Most all official Beatles memorabilia was labeled with N.E.M.S.
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posted on
01/05/2005 10:18:51 AM PST
by
Brainhose
(THINK OF THE KITTENS!)
To: Charles Henrickson; martin_fierro; weegee
Some appropriate unadulterated titles:
* All Things Must Pass
* Cayenne
* Hippy Hippy Shake
* I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry
* It Won't Be Long
* Mean Mr. Mustard
* She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
23
posted on
01/05/2005 10:33:08 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(In turdy-tree & a turd RPM Hi-Fidelity)
To: Revolting cat!
Which ONE was the goofy looking one, again?
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posted on
01/05/2005 10:47:21 AM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: mikrofon
Nobody give a crap about Screamin' Jay Hawkins' Constipation Blues.
25
posted on
01/05/2005 10:48:11 AM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: weegee
This one?
26
posted on
01/05/2005 10:59:31 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: Revolting cat!
27
posted on
01/05/2005 11:32:24 AM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: Revolting cat!
"All-l-l-l-l we are sa-a-a-a-a-a-ay-ing is I can't wipe me bum with tha-a-a-a-t!"
28
posted on
01/05/2005 11:39:15 AM PST
by
weegee
(WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
29
posted on
01/05/2005 11:52:00 AM PST
by
mhking
(Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
To: weegee
I used to have some Beatles wallpaper. I must have lost in while moving to a new home. Oh well.
30
posted on
01/05/2005 11:53:23 AM PST
by
subterfuge
("Dems think 'Values' are what you get at WalMart"--subterfuge)
To: Charles Henrickson
31
posted on
01/05/2005 11:58:30 AM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
32
posted on
01/05/2005 12:17:55 PM PST
by
mhking
(Do not mess with dragons, for thou art crunchy & good with ketchup...)
To: Fiddlstix; weegee; mikrofon; martin_fierro
I think you mean . . .
RTPWMAO!
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